Magic Mushrooms Are Decriminalized in DC as of Today
I won't pretend to be an expert in the matter and, therefore, I won't share any opinion whether magic mushrooms should be legal or not.<p>What bothers me is the way people argue about such problems.<p>The common argument goes like this:<p>---<p>1) alcohol is as bad (worse than?) as X<p>2) alcohol is legal<p>therefore per analogiam:<p>3) X should be legal.<p>---<p>I'm fine with this reasoning, but one could also reverse the argument:<p>---<p>1') X is bad as alcohol<p>2') X is illegal<p>therefore per analogiam:<p>3') alcohol should be illegal.<p>---<p>Both stances are consistent and depend on other views. I believe the discussion should rather focus on the role of the law in the public life. Maybe "everything should be legal", but with some age clauses / agreement of a medical doctor? Maybe the law should be replaced with other measures?<p>What really saddens me though is when people advertise recreational use of possibly dangerous substances. It applies to all kinds of recreational drugs. There always will be person claiming that X solves problems/takes your conscience to next level/cure COVID/whatever. In case somebody attacks their stance, saying there is no valid research on the topic (but rather other way around), they will tell you of a conspiracy in the research community/government funding/whatever. Even if there is such a conspiracy, it doesn't validate the argument.<p>Please don't advice people to take drugs (or drink alcohol BTW), even if they work for you.