Admittedly, in an anarchist community, drugs would be "decriminalized" as a matter of course. It is crucial, then, for liberty-minded individuals to explore the full breadth of understanding that we have so far about drugs, the societal impact they have, and the best methods for encouraging responsibility in one's family and community.
This article is a great way to open a wide-ranging discussion about drugs in a free society. Libertarians are often painted (not unfairly) as being obsessed with legalizing and decriminalizing drugs. Cops and cop apologizers these days, have nobody more scary, unpredictable, and violent than a cop to point to that the caricature of a crackhead to say, "At least we're better than him." Admittedly, in an anarchist community, drugs would be "decriminalized" as a matter of course. It is crucial, then, for liberty-minded individuals to explore the full breadth of understanding that we have so far about drugs, the societal impact they have, and the best methods for encouraging responsibility in one's family and community. Such a discussion also opens the door for further reading and discussion into the realities hidden behind propaganda, such as the relatively low rate of addiction even amongst users of "hard" drugs like cocaine and heroin or the incredibly strong relationship between exposure to environmental factors (almost all caused by government) and drug use.
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