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Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health by ogre_codes on Saturday November 07, 2020 @01:35PM (#25017239)
> you make the black market thrive and basically sponsor organized crime

You aren't "Making" a market, it exists already. The difference is we are no longer severely punishing the people who are getting victimized.

> Full legalization is the only moral and practical approach.

Full legalization for most drugs, I agree (weed, LSD, shrooms, plus a few others). But I'm not sure I'd agree that all drugs should be legalized. A measured approach as we have done with MJ is a good idea.

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Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health by pessimizer on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:41PM (#25018241)
> The difference is we are no longer severely punishing the people who are getting victimized.

No, the difference is that we are no longer victimizing the people who are doing drugs.

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