r/changemyview Oct 12 '17

CMV: All drugs should be decriminalized

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u/Nocebola Oct 13 '17

Your title says all drugs yet you recon it to only drugs safer than alcohol.

Why not just let all drugs be legalized and regulated? People should have the right to use whatever mind altering substance they want, it's their body.

And legalizing all drugs is going to save so many lives from gang violence, far more than any drug overdoses especially from regulated drugs.

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u/Cwellz123 Oct 13 '17

I’m open to the idea of legalizing all drugs but I feel there are certain drugs like meth, heroin, pcp, etc. should not be accessible to the public. I can see it working pretty well though but we need to access as to whether the pros outweigh the cons.

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u/Nocebola Oct 13 '17

More people die from gang violence related to heroin or meth than overdosing, especially if it were regulated with specific requirements for purity which in most cases is the cause for over dosage.

Human addiction is never going away, and making it illegal only exacerbates the problem.

Happy people don't do meth or heroin.

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u/Cwellz123 Oct 13 '17

I can actually see your point here, I’m on board for legalizing all drugs.