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by Gud 1146 days ago
People don’t turn to drugs because they’re addictive (and many aren’t). They turn to them because they’re fun and because they help relieve pain and anxiety as well as other mental issues.

Please don’t turn more countries into police states, it’s really not required to fight drug abuse.

There are many nice places that have liberal drug laws(Netherlands, Switzerland), clearly authoritarian state control is not required.

The US is not violent because it grants a lot of freedoms(which tbh, it really doesn’t). It’s violent because the ruling class don’t give a shit about poor people