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Originally Posted by viscus
I'm all for treating it like more of a public health issue and less of a criminal one, but legalizing substance use sends the message that substance use is a socially acceptable thing to do, which in the case of highly addictive drugs it most certainly isn't.
Plus, I don't think bringing corporations and their marketing departments into the mix is going to help decrease the rate of addiction.
Alcohol is something that most people can consume in moderation, so I don't think that's valid comparison.
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I'm willing to wager the numbers on Alcoholics vs tweakers is pretty close.
Legalizing them would NOT increase addiction levels, countries have legalized the drugs and in most cases addiction levels fell. For one thing, when people don't have to mix, cook, or prep drugs in their basement or car, things tend to be of higher and purer quality.
Ideally people wouldn't do it, but I'd much rather have someone buy pure, safe Coke from a licensed place than from shady banger in a back alley.
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