I thought legalization was the way due to libertarian reasons. Who is the gov to regulate my behaviour?
But then I met addicts. People who made one (fatal) mistake and are now hooked for life, and careening through life completely out of their own control.
In the past, we had strong social institutions like the church, and mass participation in the army, and insane asylums for the bad apples. The problem there was over-control and abuse of disempowered people.
Note I don’t agree with the above, but now we’ve swung so far the other way that there are people doing hard drugs 100m from where I’m typing this, and there are seemingly no answers.
I hope we find an enlightened way to guide those who need help because neither the old nor the current way is working perfectly.
But then I met addicts. People who made one (fatal) mistake and are now hooked for life, and careening through life completely out of their own control.
In the past, we had strong social institutions like the church, and mass participation in the army, and insane asylums for the bad apples. The problem there was over-control and abuse of disempowered people.
Note I don’t agree with the above, but now we’ve swung so far the other way that there are people doing hard drugs 100m from where I’m typing this, and there are seemingly no answers.
I hope we find an enlightened way to guide those who need help because neither the old nor the current way is working perfectly.