Re:Cocaine Paraphernalia Ads in the 70s
by d0gsg0w00f on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @07:31AM
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So you're saying that we should just punish the eventual crime of theft, not the factor that contributed to the theft. I can support that argument.
However, there's also the fact that the substance is basically a harmful addictive poison. We spend so much time building legislation that prevents harmful chemicals from being sold to consumers. We punish companies for selling legal opiates due the harm it causes consumers. Why would we push to legalize a harmful chemical?
For me, everyone is entitled to make that decision, and if legal, a lot of the problems the black market creates go away, the largest of which is not imprisoning people for a victimless crime.