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So you say. I’m not obliged to agree with what you think should be legal or illegal.

• henearkr 6y ago
  This has nothing to do with an abstract notion of morality. In our society, we look out for each other, if somebody is in distress, e.g. hurt on the side of the road, we help him, call an ambulance, he gets medical help. The fact that society makes huge efforts to save and cure people requiring medical attention, is at the root of the taboo on substances (or behaviors) that are unhealthy. Otherwise that would be a pure waste of resources for the society. At least that was the theory. In practice, you are free to drink booze until you pass out...
  • johnwheeler 6y ago
    Yes, this is correct. I also don’t want my children to take drugs, and when you make things widely available, people use them more. You don’t have to look further than the opioid crisis to see that.
    • bunfunton 6y ago
      So perhaps you should teach them not to use drugs instead of trying to control what other people are allowed to put into their own bodies.
      • pkphilip 6y ago
        It really should be both.
    • vips7L 6y ago
      Disregarding the fact that opioids are still illegal without a prescription (much like meth, and marijuana) there's plenty of articles that show that legalizing marijuana has lowered opioid use in those states.
    • jokethrowaway 6y ago
      That's the opposite of what studies on drugs use/availability say. People in the Netherlands don't get stoned everyday just because they can.