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All you mentioned can have negative side effects for third parties.


Compared to legal and regulated drugs? Rarely.


Compared to this brain research


Disagree


So there are no crimes related to drug and gambling addiction?

Are you kidding me?

Prostitution has a big forced prostitution problem


Would those associated crimes happen as frequently if the acts were legal and regulated? Should we ban alcohol and cars and skydiving and any other risky behavior?


Yes, they would.

DUI kills people no matter if the drug is legal or illegal.

Crimes to finance the next drug dose or bet also don’t care if legal or illegal.

And yes, alcohol should be banned or at least not glorified




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