Firstly @VG82430165 , thank you for acknowledging that I care and have a heart for this issue. I think we have the same desired ends, a reduction or elimination of substance use disorders in our society. It's the means we differ on, and I am thankful for your interest.
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I've shared this scholarly piece I think relevant earlier in this thread, but it's abstract following in the next few tweets is essential to my thought, maybe you have a piece of scholarly work showing your point?
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"We can conclude then that the end or purpose of drug laws is to discourage people from engaging in risky activity" 1/n https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1837&context=facpub …
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" in which they wish to engage either because they desire the intoxicating effects they associate with the consumption of a drug or because they desire the profit that can be realized by supplying intoxicating drugs to others."2/n https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1837&context=facpub …
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" The means that drug laws employ to accomplish this end is using force against those who would engage in such activities, either to prevent them from doing so or to punish those who nonetheless succeed in doing so. "3/n https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1837&context=facpub …
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Unlike most Americans I reject commonly used addictive drugs, I don't drink coffee, smoke cigarettes, or drink any alcohol. I was prescribed ritalin when I was young and hated it so much it influences my lifelong advocacy.
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I have a fair bit of experience with marijuana, and it helps me be calm and relaxed when interacting with people. I as a young atheist found my experience with psychedelic drugs to be religious, placing me in touch with humanity and the world around me in my view.
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Or maybe it's more accurate to describe it as a spiritual experience personally. More in line with what Alan Watts excellently describes here. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3479497?seq=1 …
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