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That's actually you doing a lot of mental gymnastics to promote full legalization of everything. Most people think you HAVE to forbid stuff sometimes. If it's

That's actually you doing a lot of mental gymnastics to promote full legalization of everything. Most people think you HAVE to forbid stuff sometimes. If it's forbidded it's because it's dangerous and it kill people. What you are advocating is a bit like saying "oh it's forbidden to stab people in the streets but if you do it we should teach you to do it the proper way to minimize pain". This makes 0 sense. And I do take drugs recreationally.. People are getting into dangerous territory, let them be responsible of their actions. It's not like you can't test your stuff first or do risk reduction anyway if you make half an effort to inform yourself. Now saying the gov should organize or sponsor while he decided to forbid it is nonsense of the highest level. If they had more money to do that they would use it to actually fight more the cartels

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standardUser 3y ago
The mental gymnastics come when we pretend illegal drugs aren't widely available today to anyone who wants them, with no quality control and via markets governed by violence. We already legally sell all manner of drugs up to an including various types of speed and opioids. The only difference is that for certain drugs, you have to go to an illegal dealer instead of a pharmacy.
- davidguetta 3y ago
  The fact there are problems in the american Pharma Industry (which is a legalized cartel thanks to lobbying) doesn't mean you have to legalize everything.
  - standardUser 3y ago
    The fact that we waste endless billions failing to stop the drug trade, while simultaneously enriching violent gangs and ensuring overdose deaths IS a good reason to legalize widely used drugs that we have proven we can't ban.
    - davidguetta 3y ago
      Ehh no. One is just unrelated to the other. European countries where I live don't have a crook pharma industry and still have a good status quo with drugs.
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ClumsyPilot 3y ago
> Most people think you HAVE to forbid stuff sometimes. If it's forbidded it's because it's dangerous and it kill people. Sure, but that does not apply to magic mushrooms, noone ever died from OD on magic mushrooms. Provably does not apply to LSd either, MDMA is debatable, etc. There are like 100's of drugs, and most aren't like heroin.

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standardUser 3y ago

The mental gymnastics come when we pretend illegal drugs aren't widely available today to anyone who wants them, with no quality control and via markets governed by violence. We already legally sell all manner of drugs up to an including various types of speed and opioids. The only difference is that for certain drugs, you have to go to an illegal dealer instead of a pharmacy.

davidguetta 3y ago
The fact there are problems in the american Pharma Industry (which is a legalized cartel thanks to lobbying) doesn't mean you have to legalize everything.
- standardUser 3y ago
  The fact that we waste endless billions failing to stop the drug trade, while simultaneously enriching violent gangs and ensuring overdose deaths IS a good reason to legalize widely used drugs that we have proven we can't ban.
  - davidguetta 3y ago
    Ehh no. One is just unrelated to the other. European countries where I live don't have a crook pharma industry and still have a good status quo with drugs.
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ClumsyPilot 3y ago

> Most people think you HAVE to forbid stuff sometimes. If it's forbidded it's because it's dangerous and it kill people. Sure, but that does not apply to magic mushrooms, noone ever died from OD on magic mushrooms. Provably does not apply to LSd either, MDMA is debatable, etc. There are like 100's of drugs, and most aren't like heroin.