Legalize Heroin (Episode #7)?
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As a libertarian, I have always been in favor of choice when it comes to taking drugs. But when pressed, I still had difficulty when asked about hard drugs like...
show moreThe typical response from family members and friends was:
“You mean you want heroin available just like alcohol or marijuana? Are you crazy? A highly addictive drug like that? You want your children to be able to buy heroin at the local drug store?”
I never felt that I had a good answer to this issue until I read a book called Chasing the Scream by Johann Hari.
Of course, I still believe that an individual should be able to put anything that they want into their body – no matter how damaging it might be. But the argument in favor or legalizing heroin discussed in Hari’s book has nothing to do with this.
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Author | Gregory Monte |
Organization | Gregory Monte |
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