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so are what are you actually opposed to? the general concept of drugs? you can't really get rid of those: pharmacologically active substances exist as a natural consequence of how biological receptor and message-based systems work. unless you propose dispensing with organic bodies altogether and uploading our consciousnesses to the cloud. until such time nature can and will produce molecules that fit into the same receptors that dopamine, serotonin, GABA, glutamate, etc. do are you opposed to "non-productive activity"? fuck it, let's ban the entire concept of recreation. free solo climbing isn't particularly productive and is a risky activity; anyone caught doing so should be promptly and harshly scolded, and then sent to the salt mines forever to produce economic value are you opposed to violence and human suffering? yeah, me too, but drug abuse is by far not the only thing that can result in negative societal consequences. antisocial behavior (which, to be clear, is not _all_ drug use, but is some, same as how not all driving is reckless driving) is an unfortunate aspect of the human condition "things that I don't engage with personally are inherently bad and should be purged from society" is a bigoted and egotistic argument. you probably do things i find unpleasant and i probably do things you find unpleasant. as a society, we find ways to understand why others do things and to minimize their negative impacts--we allow drinking, but not the markedly more dangerous drunk driving. "simply eliminate everything that may have a negative impact that i, personally, the saintliest person in the world, do not partake in" is a non-starter. |
> what are you actually opposed to? the general concept of drugs?
No
> are you opposed to "non-productive activity"?
No
> are you opposed to violence and human suffering? yeah, me too,
good, we are on the same page
> but drug abuse is by far not the only thing that can result in negative societal consequences.
So? You can be opposed to more than one things that can result in negative societal consequences.
> antisocial behavior (...) is an unfortunate aspect of the human condition
Similarly, constraining it via various means to achieve overall societal harmony is a fortunate aspect of human societies. Else, there would be anarchy.