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Originally Posted by bryantm3

i suppose those are economic protections— i wasn't really going for the economic side of the equation.

Oh no, wouldn't want to do that. Imagine how many people have been harmed from chemical spills, blunders, oopsies, etc. ??? DAAAAMN

Originally Posted by bryantm3

the two exceptions i was thinking of when i made the post were the FCC and prostitution. the FCC to control what can be *publicly* seen over radio and tv to prevent psychological trauma in children and for the right to not be exposed to those images.

to me, drugs should only be banned when they create a risk to those around them or an immediate death risk for the person using them— so, for example, marijuana and lsd would probably be legal, while crack cocaine and heroin would be illegal.

Ever seen someone on a bad trip? And I'm not talking the twiggy crackhead down the street . . . scaaaaaary.