And please don’t tell me that drug dealers wait passively for someone to come and ask them for the stuff! They target the vulnerable, the weak minded and the young, even children, and they supply for free until the subject is hooked and then the price goes up sky high.
While I could never support the death penalty I’d lock drug dealers and importers up for life. There’s enough barren islands off the west coast to keep the cost down. Give them a minimum diet and let them sort out shelter etc. for themselves. A few heavily armed guards are all that’s needed.