So, if the said person were to consume the aforementioned ‘illegal substance’ in the privacy of his or her home, without endangering anyone else while the substance runs its course, would the actions be “legal”?
As long as you have an external entity deciding for you what you get to put in your mouth and what you don’t, fundamentally, there is no true freedom. There is no argument which can justify tobacco and alcohol being legal, by applying the premise of your argument.
I agree with you in part, but we all know that most people who consume the aforementioned ‘illegal substance’ but can you guarantee that they are going to be staying home for the night? Also, what happens when the drugs backfire for whatever reason and they can’t afford to pay for their emergency room visit?
I agree with you 100%, the old saying that “freedom ends where your neighbor’s nose begins”ought to be applied. I’d think the “war on drugs” has cost as many lives as abusing drugs.
And, while I might not want my tax dollars spent on hospital bills and rehab centers for those who abuse, how many tax payer dollars have been spent on this so-called “war on drugs”?
I don’t know if all currently illegal drugs ought to be legalized or not, but I think some changes in law ought to be considered.
How serious is the government about enforcing drug laws when they arm the cartels? And whose dollars were spent on
that? And what is being done about that?
There just isn’t an easy solution.