The whitelist being; tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco/nicotine, in addition to prescription medication.
The whitelist being; tea, coffee, alcohol, tobacco/nicotine, in addition to prescription medication.
As someone who has zero skin in the game, I'm for full legalisation - but at the same time it has to come with taking responsibility for the consequences of choices - especially those taken whilst under the influence.
The government is put in place by the people, to serve the people.
Adults are responsible for their actions by default. All modern societies already have laws in place that criminalize harming others in most relevant ways. There is not need for any further discussion or "taking responsibility". It is only necessary to apply the laws that are already in place and respect the individual freedom of other adults. People who want nannies should hire their own and leave the rest of us alone.
Anything you can argue in court is personal (which is quite a lot) and at worst you are looking at a few hours of community service in most cases.
But it is not ideal granted. But compared to how it appears to be in the US. Coerced into being an informer, mandatory minimums etc - it isn't so bad