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by enriquepablo 4615 days ago
> (see: homelessness, hospital costs, correlation with violent crimes, impaired drivers hurting others, etc)

Those are consecuences of being outlawed, not of consuming substances. Blame the prohibition and not the substances. The proof of this is simple: just compare. Compare people drinking coffee today and in 19th century Russia (where it was prohibited). Compare people drinking alcohol today and in early 20th century USA. Compare people using opiates today and in the roman empire...