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On the one hand: Some people abusing drugs: - to successfully get high - more or less safely at home On the other: Some people abusing a drug - that doesn

On the one hand: Some people abusing drugs: - to successfully get high - more or less safely at home On the other: Some people abusing a drug - that doesn't have the effect they're using it for - when there's a better alternative - which is freely available - AND the knock-on effects are harming other people - ODs using up hospital capacity - continued spread of coronavirus I don't see much comparison, nor any contradiction in being okay with the former and not okay with the latter.

willcipriano 5y ago
To my read, the arguments you are making are not different from the ones made about marijuana legalization, and medical marijuana. > that doesn't have the effect they're using it for Similarly, the FDA claims that marijuana has no legitimate medical use. > when there's a better alternative Many people consider alcohol or tobacco to be alternatives to marijuana. Further, all of the conditions treated by marijuana have alternatives for treatment of some kind. > which is freely available Alcohol and tobacco are freely available. All of the alternatives to marijuana are available via a prescription. > AND the knock-on effects are harming other people Watch Reefer Madness. Take a look around the moral panic where marijuana has been legalized in regards to driving. "Since we can't tell accurately how high someone is, they could get stoned and be a risk to everyone on the highway!". Or what about "You are funding terrorism/organized crime!". I can't also neglect to mention the "think of the children" card that is often played, "If the drug was more available, children might get their hands on it!". If I had chosen a less benign drug at the start of this, I could talk about people overdosing, or the harms of addiction, or people accidently killing themselves while having drug induced hallucinations, and so on and so on.

willcipriano 5y ago

To my read, the arguments you are making are not different from the ones made about marijuana legalization, and medical marijuana. > that doesn't have the effect they're using it for Similarly, the FDA claims that marijuana has no legitimate medical use. > when there's a better alternative Many people consider alcohol or tobacco to be alternatives to marijuana. Further, all of the conditions treated by marijuana have alternatives for treatment of some kind. > which is freely available Alcohol and tobacco are freely available. All of the alternatives to marijuana are available via a prescription. > AND the knock-on effects are harming other people Watch Reefer Madness. Take a look around the moral panic where marijuana has been legalized in regards to driving. "Since we can't tell accurately how high someone is, they could get stoned and be a risk to everyone on the highway!". Or what about "You are funding terrorism/organized crime!". I can't also neglect to mention the "think of the children" card that is often played, "If the drug was more available, children might get their hands on it!". If I had chosen a less benign drug at the start of this, I could talk about people overdosing, or the harms of addiction, or people accidently killing themselves while having drug induced hallucinations, and so on and so on.