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Alcohol and tobacco are empirically worse than cannabis, which is just as rooted in society. The choices of what is legal and what isn't came down to class and
by scheeseman486 3y ago
Alcohol and tobacco are empirically worse than cannabis, which is just as rooted in society. The choices of what is legal and what isn't came down to class and politics, not medical evidence.
So yes? Acceptance, regulation and social safety nets are probably the way to go for a lot of drugs. The alternative is to indefinitely fight an unwinnable war, to perpetuate a cycle of death and murder seemingly oblivious that the fight itself and the consequences of a punitive system are the things taking most of those lives, not the drugs.
- rayiner 3y agoOpposition to cannabis use is deeper than “class and politics.” Its use was opposed by Islam 800 years ago. But who cares if the reason for the differential treatment is cultural rather than medical? Why do we need to normalize additional vices, on top of the ones we already have? The war against drug use is not “unwinnable” for a disciplined society. There are many countries in the world that still manage to keep alcohol out of the hands of most people. In my home country, 95% of people report never having used alcohol or tobacco: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6349140 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6349140.
- scheeseman486 3y ago95% of people will say a lot of things when they have a gun pointed to their head.
- rayiner 3y agoThere is no gun to anyone’s head—in particular, tobacco use is neither illegal nor considered immoral, but people don’t smoke anyway. I know it shocks Americans to learn that people can exercise self control and refrain from vices.
- scheeseman486 3y agoI'm not an American, but Australian.