Curved_Sw0rd
Just Like That Bluebird
A somewhat minor political point but it's worth talking about. I think we all know someone who has, let's say, heavily used one sort of drug or another, especially those of us who live in poorer communities. Drug "Culture" is pervasive, ranging from Stoner Films, legalization advocates, and even some states have measures like "Safe Spaces" to obtain clean needles, no questions asked.
There is also a massive, massive opioid epidemic, which while I'll mention it here, I feel it deserves its own thread, preferably one made by someone more knowledgeable on the subject than I. The only experience I have with it, is a good few faces in my high school yearbook having OD'd, no one I've known personally, thankfully, but it's still in my back yard.
Between that and the many stoners I've encountered, it's tempered my position on legalizing certain drugs. While I think it should be legal, I think marijuana should be treated similarly to cigarettes, with as much information about the side-effects and addiction as possible. I've met too many people who were full on crispy to buy that it's safe and nonaddictive. Should people be allowed to opt in at a certain age? Yeah. Should they know exactly what they're putting in their bodies? Absolutely.
Hard drugs, on the other hand, no. Keep that shit away from me. There's no such thing as a minor coke habit. There's no such thing as "just a little meth." It's stupid dangerous and will obliterate someone's life faster than weed or alcohol ever could.
Psychedelics on the other hand I'm unsure about. They're "Harmless" but I've heard of it activating things like Schizophrenia, and have heard many a horror story about a Bad Trip. Ego Death andother such things could shake a community if enough people are affected by it, as well, so I'm unsure, but there's a part of me that wants it legalized, if only so more research can be done.
There is also a massive, massive opioid epidemic, which while I'll mention it here, I feel it deserves its own thread, preferably one made by someone more knowledgeable on the subject than I. The only experience I have with it, is a good few faces in my high school yearbook having OD'd, no one I've known personally, thankfully, but it's still in my back yard.
Between that and the many stoners I've encountered, it's tempered my position on legalizing certain drugs. While I think it should be legal, I think marijuana should be treated similarly to cigarettes, with as much information about the side-effects and addiction as possible. I've met too many people who were full on crispy to buy that it's safe and nonaddictive. Should people be allowed to opt in at a certain age? Yeah. Should they know exactly what they're putting in their bodies? Absolutely.
Hard drugs, on the other hand, no. Keep that shit away from me. There's no such thing as a minor coke habit. There's no such thing as "just a little meth." It's stupid dangerous and will obliterate someone's life faster than weed or alcohol ever could.
Psychedelics on the other hand I'm unsure about. They're "Harmless" but I've heard of it activating things like Schizophrenia, and have heard many a horror story about a Bad Trip. Ego Death andother such things could shake a community if enough people are affected by it, as well, so I'm unsure, but there's a part of me that wants it legalized, if only so more research can be done.