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Lol what a judgemental person
Huh? I don't judge drug users; I judge the substance itself, which should be banned.
It's not "drugs and alcohol"; it's "drugs." Anything else only means alarmingly successful marketing.
I'm not against mind-altering substances! If people need relaxation through a mind-altering substance, marijuana has consistently proven to be far healthier overall, since you can't overdose on it and there is no hangover if used correctly. Alcohol, on the other hand...
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/alcohol-and-your-health-risks-benefits-and-controversies-202501273088
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohols-effects-health/alcohols-effects-body
We tried that. It didn't go so well.
Right, but it was also a totally different world back then with cannabis, psilocybin, etc. nowhere near as well-studied nor accessible. Arguably anything before the advent of the Internet, and even anything before COVID and now AI, is outdated if not plain unusable as a reference point...
Anyway, I was being a bit tongue-in-cheek as bans aren't that effective regardless, but imposing a massive, tobacco-like tax would get my support, given its life-ruining ratio to all other stuff (relative to public accessibility, anyway).
I'm more in favor of decriminalization. I would only react similarly to you for cocaine, meth, heroin, and PCP. Those are bad news.
That works! And agreed...