Trocisp
Stupid decisions - drinking - do not justify other stupid decisions. I do not expect perfection in the world, I do not expect consistency, I do not expect all things to be equal. To point out that people drive drunk means nothing to me regarding drugs. Nothing.
The whole point of mind altering substances is to alter ones mind. Good judgement comes with that. The ability to make good decisions comes with that. The ability to put the brakes on foolish or reckless beahavior comes with that. This is simple. Its not complicated.
If you or anyone else wants to check out the the life hotel in the privacy of your own home, grab the shtogun and fire away. I don’t think government should stop you from blowing your head off.
Its when you do just stupid things like drive under altered mental conditions, then I am happy to join arms with coercive government and take away your liberty to do so. Yeah, I know, you have already told us you won’t do any stupid or reckless things. Fact is bro, I don’t trust you or your judgement when your brain is scrambled or fired or whatever you do to your eggs.
Your rights… sorry… your LIBERTY…(trumpet flourish please) has been weighed against the rights of the larger society. The final score is in and guess what? You lost. Society won. And I like it like that.
And if the FDA is not working up to some expectations, the answer is a bigger and badder FDA… not the opposite.