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Behind the push to make smoking and vaping illegal for a generation of Canadians (vancouver.citynews.ca)
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[–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Is it your position that underage drinking laws should be dismantled as they are the last vestiges of prohibition?

What's your position on the illegality of narcotics or opiates? Crack cocaine, street fentynal, crystal methamphetamine?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (8 children)

    In general I consider the prohibition and ESPECIALLY the criminalization of drugs to be 99% about people feeling righteous about their beliefs about society and 1% about the actual impact.

    Prohibition is about the righteous satisfaction of violence and control, not really about helping people.

    If you are going to disagree with me prove I am wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Disagree with what?

    That school children should have access to illicit/highly addictive substances (that I mentioned above), because the pursuit of public health and wellness is hypocritically righteous?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago* (6 children)

    No because the pursuit of public health for kids is not the same as the pursuit of things that make you feel righteous about protecting kids, they are often existentially opposed as they are in this case.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (5 children)

    Uh huh...

    Have you seen studies on the addiction level of opiates, or narcotics?

    What's your solution for dealing with the negative societal outcomes for the levels of addiction in people in a society devoid of any prohibition?

    I assume you will say "legalize everything like Portugal" or something similar. What does that look like to you?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

    Show me the evidence before you try to find the details in my views to focus in on and distract from the larger point here with.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Evidence of what? That meth, opium and cocaine are addictive?

    Is it your position that they aren't?

    What evidence are you looking for?

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Why do you keep hyperfixating on addictiveness I am talking about prohibition?

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