←back to thread

662 points JacobHenner | 2 comments | | HN request time: 0.455s | source
Show context
dev1ycan ◴[] No.40214001[source]
I'm sorry but after seeing how american gradually get into worse and worse drugs, and seeing channel 5's video on people using tranq... yeah I think complete ban on drugs for non medical reasons is the best choice.
replies(8): >>40214113 #>>40214188 #>>40214335 #>>40214415 #>>40214446 #>>40214559 #>>40214858 #>>40216311 #
dylan604 ◴[] No.40214113[source]
Yes, because Prohibition was such a ringing success. Just because someone says you can't do something does not prevent someone from doing that thing. If people want something badly enough, they will find a way. When that want has progressed to being a literal need from addiction, the ways found will become more and more bold/risky.

Hell, even if you added the drug that blocks the opiate receptors into the water supply like fluoride so everyone is getting dosed, addicts will just switch to bottle water. Legislation does not prevent anything. It only increases those deemed as a criminal.

replies(1): >>40214319 #
georgeburdell ◴[] No.40214319[source]
I downvoted you because while it may not have been successful at getting Americans to stop drinking, it was effective at reducing violent crimes caused by drinking, as well as the negative health effects such as liver cirrhosis. The anti drug control crowd has done a great job commandeering popular opinion on this topic. I found this (non-academic) article informative to this end.

https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/6/5/18518005/prohibit...

Edit: to the downvoters, I look forward to future academics and politicians being absolutely shocked when it turns out the absence of evidence is in fact not evidence of absence and there are a myriad of negative health and societal consequences from legalizing marijuana use

replies(1): >>40214362 #
1. kstrauser ◴[] No.40214362[source]
Well, minus the whole organized crime thing, which is a pretty gigantic elephant in the room.
replies(1): >>40214401 #
2. dylan604 ◴[] No.40214401[source]
Yeah, it seems pretty disingenuous to call Prohibition a success because one stat went down.