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tweet by Johann Hari: The core of addiction is not wanting to be present in life, because pour life is too painful a place to be. This is why imposing more pain or punishment on a person with an addiction problem actually makes their addiction worse.

  • @[email protected]
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    32 years ago

    In most of the world people who sell weed are “drug dealers”; are you including them as well?

    • @[email protected]
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      12 years ago

      If it’s illegal in that country, yes.

      It should be legal everywhere, but if you’re selling it where it isn’t you’re still breaking the law. Iirc most countries that have it legal also have a lot of regulations on it so selling it in a random back alley without certification would still be a crime.

      • @[email protected]
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        22 years ago

        So what, I’m a victim of an evil drug dealer if I buy weed in Texas but I’m just a satisfied customer if I buy weed in Washington?

        You’re engaging in the circular logic of thinking illegal things are bad because they’re illegal and they need to stay illegal because they’re bad. You need to understand the laws have no inherent moral value, and nothing is bad simply because it’s illegal.

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          12 years ago

          They don’t need to stay illegal, I explicitly said they shouldn’t.

          But if you’re buying it in Texas you’re likely doing it from a backalley random anonymous guy who takes no accountability and might give you who-knows-what mixed with it. I’d say in those circumstances even selling apples should be illegal.

          It’s like comparing prescription Xanax to smuggled benzos from India.