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Originally Posted by tore
First of all, I still find alcohol irrelevant to this discussion. Legalization should be about consequences and not allowing something just because we allow something else. Second, alcohol is not the same as cannabis. Perhaps society would be better if we didn't have alcohol, but considering most adults enjoy it and it's such an ingrained part of culture, society at large would probably not accept it's sudden illegality.
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True, pointing out the dangers of alcohol gives more reason to ban it than legalise something else just to make things appear consistent, but the problem is alcohol has a monopoly over legal intoxicants. If cannabis causes less social problems then it would be beneficial to society to have the weekend party goers split up into coffee houses and bars rather than being forced into the more destructive option.
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