Legality of drugs and other substances

Benjamin Davies started this discussion about 11 hours ago.

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Should drugs be legal?

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Benjamin Davies’s avatar

All drugs should be legal because people have a right to do what they want, as long as it isn’t violating the rights of others.

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People on drugs violate the rights of others way more often.

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If they violate rights they should be punished by the law, that applies regardless of if they take drugs or not.

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Define legal, please.

Benjamin Davies’s avatar

Not prohibited by law.

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Legalising drugs will bring lawful competition to cartels and gangs, breaking geographical monopolies that perpetuate other (actual) criminal activity.

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Drugs are a net negative for society.

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The purpose of the law isn’t to minimise negatives and maximise positives. The purpose of the law is to uphold the rights of people.

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Those who advocate making most/all drugs illegal tend to think alcohol should remain legal, despite alcohol having many of the same problems as drugs.