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The legitimate substances are the legally permitted ones by definition. No scare quotes required. The property of legitimacy is with respect to laws, not commo
by robotresearcher 4y ago
The legitimate substances are the legally permitted ones by definition. No scare quotes required.
The property of legitimacy is with respect to laws, not common sense or popularity.
- cwillu 4y agoThe use of scare quotes in discussions _about_ the laws are a useful reminder that “legitimacy” has a technical definition other than what the reader might think plain english meaning is.
- lotsofpulp 4y agoIn this case, legitimate apparently means “with sufficient political support”.