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If you live anywhere in North America, you're already living in a society where they're freely accessible, so in that respect prohibition has clearly failed. I
by knieveltech 15y ago
If you live anywhere in North America, you're already living in a society where they're freely accessible, so in that respect prohibition has clearly failed.
I understand we've all been propagandized to believe that drug use is inherently evil, however it's a mistake to lose site of the fact that (at least in the US) the prison system is largely a subcontracted for-profit industry. An industry with a clearly vested interest in maintaining soaring drug-related conviction rates as well as mandatory minimum sentencing.
I, for one, would absolutely prefer to live in a society where drug dependency is treated like a disease and treated.
- dylangs1030 15y agoI agree that rehabilitation is more important that penalization for drug abuse, but towards the original point, drugs aren't accessible in the sense that they're not legal. You cannot get them as easily as you can a gallon of milk.
- knieveltech 15y ago"you can't get them as easily as you can a gallon of milk." I would have to say that's entirely dependent upon who you socialize with, the time of day, and to some extent your age. I can absolutely think of situations I've been in where scoring involved a lot less effort than acquiring a gallon of milk. See also: dorm life.
- epicureanideal 15y agoYou're right, I cannot call the milkman to open up the store and let me buy some milk at 3am, or better yet get milk delivered to my door with less than a 30 minute lag time.