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[–] snooggums@kbin.social 88 points 2 years ago (9 children)

A lot of people who are against drug use want them to be illegal and dangerous to use. Someone overdosing from buying drugs illegally is a preferable outcome for them because they think it will discourage people from buying illegal drugs.

They want the drugs to be both illegal and dangerous.

In reality making them legal and regulated decreases use and is safer for those that do, which doesn't work for people who think suffering is the goal.

[–] Crankpork@beehaw.org 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

It also makes it easier for people to seek help, since they’re not worrying about jail time for even asking.

[–] nueonetwo@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Remember when pot was decriminalized and everything fell into bedlam and chaos just like we were warned about for 50 years.

[–] ram@bookwormstory.social 5 points 2 years ago

Yup, now everybody's a dangerous pot addict and the world's a communism.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, now we're living in Road Warrior times. Damn plant.

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