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Really? Then why are drugs illegal in, say, Norway? Or Japan? Racism?

That's actually a great question. I don't know about Norway, but in Japan, a good deal of it is due to US influence. We have exported our War on Drugs. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_the_United_S...

Early 1800s: "Then why is slavery still legal in England et al?"

Right now: "Then why is gay marriage illegal in Japan et al?"

Etc. Your point has nothing to do with the drug war itself, it's broad enough to apply to any early-stage progressive proposal.

You didn't understand the point, apparently. Countries that were nearly 100% racially homogeneous when they banned drugs couldn't have been doing it because of racism.

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