This is a huge reach. I am almost laughing at the comment, it's that crazy. You know what else makes suicide more common? Having a bad day, being poor, losing a lover, not having a family.
These are all net negatives that can be offset with net positives.
Telling them they can all smoke weed for no reason is not.
I'm actually amazed you think this way, but then again, you are a foreigner in Japan and those are constantly bitter that places in East Asia are actually not rampant with drugs and drug abused homelessness.
>Prohibition is only successful if you ignore second-order effects.
Prohibition is only successful if you want it to be, the West does not. Much of Asia did. That's the difference and it's amazing living in Asia without having to worry about a war on drugs.
>None of this is to discourage you from learning more about drug policy.
Why do you think I'm commenting here so bluntly if you think I don't know about what I'm talking about?
> Telling them they can all smoke weed for no reason is not.
So now you're putting words in my mouth?
> I'm actually amazed you think this way, but then again, you are a foreigner in Japan and those are constantly bitter
"Pointing out ways that something you like can improve means you secretly hate it" is not a cogent argument.
> that places in East Asia are actually not rampant with drugs and drug abused homelessness.
Have you ever been to Japan? I've met a lot of drug users, and I've seen a lot of drugs. I know someone who runs a methamphetamine self-help group and credits cannabis with his recovery. I've met compassionate growers who supply cancer patients with free cannabis. I've been in a brick-and-mortar store that sells grey-market research chemicals from overseas. I know a shaman who runs underground pharmahuasca ceremonies. And last but not least, I dodge drunk salarymen and puddles of vomit on my way home from work every Friday night. Or do you not consider alcohol to be a drug...?
> Why do you think I'm commenting here so bluntly if you think I don't know about what I'm talking about?
You didn't even know about cough medicine. You have a credibility deficit right now. I've given you names and keywords and falsifiable statements and personal experience. All you've given me is baseless confidence and status quo bias. Throw me a bone!
In the meantime, may I suggest you read a book? "Drug Use for Grownups" by Dr. Carl Hart is a good place to start.
These are all net negatives that can be offset with net positives.
Telling them they can all smoke weed for no reason is not.
I'm actually amazed you think this way, but then again, you are a foreigner in Japan and those are constantly bitter that places in East Asia are actually not rampant with drugs and drug abused homelessness.
>Prohibition is only successful if you ignore second-order effects.
Prohibition is only successful if you want it to be, the West does not. Much of Asia did. That's the difference and it's amazing living in Asia without having to worry about a war on drugs.
>None of this is to discourage you from learning more about drug policy.
Why do you think I'm commenting here so bluntly if you think I don't know about what I'm talking about?