"I dunno about illegal drugs, they're illegal for a reason. "
They're illegal for many reasons, which are mostly: stupid, unjust, racist, harmful, and hypocritical.
Alcohol is one of the most harmful "recreational" drugs, but it's still perfectly legal, and no one is seriously proposing we make it illegal again, despite all the violence, addiction, sickness, and death it causes.
Virtually all of the illegal drugs are less harmful than alcohol, and when they are harmful it's largely because they're illegal, as it means people can't reliably get what they thought they were buying, which leads to overdoses.
Not to mention all of the organized crime, imprisonment, and ruining of lives that prohibition causes (especially of the poor and minorities).
Also, some of the most illegal drugs that are classified as highly addictive with no medical use are literally orders of magnitude less harmful and addictive than for example meth, which is acknowledged to at least have some medical use.
Of course it was. I edited the comment because my thoughts on this are not welcome in "civilized society". God forbid people have some personal responsibility instead of relying on a system that tramples on the minority. But hey, it's a small minority, so fuck them, right.
I and many others definitely agree with you. I think we're just so used to the opposing view being expressed in full earnestness that the satire was missed by some.
They're illegal for many reasons, which are mostly: stupid, unjust, racist, harmful, and hypocritical.
Alcohol is one of the most harmful "recreational" drugs, but it's still perfectly legal, and no one is seriously proposing we make it illegal again, despite all the violence, addiction, sickness, and death it causes.
Virtually all of the illegal drugs are less harmful than alcohol, and when they are harmful it's largely because they're illegal, as it means people can't reliably get what they thought they were buying, which leads to overdoses.
Not to mention all of the organized crime, imprisonment, and ruining of lives that prohibition causes (especially of the poor and minorities).