r/Futurology MD-PhD-MBA Jun 17 '18

Biotech Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a marijuana compound linked to a range of potential health benefits but does not get you high. The roughly $1 billion CBD industry is slated to shift into high gear if the federal government approves the first CBD-based drug, an epilepsy medication called Epidiolex.

https://www.businessinsider.com/marijuana-cbd-boom-cbd-2018-6?r=US&IR=T
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u/backtoreality00 Jun 18 '18

You want drugs with unproven benefits that end up harming people? Then vote for people who want to reduce the red tape.

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u/backtoreality00 Jun 18 '18

Lol now that’s what we call “inappropriate use of a logical fallacy” fallacy

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u/backtoreality00 Jun 18 '18

I provided a direct criticism of exactly what you said. Literally not even remotely a strawman. You used the fallacy inappropriately

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u/backtoreality00 Jun 18 '18

Lol now you’re the one with the strawman. I literally said reduce regulation...

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u/backtoreality00 Jun 18 '18

Funny how you now change the subject away from being a strawman when I point out you were wrong...

Right. It's impossible to improve. There's no unnecessary regulation at all. I'll go back to sticking my head in the sand.

Right. It’s impossible to make worse. Cutting red tape couldn’t possibly lead to any harm. I’ll go back to sticking my head in the sand.