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I still see people parroting these narratives about stuff like weed even after it has been legalized. Some people are too far down the propaganda rabbit hole.
just conversely, I think people were a bit too convinced that weed is totally harmless for a while there. i think in more recent years there's been some healthy pushback on that and people understand the science a bit better. obviously it should still be legal.
I'd argue those people were necessary, what with how public opinion works.
If we're in a tug of war and you're pulling with 10 pounds of force, I can't beat you with 2 pounds of force. In context, you won't beat "ITLL MAKE YOU GO BLIND AND KILL YOU" with "heeey, like, jot always, maaaannnnn."
As always, reality is somewhere in the middle, but we wouldn't have had the progress we did without the other extreme being loud and out there.