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A comment on Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of Marijuana. Parent comment

Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by fknorangesite on Friday October 07, 2022 @10:19AM (#33121691)
> I think banning alcohol would probably be a good thing.

Yes, after all this worked so well the first time.

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Re:Granting Pardon for the Offense of Simple Possession of M... by rayiner on Friday October 07, 2022 @12:27PM (#33123491)
As I said, it might be impractical in a society where alcohol use and abuse is deeply ingrained in the culture. It works just fine in for example Muslim countries where there are social taboos to back up the law.

My point is that, even if alcohol prohibition is impractical in a western country, that’s not a reason to normalize and legalize a new and different vice.

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