In the last week or so, in a referendum in Switzerland, Swiss voters approved a law making heroin legal. At the same time, voters declined to make marijuana legal. I'm no expert in this area, but legalizing heroin, an extremely addictive and dangerous drug, while keeping cannabis illegal is like condoning the use of arsenic while making caffeine illegal. I believe the rationale for making heroin legal was to cut down on illicit drug-ralated crime, but if people can shoot-up or whatever they do with heroin, not only the users will risk death, but if a user gets behind the wheel many of those who voted for this absurd law will likewise be at risk. As for marijuana, if alcohol, which can kill, destroy lives and can and does cause many problems is legal; and if tobacco, which kills hundreds of thousands per year and ruins the health of users and second-hand bystanders, why isn't pot legal, here and abroad?
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