I dont think recreational drugs should be legalized or should be used at all, amirite?

I don't think the legalization of cocaine is even on the table. Anyway, legalization in general provides an opportunity for greater control and for curbing the black market.

by Trompzita 1 day ago

What didn't you understand?

by Trompzita 1 day ago

All of those cities saw huge reductions in crime as a result...

by maegan29 1 day ago

About 5 billion coffee drinkers are gonna come at your hard bro.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

And alcoholics.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Think of all the sugar eaters

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Sugar isnt a drug, but the insulin spike you get defo is, so im going to allow it :)

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I think the positive is the feeling people get from it.

by Existing_Sink_9927 1 day ago

It's so moronic. If the ONLY things drugs gave people were the side effects and addiction issues, no one except the obviously insane would ever use them. Think harder OP. It'll come to you, I'm sure.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

i mean his point is still kinda rock solid lmao

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Yeah, his broader point is fine. You'll inevitably get the tossers rushing in to say "ummm but weed is nowhere near as dangerous as alcohol!" But tbh I think you could take his point to cover alcohol misuse too. (Caveat that you can have just one drink and you'd clearly not be doing it to get drunk. You can't have "just one joint" for any other reason than the psychoactive effects of weed.)

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Does this mean we should return to prohibition?

by Enienow 1 day ago

I feel like you misunderstand or are purposely misinterpreting this issue. Very few people encourage someone to continue a coke habit and even fewer people would tell an addict they shouldn't get clean. People generally support some form of decriminalization because the war on drugs is a perpetually losing fight. It's really, really, difficult for an addict to get clean but it's a lot harder if they have to deal with the risk of being arrested for possession or the stigma associated with it. Not to mention all of the unsavory things that come with organized crime.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

By that logic junk food should be made illegal too.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

"Everything I don't like should be banned"

by Olin15 1 day ago

By that logic we should ban tobacco, caffeine, sugar, fat, driving cars,.....

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Exactly.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

You put this fantastically

by CertainEarth3248 1 day ago

Define "recreational drug". Have you ever used caffeine? Is every recreational activity a "harmful coping mechanism"? Should dangerous sports be outlawed? Time itself is slowly killing you; Should we outlaw time and the harmful side effects of aging?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

These guys just keep reinventing prohibition

by Lexus70 1 day ago

Just so we're clear, cocaine isn't comparable to weed. Weed is more similar to alcohol than cocaine.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I'd argue that cocaine and alcohol are more similar - weed is the outlier there.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Hats off to that comparison. 🤙

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I'm gonna be honest, the fact that you put weed and cocaine in the same category makes me think that you don't know enough enough drugs to actually have an opinion worth listening to on this. It's also interesting that you're not mentioning caffeine at all, despite the fact that it's more actively harmful than weed is and way easier to get.

by AgitatedDream4997 1 day ago

get this man in congress immediately /j

by Anonymous 1 day ago

The cartels would definitely fund his campaign. Prohibition is good for business.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Why do people smoke cigarettes? There is absolutely no benefit from them they don't give you a euphoric feeling. It's called addiction.

by Past-Feed-9033 1 day ago

Weed and coke are two different animals. The majority of people are okay with weed the same can't be said for coke.

by gradyeva 1 day ago

You're against harmful coping mechanisms so you have the same issue with religion then yes?

by Anonymous 1 day ago

My mother made an interesting point once: if you legalize weed and allow people to use it, could it be a gateway to harder drugs if/when the buzz wears off? But then there's a counter point to that: if you legalize weed, could that placate people into not trying harder drugs? Overall, I don't like the idea of using drugs, hard or soft, unless it's a prescription thing.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Weed isn't a gateway drug for most people. Here in Canada it's legal and there hasn't been a significant spike in hard drug usage.

by deckowamely 1 day ago

I'd love to know exactly where cocaine is being made legal for recreational use lol

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Ok so your views on high sugar, corn syrup, alcohol and such? Essentially things that are indisputably negative to ones health overall.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Between smoking weed and insert unhealthy coping mechanism here, weed is almost always the healthier option.

by Brilliant_Path_2117 1 day ago

Weed definitely helped me when I was super ill all the time. It made eating easier and the long days stuck inside less depressing. I mean call that a coping mechanism all the way (and yer right) but so what? It helped. Also mate.... the benefit of doing coke is that it feels great. You know that right? Most people don't do drugs out of addiction or coping mechanics, but because it feels good. Also at the end of the day, it's a personal choice. I don't need the government telling what I can and can't do with my own body. Then there's the millions of arguments for it reducing crime etc...

by maegan29 1 day ago

Mushrooms have shown to improve plasticity in the brain (improving the ability of the brain to adapt, change, grow, etc) and helping depression among other things.

by ImaginaryDog9308 1 day ago

People always imply alcohol is not part of the equation when it's the most abused drug in history. Not to mention cheap, readily available, and the only "law" around it has to do with when you can buy it

by Anonymous 1 day ago

THC helps me sleep without stress dreams. That's why I take it.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

I agree. Including alcohol.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

Pot is for losers.

by Anonymous 1 day ago

So how do you feel about cigarettes and alcohol? And coffee.

by Feeling_Mud 1 day ago