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Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] 3volver@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That's not even the argument which was being made if that's what you're implying.

Their argument is simply: why is alcohol legal if it's much more harmful?

[–] Rediphile@lemmy.ca 8 points 8 months ago

But... alcohol should be legal, no? Despite the harm it causes, prohibition simply does not work.

Cannabis can also cause harm (albeit less harm than alcohol) but should also still be legal. And other drugs like fentanyl (arguably) cause more harm than alcohol...but should also be legal.

Prohibition is literally never a realistic solution to any drug or drug problems. Not a single country has ever had success.