Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by shagmin on Saturday August 26, 2023 @03:28AM
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Are you possibly conflating hard drugs like crack with drugs like marijuana? I don't see people going to rehab over marijuana or even psychedelics.
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by amanaplanacanal on Saturday August 26, 2023 @06:42AM
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I find it amusing how people can equate sending people to prison for their choice of drug to regulating product packaging.
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by rkuykendall-com on Saturday August 26, 2023 @08:55AM
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There is no contradiction here. Tobacco is legal and nobody is trying to make it illegal. Tobacco has very clear and present health risks which were lied about for decades and nobody is arguing we should lie about the health risks of other drugs. Nobody wants a "Don't you want to smoke what your doctor smokes" ad for weed.
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by broscillator on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:19AM
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Do you know how many preventable deaths and injuries are caused by cars?
Do you support the prohibition of cars?
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by LocalH on Saturday August 26, 2023 @10:39AM
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Alcohol is the only one of the drugs under discussion which actually ruins "hundred of thousands of people's lives".
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by goodbyesf on Saturday August 26, 2023 @12:16PM
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> Contrarianism?
Self interest or perceived self-interest. Druggies who want to do drugs support it. Just like gamblers support loosening gambling restrictions. It's narrow and short-term self-interest usurping broader and long-term societal interests. The way society has gone the past decade, it doesn't seem like the elites place much value on the population at large. No elite that wants to extract productive value from a population over the long-term would legalize drugs, gambling, etc. At best, it would be a one-time value extraction akin to strip mining. It's jarring to read sport articles that are just gambling advertisements. Something that was unthinkable not too long ago is now the norm.
Re:Marijuana, hallucinogen use, binge drinking at historic h...
by iancmceachern on Saturday August 26, 2023 @01:17PM
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No contradiction, Tobacco is objectively bad for people, these things are a blessing, and have been our whole existence on this earth.
Contrarianism? Or is it something to do with political affiliation?
Personally I think prohibitionism was a step in the right direction.