By “Asian Countries”, I’m specifically referring to East Asia and Southeast Asia… you know, the countries affected by british imperialism and the drug problem the brits caused in the past.
Edit: This question should not be misconstrued as me promoting such policies, I’m just curious about different perspectives.
I know that my parents would probably support such policies, so I’m wondering what westerners think…
No, primarily because of human rights, but also because they don’t really work as marketed. As seen from this map, plenty of places with much less draconian laws are doing comparably or straight up better to the Asian countries you’re talking about. The lowest drug use rates in the world are in fact in Sub Saharan Africa, followed by the Indian Peninsula and the Middle East and the rest of the Global South. East Asia isn’t high by any means, but it’s not low either.