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Re:Prohibition was primarily the work of one pressure group by Raphmedia on Monday October 19, 2015 @04:25PM (#10415464)
If some hard drugs were tolerated, it would stop people for going to the extreme alternatives. Why would you risk losing an arm to Krokodil if you can buy heroin safely at the drugstore and take it in a controlled environment?

Yes, you risk addiction. You risk ruining your life. But you do too with a lot of existing drugs. Alcohol comes to mind.

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Re:Prohibition was primarily the work of one pressure group by MichaelGG on Monday October 19, 2015 @04:44PM (#10415592)
As a nit: There's nothing really wrong with "Krokodol" which is just a slang name for desomorphine. The problems are due to poor manufacturing and unhygienic use. So you could just as well say "why risk taking street heroin when you can buy Bayer Heroin at the pharmacy".
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