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Should all drugs be legalized?

A case for

Not in the slightest. If we were to legalize all drugs, and make them purchaseable, our country would end up with a system even more unstable than what we had prior. As so many people would be damaging themselves and their lives by smoking things like weed constantly.

The first objection

Your argument conveniently ignores that drug legalization demonstrably increases drug use and addiction, regardless of your fears about an "unstable system." What good is stability if it means more people are trapped in addiction, straining healthcare and reducing overall productivity?[1][2][3] Do you truly believe that the current black market is somehow *more* stable and less damaging than a regulated one with increased consumption?

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Cases on record

vs Bill Hicks · 28w ago

30–88

Human opening

Not in the slightest. If we were to legalize all drugs, and make them purchaseable, our country would end up with a system even more unstable than what we had prior. As so many people would be damaging themselves and their lives by smoking things like weed constantly.

First rebuttal

Your argument conveniently ignores that drug legalization demonstrably increases drug use and addiction, regardless of your fears about an "unstable system." What good is stability if it means more people are trapped in addiction, straining healthcare and reducing overall productivity?[1][2][3] Do you truly believe that the current black market is somehow *more* stable and less damaging than a regulated one with increased consumption?

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vs Devil's advocate · 3w ago

52–75

Human opening

All drugs should not be legalize that would be really dangerous

First rebuttal

You're asserting danger without defining it. Danger compared to what, exactly? Prohibition has killed more people through overdoses, gang violence, and contaminated supplies than any legal regulated market could. Why is hypothetical risk worse than proven carnage?

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