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Doesn’t explain why most of Asia is even harsher and more restrictive than the USA.
by etaioinshrdlu 5y ago
Doesn’t explain why most of Asia is even harsher and more restrictive than the USA.
- pstuart 5y agoThe USA does export its drug policy stance, and per the Nixon policies, it's a win for any government to have those tools of oppression on tap for when needed.
- etaioinshrdlu 5y agoI think a simpler explanation is that the general public in a country such as Japan deeply hates drug use.
- rfd4sgmk8u 5y agoexcept booze, the worst drug. vocational drinking is a cultural phenomenon. The deal is lack of education, and exposure. The west is a lot further along on the pathway to legalization. I do believe that when the day comes, usage will be similar to in the west under legalization. We are all humans after all.
- bluefirebrand 5y ago> except booze, the worst drug. Look, people are coming around to the idea that alcohol is really bad for us despite it being embedded in our social norms. Let's not go getting carried away calling it "the worst drug". That's absurd to an extreme.
- rfd4sgmk8u 5y agohttps://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/25/what-is-the-most-dangerous-drug https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2019/06/25/what-is-... Pretty clear its alcohol, and this is not the only chart that clearly labels it as such. Alcohol is the worst drug. I'm sorry if you like it, hey, I like alcohol too, and it being the worst drug means that you like the worst drug...
- ipaddr 5y agoOpium comes to mind historically.