Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over marijuana use

Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by klyrs on Monday July 19, 2021 @03:37PM (#27886482)

Different folks have different motivations.

Capitalists want to legalize for profit.

SJWs want to legalize to reduce the prison population.

Libertarians want to legalize because one should be free to choose what they do with their bodies.

Users want to legalize because they don't want to deal with the risk, and prefer above-board retail.

Your characterization of smoking as a "vice" is your personal belief, and personally speaking, I see forcing that belief on others as a vice.

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Re:Surgeon general: No 'value' to locking people up over mar... by version_five on Monday July 19, 2021 @05:56PM (#27887705)

You're missing that legalization breaks criminal monopolies, let's people get help more easily if they need it, and removed a mechanism where law enforcement can basically make someone or some group they don't like a criminal, by making illegal something that most people do.

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