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I guess you don't drive to work if you somehow equate driving (something necessary to live) with taking mushrooms (unnecessary and risky pleasure)?

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Driving is very optional. Guns are very optional. We have both, so, we should also consider responsible adults worthy of choosing to use/not use substances.

Maybe for you driving is optional, though I wander how food gets to your store, but for a large number of people is a necessity.

Can I also claim that taking LSD is a necessity for me to have my well being?

Who decides what is a necessity and what is not? I would say that the harm rate could be a good indicator what a society should tolerate and anything that is less harmful what is tolerated should be legal.

I do sometimes, but more often I take public transportation or wfh.

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