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It's way more complicated than this. Most drugs are highly addictive, and when theoretical legal supplies deny addicts access to them, they'll turn to illegal

It's way more complicated than this. Most drugs are highly addictive, and when theoretical legal supplies deny addicts access to them, they'll turn to illegal means. No matter how clean the substance is.

netizen-936824 5y ago
Okay so if its legal why are they getting denied? We already have extremely addictive substances that are legal (ethanol and nicotine) and nobody is really being denied those but people still smuggle them across state lines from places with lower prices (sometimes to sell for profit) And of course then if someone is attempting to obtain something which they are denied by law, it is no longer legal so by definition it is illegal The statement you make is rather circular and doesn't say much.
- schleck8 5y ago
  >Okay so if its legal why are they getting denied? So that a mentally instable person doesn't overdose when depressed or an adult resells it to minors?
  - netizen-936824 5y ago
    This is an assumption about a system that does not exist. There is no framework for evaluating people like this and we don't know what a legal system would look like. We can't analyze a system that does not exist, but we can look at our current framework for alcohol and tobacco. I'm not saying these are optimal either, the current system does have issues but making things entirely illegal/prohibited would not solve these issues in any way. (Cannabis is usually readily available in most high schools in the US) There will always be the risk of kids going through an intermediary for substances like what happens with alcohol and tobacco now, but basically never do you see people being denied their purchases. There are circumstances in our current system where an adult goes I to a store and is not allowed to purchase because they have a minor with them in the store. In these cases there are many more stores they can go to, usually within walking distance. This is essentially a non issue. For mental health on the other hand its the same way, you can overdose on alcohol and there are depressed people who attempt suicide using alcohol (usually combined with other substances) and these people I have never heard of being denied their purchases. The only way I could see a denial happen is if they got a little too personal with the cashier and told them how they feel or what they plan to do.

netizen-936824 5y ago

Okay so if its legal why are they getting denied? We already have extremely addictive substances that are legal (ethanol and nicotine) and nobody is really being denied those but people still smuggle them across state lines from places with lower prices (sometimes to sell for profit) And of course then if someone is attempting to obtain something which they are denied by law, it is no longer legal so by definition it is illegal The statement you make is rather circular and doesn't say much.

schleck8 5y ago
>Okay so if its legal why are they getting denied? So that a mentally instable person doesn't overdose when depressed or an adult resells it to minors?
- netizen-936824 5y ago
  This is an assumption about a system that does not exist. There is no framework for evaluating people like this and we don't know what a legal system would look like. We can't analyze a system that does not exist, but we can look at our current framework for alcohol and tobacco. I'm not saying these are optimal either, the current system does have issues but making things entirely illegal/prohibited would not solve these issues in any way. (Cannabis is usually readily available in most high schools in the US) There will always be the risk of kids going through an intermediary for substances like what happens with alcohol and tobacco now, but basically never do you see people being denied their purchases. There are circumstances in our current system where an adult goes I to a store and is not allowed to purchase because they have a minor with them in the store. In these cases there are many more stores they can go to, usually within walking distance. This is essentially a non issue. For mental health on the other hand its the same way, you can overdose on alcohol and there are depressed people who attempt suicide using alcohol (usually combined with other substances) and these people I have never heard of being denied their purchases. The only way I could see a denial happen is if they got a little too personal with the cashier and told them how they feel or what they plan to do.