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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
But that’s my whole point. What law-abiding, safety-conscious, respectable, middle-class citizens would do is not what heavy drug users and addicts choose to do. Making policy based on what we would do in their situation is foolish. I would choose the safe opioid option. But addicts will choose whichever gets them most wasted. As Street Pharmacist warns, that may well mean pocketing the safe, government-issued stuff, selling it, then buying something much more potent (and dangerous) off the street.
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I don't disagree. As other posters have said, comparing marijuana and hard drugs isn't apt. To quote Bob Sagat in Half Baked: