Graydon on Nostr: npub1rxgk8…j8w39 npub1psdfx…99sr7 If you let facts into drug policy, you have to ...

npub1rxgk8yv4ssyslrdsu8qqqm9tygdvtycecstypxtgyr693m3fmftsaj8w39 (npub1rxg…8w39) npub1psdfxfpxz2cwmmnsk60y3nqpn2tqh9n24h4hstvfkwvr6eaek9js499sr7 (npub1psd…9sr7) If you let facts into drug policy, you have to acknowledge that most of the problem is immiserating the population. Since the money is pro-misery, that won't do.

Also, if you look at that for awhile, you start getting really iffy on the "recreational drug" label. It'd be nigh-impossible to tell today what's self-medication, what's dependence, and what's enjoyment, but it's challenging to suggest "enjoyment" is a dominant motivation.