Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became a societal sin

Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by yboris on Thursday June 22, 2023 @09:50AM (#36432150)

My favorite book on the subject: Legalize This!: The Case for Decriminalizing Drugs by Douglas Husak

The author argues that all drugs should be decriminalized. The TL;DR argument: going to jail is the worst thing the state does to a person so it needs to have an explanation of why. No rationalization can be given for the case of putting a person (user or "in possession of a drug") to jail.

https://www.versobooks.com/products/1795-legalize-this

This doesn't argue that doing drugs is a good idea, but we certainly, as a society, should not put people to jail (or even give fines for that matter).

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Re:Brains on Drugs: How tinkering with consciousness became ... by amanaplanacanal on Thursday June 22, 2023 @11:38AM (#36433838)

I’m absolutely in favor of legalizing all recreational drugs, and selling them the same way we do liquor or tobacco to adults.

I also think that advertising any of them (including alcohol and tobacco) should be banned. Allow, but don’t encourage.

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