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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Hot dogs, lumber and blue jeans are all legal but I don't see much government "promotion" of those things.
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Are we not talking about a drug that will need to be regulated.
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Making something legal does not mean the government is promoting it. It just doesn't. Unless you have an alternative definition of the word "promoting" than the common one.
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I was talking about a drug. I do understand that if it wasn't a drug the govt might not be involved with the promotion.
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As for using the tax dollars for "treating users down the road", isn't that a good thing? I mean we'll be paying for it anyway, so why not get a few bucks out of the industry? And with all that money we'll save on law enforcement and prisons we'll be way ahead.
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The tax dollars thing is a convenient excuse for people who willing choose to abuse their bodies. It's a point for example that smokers often point to justify their habit in regards to heath care costs. I lost my favourite uncle over the Christmas season to lung cancer. He abused his body with cigarettes for years and his family and loved ones were forced to watch him die a slow painful death. I'd rather the govt did something to promote good heath as opposed to leaglising another harmful product.