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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 2 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.404s | source
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cynicalsecurity[dead post] ◴[30 Apr 24 18:06 UTC] No.40214106[source]▶
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causal ◴[30 Apr 24 18:13 UTC] No.40214205[source]▶
I don't smoke tobacco, I seldom drink, and I don't use marijuana. Those are habits I hope my kids avoid too. Nonetheless I would never wish for a world where my kids go to prison for failing to avoid them.
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cynicalsecurity ◴[30 Apr 24 20:26 UTC] No.40215862[source]▶
But they do. Your kids will be put to prison for drunk driving, drinking in public places or you will go to prison for buying them booze. Is it an oppressive world? Do you feel the urge of strongly fighting against it and promote alcohol? I'm amazed how people regard fighting for legalisation of yet another drug as some sort of a freedom fighting act.
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1. causal ◴[01 May 24 16:12 UTC] No.40225274[source]▶
Well that's a topic shift. Outlawing a thing is not the same as outlawing its abuse.

I'm against drunk driving, yes. I'm also against pilots flying without any sleep. But I would disagree with the assertion that anyone who stays up late belongs in prison.

Sometimes the "cure" (in this case, prison time) is worse than the "disease" (marijuana use).

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2. cynicalsecurity ◴[01 May 24 20:05 UTC] No.40228653[source]▶
That's quite a stretch, comparing lack of sleep to marijuana. Lack of sleep doesn't get you hooked.

I've been pretty happy about cigarettes getting gradually outlawed, now I'm supposed to be cheering the rise of marijuana? As if we don't have enough junkies already.