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1) That's true. Let's that it's barely a problem. 2) According to the WHO, Korea only drinks marginally more that the US, and Japan less: https://www.who.int/g

by vhb 8y ago

1) That's true. Let's that it's barely a problem. 2) According to the WHO, Korea only drinks marginally more that the US, and Japan less: https://www.who.int/gho/alcohol/en/ https://www.who.int/gho/alcohol/en/. TBH, this is a bit of a stereotype. I'm confused by how to interpret 3. Are you saying: - "If it's only for medical use, then it will not worsen the situation". I would overall agree with you on this. - "Even if it's freely available it will not worsen the situation". I don't believe this. I don't see how going from a situation where smoking is 1: illegal, 2: actually complex (unlike in Europe/North America), 3: extremely risky on the legal side, 4: socially taboo, to a situation where you can have shops on the street would not worsen drug issues. I can't find any studies has been conducted in any comparable societies, so we are both speculating, but I just find your point absolutely unbelievable.

intertextuality 8y ago
> TBH, this is a bit of a stereotype. I live in Korea. The amount of people who binge drink often and are hard drinkers in general, is higher than what I ever saw in the United States. It may be a bit overstated as a stereotype, but it is absolutely true. Also, in the US, you do not have to go drinking with your colleagues/boss after work, out of social pressure. This is still common in Korea, especially for older workers. It's only now changing for the younger generation. > socially taboo, to a situation where you can have shops on the street would not worsen drug issues. These already exist, they're called "bars". One can pay money and enter a stupified state of consciousness, either quickly or slowly. Unlike other drugs [including alcohol, a drug], marijuana is not physically addictive. I'm not advocating for hard drug stores to be present like bars are; I'm saying I don't have a problem with say, Colorado's style, so far. Making marijuana easier to smoke in Japan or Korea wouldn't be as dire as you're making it out to be.
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by vhb 8y ago

intertextuality 8y ago

> TBH, this is a bit of a stereotype. I live in Korea. The amount of people who binge drink often and are hard drinkers in general, is higher than what I ever saw in the United States. It may be a bit overstated as a stereotype, but it is absolutely true. Also, in the US, you do not have to go drinking with your colleagues/boss after work, out of social pressure. This is still common in Korea, especially for older workers. It's only now changing for the younger generation. > socially taboo, to a situation where you can have shops on the street would not worsen drug issues. These already exist, they're called "bars". One can pay money and enter a stupified state of consciousness, either quickly or slowly. Unlike other drugs [including alcohol, a drug], marijuana is not physically addictive. I'm not advocating for hard drug stores to be present like bars are; I'm saying I don't have a problem with say, Colorado's style, so far. Making marijuana easier to smoke in Japan or Korea wouldn't be as dire as you're making it out to be.

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