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Originally Posted by Coys1882
Yes - they did choose. I think the laws are there to try and dissuade people who often choose poorly. Society and law makers like to protect people who can't protect themselves.. from themselves.
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Sorry, but that's a really poor argument to stand on. What do you think is more harmful to a person's psyche long term; smoking pot or going to jail? In my eyes, people are responsible for themselves, not legislators. If the government wants to become the overbearing mother of its citizens, then there needs to be no discrepancies and alcohol, tobacco, fast food, etc should all be criminalized.