"That's a good point but I do believe that kids are smarter than that to understand that hard drugs are just that"

They're not that smart but learned long ago that pot wasn't isn't as harmful as alcohol and nicotine. Pot also isn't addictive like alcohol and nicotine. I have Grandkids in high school. Do you? The local high schools have regular visits from local drug dealers all the time. The dealers can't come on school property so they just park nearby and let the kids come to them. The local cops and the school administrators are aware of the dealers. The female Principal at my Grandson's high school has instructed the kids to report any kids they see talking to one of the known drug dealers. The kids that get reported are suspended from school but nothing happens to the drug dealers.