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Re:To revive Portland, officials seek to ban public drug use by nradov on Monday December 11, 2023 @10:58PM (#38609243)
Marketing of legal prescription drugs can be restricted in certain ways, but it has to be allowed unless we modify the First Amendment. Freedom of expression is a fundamental right and can't be casually eliminated just because we don't like the results.
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Re:To revive Portland, officials seek to ban public drug use by Dylan16807 on Monday December 11, 2023 @11:18PM (#38609412)
Is that the overwhelming opinion of legal scholars?

I think I would be just fine with a change like that. If sales of a product can be restricted, why should advertising for that product need to be unrestricted?

It doesn't feel to me like advertising is more of a fundamental right than engaging in sales.

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Re:To revive Portland, officials seek to ban public drug use by boh on Monday December 11, 2023 @11:16PM (#38609405)
Marketing is restricted, regulated and outright banned for a number of products and services.
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Re:To revive Portland, officials seek to ban public drug use by amluto on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @03:40AM (#38610854)
Advertisements for prescription drugs are very heavily restricted in the US. And, as far as I know, companies selling prescription drugs may not encourage doctors to use them arbitrarily.

I don’t know whether anyone has ever tested the constitutionality of the relevant laws and regulations, but they exist and are enforced.

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