tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post8955478534693250698..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: on legalizing drugsKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-617345151703218252017-04-07T10:57:29.428+09:002017-04-07T10:57:29.428+09:00Yeah, I have my own prejudices and moral qualms wh...Yeah, I have my own prejudices and moral qualms when it comes to vice. Like you, I'm chary of the harder drugs and what their potential effect on society might be, but let the government figure that riddle out. <br /><br />The thing to watch out for, from a libertarian point of view, is whether a drug user becomes a danger to others as a direct result of his drug use, e.g., having a psychotic episode while behind the wheel. <br /><br />This is going to require the regulation of certain behaviors (e.g., no getting behind the wheel until X amount of time has passed or, in the case of LSD users susceptible to flashbacks years later, no getting behind the wheel at all, ever again), which gets us into uncomfortable territory regarding privacy rights. <br /><br />Such laws would have to be crisp and precise, not vague and subject to multiple interpretations, which could easily lead to abuse by law enforcement. <br /><br />I realize my post made this issue sound black-and-white when it really isn't, but all in all, I still support the judo approach to solving the problem of addiction, gangs, cartels, and government revenue. The basic human fact, here, is that you can't legislate human vices out of existence: you have to work with those vices in a way that keeps society running smoothly.Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-43505893770206630112017-04-07T07:13:28.811+09:002017-04-07T07:13:28.811+09:00Great vid.
I have mixed thoughts on the issue, bu...Great vid.<br /><br />I have mixed thoughts on the issue, but when I examine those thoughts and am honest with myself, I realize that any misgivings I have come from my own prejudices and preconceptions--not so much about marijuana, but about harder drugs like heroin.<br /><br />While it's hard to argue with the logic of decriminalization, I still have to admit that it was a bit weird to arrive here in Cambridge and be walking around when suddenly... *sniff sniff* Hmm... that smells an awful lot like pot. I'm kind of getting used to it now.Charleshttp://www.liminality.orgnoreply@blogger.com