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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by lisper on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @09:02PM (#15709767)
> I’m not so sure we should allow people to sell fentanyl pops or cocaine to kids without going to prison.

You don't need specific drug laws for that. Child endangerment laws are enough.

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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by retailbuyout on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:02AM (#15710545)
This is possibly true; i have no clue what these laws entailed. So imagine trying to convince the rest of the country.
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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by SomeStupidPoint on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @09:33PM (#15709871)
> Child endangerment laws are enough.

Are they, for small doses?

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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by int_19h on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @10:50PM (#15710143)
Drugs are either harmful or they're not.

If/when they demonstrably are, those laws should be enough.

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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by kevin_thibedeau on Thursday November 16, 2017 @12:00AM (#15710352)
Aspirin is harmful. Water is harmful.
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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by drdeca on Thursday November 16, 2017 @01:06AM (#15710557)
Presumably they meant in the way that it was being used in the situation being considered?
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Re:New Orleans man locked up nearly 8 years awaiting trial, ... by SomeStupidPoint on Wednesday November 15, 2017 @10:57PM (#15710166)
....Dosing has everything to do with how harmful something is.

Otherwise, the term overdosing wouldn't exist.

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