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		empyrrhicist on Oct 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ketamine's effect on depression may hinge on hope Umm... that's much more likely to be opiates and meth, and the criminalization hasn't especially helped with those either. Not to mention, the language you use is really cruel.

jiveturkey42 on Oct 20, 2023 [–]

Likewise I think non-enforcement of drug laws tacitly permitting people to self-destruct in the streets is really cruel

empyrrhicist on Oct 21, 2023 | [–]

The question isn't about whether it's good to just let people self destruct, its whether criminalization helps. Not every problem is a police problem.

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