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It's just weird logic to say "X causes more deaths than Y, Y should be legal then". E.g. car accidents kill more people per year than marijuana. Does that mea

• TheOtherHobbes 4y ago
  That's not comparing like for like. For better or worse driving is considered to have huge social utility. Fent addiction has huge negative utility for everyone - except its manufacturers and their investors. MJ is probably more or less neutral. In terms of broad social effects, refined sugar is probably the deadliest of all drugs, but its direct effects - especially in sodas - are much smaller than its indirect contribution to obesity and diabetes. And unlike a dramatic overdose death, it's very slow-acting. So it's barely considered a problem.
• mitchdoogle 4y ago
  > Does that mean driving a car should become illegal, and marijuana legalized? Honestly, yes. Or at least driving a car should require a much more strict licensing process. My daughter got a license during the pandemic and all that was required of her was driving around a parking lot once and then parking parallel. Skills which can be acquired in a couple of hours just prior to the test. Yes there is usually a written test as well, so there is some reason to believe people know what the basic road signs mean, but to let people loose on public roads traveling at 70 mph after a 5 minute driving test is just asking for widespread vehicle collisions.