Recent legislation tends to classify drugs according to their potential for misuse to induce dependence and medical advantage rather than their pharmacological action. Additionally, these legislations aim to fight racial disparities and drug use patterns. Before one looks into the factors of drug decriminalization it is important to understand what constitutes such a legal policy. Decriminalization does not entail that drug purchases, like alcohol and cigarettes, are treated the same as other purchases at the store. The illicit drug market will remain criminalized, unpredictable, and insecure, and users will continue to have no idea what is in their drugs or how strong they are in the absence of effective drug testing services.