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then when they get to the point of being up for so long they start hallucinating, the get violent and start yelling at things
great neighbors, tbh
drugs are totally fine to just legalize and allow anyone to use at their own responsible discretion, of course!
muh freedom
yea, but clearly legal status isn't working either
this is something that ultimately will need to be fixed with culture
just like alcohol was
the temperance movement came about because drinking was a much larger social problem then
but prohibition didn't fix it, culture did
Yep
drugs are bad
The temperance movement didn't do shit.
it existed
and there's a reason it came to existence
So did Prohibition
right, that's my point
it was ultimately the culture, not the law, that fixed the issues that brought about the temperance movement
Yeah but it's hard to change the cultural norms regarding substance use. It takes many generations.
I don't know about many
Anyone surprised Buzzfeed did this?
but we've been fighting drugs with laws for 50 years and objectively it hasn't worked
which is why I said, like alcohol, the drug problem will ultimately need to be solved with culture
This video was in the suggestion side
Oh I agree. I thought you supported the temperance movement.
oh no, I'm just saying it existed for a reason
drinking at the turn of the 20th century was a very valid social concern
Gotcha
it was a problem
but it was ultimately the culture, not the law, that made it not a problem. we saw prohibition was a complete failure
objectively, drug prohibition has been a total failure too
I have to put on the bow tie for this one. It is all about supply and demand. If there's Heroin from Iran and Meth from Mexico then people are going to do it regardless of the law or culture. Weed is very tricky because it can't be shut out of borders.
meth can be made here and we have pharmacies distributing tablet heroin
I think the key is a healthy society and a strong economy, then people don't feel like they have nothing left to lose
if they have a bad injury and are on pain killers, they see a reason to get off
I agree but I'm talking about street drugs. Of course that does include pharmaceuticals so wtf am I talking about.
Drug addicts get the rope.
yea, I mean I see your point but our current situation isn't that nicely divided
Opportunity cost is a powerful thing.