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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by gjmacd on Thursday April 20, 2017 @11:39AM (#14157628)
Agree. Control it, regulate it, distribute it. We do this with alcohol. It doesn't prevent people from getting addicted, but it certainly prevents people from having to resort to crimes to get the product because it's illegal.
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Re:I supported legalizing all drugs, then the opioid epidemi... by actsasbuffoon on Thursday April 20, 2017 @01:53PM (#14159079)
The article isn't about committing crimes in order to get drugs, it's about people dying because pharma companies got greedy.

Additionally, alcohol kills more people than opiates every year, so I'm not sure that's a good sign for the effects of legalization.

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