Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agoBehind the push to make smoking and vaping illegal for a generation of Canadiansvancouver.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up188
arrow-up188external-linkBehind the push to make smoking and vaping illegal for a generation of Canadiansvancouver.citynews.caSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square63fedilink
minus-squareDeadEndLink@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoUh huh… Have you seen studies on the addiction level of opiates, or narcotics? What’s your solution for dealing with the negative societal outcomes for the levels of addiction in people in a society devoid of any prohibition? I assume you will say “legalize everything like Portugal” or something similar. What does that look like to you?
minus-squaresupersquirrel@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoShow me the evidence before you try to find the details in my views to focus in on and distract from the larger point here with.
minus-squareDeadEndLink@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoEvidence of what? That meth, opium and cocaine are addictive? Is it your position that they aren’t? What evidence are you looking for?
minus-squaresupersquirrel@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoWhy do you keep hyperfixating on addictiveness I am talking about prohibition?
minus-squareDeadEndLink@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoWhat do you think the purpose of prohibition on underage drinking, narcotics or opiates is for?
minus-squaresupersquirrel@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoTo make adults feel like they solved the problem of alcohol abuse with kids so they can feel better about themselves?
Uh huh…
Have you seen studies on the addiction level of opiates, or narcotics?
What’s your solution for dealing with the negative societal outcomes for the levels of addiction in people in a society devoid of any prohibition?
I assume you will say “legalize everything like Portugal” or something similar. What does that look like to you?
Show me the evidence before you try to find the details in my views to focus in on and distract from the larger point here with.
Evidence of what? That meth, opium and cocaine are addictive?
Is it your position that they aren’t?
What evidence are you looking for?
Why do you keep hyperfixating on addictiveness I am talking about prohibition?
What do you think the purpose of prohibition on underage drinking, narcotics or opiates is for?
To make adults feel like they solved the problem of alcohol abuse with kids so they can feel better about themselves?