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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by pstuart on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @12:19PM (#15285986)
It's not just the people in power, it's the people themselves. Most of the citizenry have been brainwashed that "drugs are bad, m'kay?".

A majority now think that cannabis should be legal, but harder drugs should still be illegal to "protect us". This is somewhat understandable in that there are serious problems with drug use (it killed my brother), but we need education to show that the cure is worse than the disease.

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Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs... by ddxxdd on Wednesday September 20, 2017 @10:57PM (#15300267)
But is the cure really worse than the disease? If it can be shown that broad, across-the-board legalization of all drugs would triple heroin addiction, would you be okay with that?
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