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Nothing wrong with having that opinion. You might consider that not all humans have equal capacity for free will, and not all humans are equally able to resist addictive substances. And that someday you may be responsible for, or even love someone who is unable to help themselves. And you can still hold the idea there are no victims. Or, not. Just sayin' you might find things are more complicated IRL.


I don't want to restrict the freedom of the 99% to prevent the 1% from abusing drugs and ruining their lives, which under prohibition, they have been able to do anyway. Legalization (or at least decriminalization) would be a net-benefit to the group of people that cannot control their impulses.

I'm sorry you know people who have problems with drugs, but drugs clearly won despite their illegality.




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