Worse is a subjective term. Alcohol causes more deaths per year (140,000+) than all other drug overdose deaths combined (~103,000). Alcohol also has significant long term health impact for even light users. I think what’s truly the worst is how normalized alcohol use and abuse is in American society.
I don’t think anyone is in favor of relaxing DUI laws.
If it remains a black market good, that precludes a lot of safety and regulation. Humans love drugs. If I was writing a sci-fi setting, drugs would probably be the Human Special Thing. They’re not going away. Focus on harm reduction. And as far as harm from drugs go, marijuana is pretty low on the danger factor.
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It would be logical to restrict access to alcohol far more severely if you have that concern.
I think we tried that before
The outcome just shows how much worse alcohol is than any other drug.
There are lots of drugs worse than alcohol. Meth, fentanyl, or heroine for example.
Alcohol is worse than marijuana though.
Fun fact: withdrawal from alcohol can and frequently does kill people.
Withdrawal from meth doesn’t kill people and it’s uncommon for people to die from opiate withdrawal.
Alcohol is a horrible drug.
Worse is a subjective term. Alcohol causes more deaths per year (140,000+) than all other drug overdose deaths combined (~103,000). Alcohol also has significant long term health impact for even light users. I think what’s truly the worst is how normalized alcohol use and abuse is in American society.
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I don’t think anyone is in favor of relaxing DUI laws.
If it remains a black market good, that precludes a lot of safety and regulation. Humans love drugs. If I was writing a sci-fi setting, drugs would probably be the Human Special Thing. They’re not going away. Focus on harm reduction. And as far as harm from drugs go, marijuana is pretty low on the danger factor.
“I don’t care what you do in your own time… just as long as it’s not easily accessible or legal”
I’d rather we stop giving shitloads of money to violent cartels. The only way to do that is full legalization, including the supply chain.
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I rather they restrict alcohol and make marijuana legal.
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