> 1. i thought the idea of banning something died with the "war on drugs". no, I never saw that memo. I'm in favor of banning many things, including but not li

> 1. i thought the idea of banning something died with the "war on drugs". no, I never saw that memo. I'm in favor of banning many things, including but not limited to the (literal) murder trade. I'm pretty sure you are too. and the fact that people still buy murders doesn't make anyone argue that murder should be legalised. and if you want something benign, how about partially hydrogenated vegetable oil? > 3. how about cars? well, at this point I'd be happy trying the licence and regulate approach. at the moment, licensing is a farce and government thinks making roads more dangerous is how you make them safer. but that's a whole nother hn thread.