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[–]SoCo 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I agree that we need to legalize all drugs. I can't really see meth being any worse or more dangerous than cocaine, as the article suggests, especially if legality ensured they were both unadulterated. Sure, it's synthetic, but it is also a well established medication, as is forms of cocaine. I'd put them in an extremely similar boat.

Reckless and excessive use can be dangerous, damaging, and addictive....just like Coca-cola, Pepsi, Red-bull, sugar, salt, trans-fat, etc. It just doesn't make sense legally or Constitutionally to nanny-state people based on danger, especially with the hypocrisy on other forms of danger.

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I can't really see meth being any worse or more dangerous than cocaine, as the article suggests

If people really thought that they wouldn't cavalierly prescribe it to every 8 year old with ADHD. With controlled quality and dosing it isn't particularly dangerous, although I disagree with drugging kids as a solution to behavioral issues at school. There is very little chemical difference between methamphetamine and dextroamphetamine