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Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos... by TylerE on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @08:34PM (#29089588)
Do you think it being illegal is stoping people form using those drugs?
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Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos... by forrestthewoods on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @09:01PM (#29089822)
Obviously not.

Do I think making those drugs legal and purchasable over the counter would make the situation better or worse? Worse, much worse.

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Re:Suspected head of $21B crime syndicate may be world’s mos... by TylerE on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @11:45PM (#29090911)
Really?

From where I'm sitting, the major negative externalities are overdose deaths' (which are mostly for spiked doses/things not not being what they claimed) and gang activity.

Legalization makes both of those go away.

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