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A lot of the “fun drugs” were originally used for medical purposes and only banned because people started using them for fun

A real shame. But I guess if you let people learn personal responsibility they won't need the government as much anymore.

> But I guess if you let people learn personal responsibility they won't need the government as much anymore

Addiction is not a mere matter of personal responsibility but a complex bio-psycho-social phenomena.

Oversimplified solutions from both sides of the argument does the most harm.

What goes around comes around.

Funny enough this is an area we can exert personal responsibility.