>any unit but individual having rights

>the unit does when it's a collection of individuals with some institutional position, not when the unit it based on sex or race or class.

If you want me to be specific, then the people who create, interpret and enforce the law collectively have the right to ban the consumption of some substances. But they ought not.

Isn't the point of a government that the citizens agree to give up some of their rights and in return the gov protects us and etc?

In a very misconstrued way, yes.
Rights infringed upon by government should be minimal.

Quote from: Endork on October 21, 2015, 09:08:49 AM

Isn't the point of a government that the citizens agree to give up some of their rights and in return the gov protects us and etc?

In a very misconstrued way, yes.
Rights infringed upon by government should be minimal.

yeah I know, I wasn't completely sure.

Even though alcohol is bad for you, making it illegal would have a massive backlash.

Quote from: Endork on October 21, 2015, 11:07:22 AM

I think weed should be legal, but stuff like heroine and cocaine? Nope. That stuff is too dangerous, it's pretty hard to control your intake since it's addictive.

Do you think suicide should be illegal?

I think it should be legal, I mean, how and why would you charge someone for wanting to kill them self?

I think suicide=/=hard and dangerous drugs

Quote from: Endork on October 21, 2015, 11:13:22 AM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on October 21, 2015, 11:11:30 AM

Quote from: Endork on October 21, 2015, 11:07:22 AM

I think weed should be legal, but stuff like heroine and cocaine? Nope. That stuff is too dangerous, it's pretty hard to control your intake since it's addictive.

Do you think suicide should be illegal?

I think it should be legal, I mean, how and why would you charge someone for wanting to kill them self?

I think suicide=/=hard and dangerous drugs

What's the difference?

Its the responsibility of the person to not be ignorant enough to use those substances. Its not the responsibility of the government to protect one from their own ignorance.

Some people aren't very responsible, and you can't just go and say "oh you're dead from accidentally over dosing, I guess that's what you get for nit being responsible"

I think weed should be legal, but stuff like heroine and cocaine? Nope. That stuff is too dangerous, it's pretty hard to control your intake since it's addictive.

Just because something would become decriminalized doesn't mean that it would increase the availability or ease of access to Heroin. It just means that it would no longer be possible to imprison people for possession.