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0 pointsdavorak2y ago0 comments

> Feel free to disagree. This is my personal political view.

How do you address the argument that drug users go on to be a burden to society?

> But I don't want a government having any opinion on what people put into their own bodies.

It seems like it should if the result is a burden on society, though there are many potential solution to ameliorate the problem other than outlawing or restricting substances.

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Rapzid2y ago

> How do you address the argument that drug users go on to be a burden to society?

I think there are point of views that are a much larger burden on society, and yet people are free to have them.

davorakOP2y ago

> I think there are point of views that are a much larger burden on society, and yet people are free to have them.

I claim this is an apples to oranges comparison. Controlling peoples views is an attempt at mind control vs regulating substances directly or indirectly which is a common practice, not putting lead into gas for example. Or indirectly regulated, eating of highly radioactive substances.

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