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oppose 0% · unenforceablemoderated to 100%; argued down by 100%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 23:03:25Drug use is a victimless crime and hence, is unenforceable: without a victim to report the occurrence of a crime, law enforcement personnel can not know of every individual instance of the performance of a crime; they are not able to convict the perpetrators of the crimes that they do not know occurred. Therefore, drug use should be legal so that the deleterious effects can be minimized (see harm reduction). reference -
oppose 0% · Re: unenforceablemoderated to 100%; argued down by 100%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 23:10:36It is possible to create a drug free society. -
oppose 0% · Re: unenforceablemoderated to 50%; argued down by 50%
by wikipedia on 2005-05-01 23:11:00Pain medications, for example, would have to also be completely banned for even medical use, since it's impossible to ensure not a single one is ever misused. The line between medical use and recreational use is not sufficiently clear to establish a society that was drug-misuse free. Many life-saving medications are psychoactive and thus subject to misuse. A drug free society would be one where there would be immense suffering.
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title: 'Re: unenforceable'
text: 'Pain medications, for example, would have to also be completely banned for even medical use, since it's impossible to ensure not a single one is ever misused. The line between medical use and recreational use is not sufficiently clear to establish a society that was drug-misuse free. Many life-saving medications are psychoactive and thus subject to misuse. A drug free society would be one where there would be immense suffering.'
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date: 2005-05-01 23:11:00
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