Legality of drugs and other substances

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Benjamin Davies’s avatar
Benjamin DaviesOP·#4058

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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Dirk Meulenbelt·#4336

Violating the rights of other people depends on whatever their rights are. If we replace it with "desires", or use a libertarian way of saying "aggress on", then it's really just up to the people. I'd rather not live around drug users (depending on the drug), even if none of them physically assault me. I.e. "violation" is subjective, and ultimately decided by the polity that creates the laws.

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Dirk Meulenbelt·#4337

Communities could exclude drug users.

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Dirk Meulenbelt·#4338

In today's society they only have this ability to a limited degree, and would still have to deal with the drug users in public.

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