Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
by heavyset_go on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:36PM
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> I think drug use is immoral, especially in a society with a welfare system.
I mean, park systems could be immoral in a society with a welfare system.
People might end up spending time they could use being productive at a job instead having picnics in the park, and they could spend more of their money on entrance and parking fees, and on unhealthy things like hot dogs, soda and funnel cakes.
Same thing with fields and stadiums. People could end up spending all their time and money on tickets, hot dogs, beer and gambling.
> That’s the basis for anti-drug attitudes in places like Sweden.
Sweden also has a notoriously abstinence-based and zero-tolerance drug policy that encourages the denial of real addiction problems and epidemics, and causes harm reduction efforts to be ineffectual[1].
I mean, park systems could be immoral in a society with a welfare system.
People might end up spending time they could use being productive at a job instead having picnics in the park, and they could spend more of their money on entrance and parking fees, and on unhealthy things like hot dogs, soda and funnel cakes.
Same thing with fields and stadiums. People could end up spending all their time and money on tickets, hot dogs, beer and gambling.
> That’s the basis for anti-drug attitudes in places like Sweden.
Sweden also has a notoriously abstinence-based and zero-tolerance drug policy that encourages the denial of real addiction problems and epidemics, and causes harm reduction efforts to be ineffectual[1].
[1] https://transformdrugs.org/drug-policy-in-sweden-a-repressiv...