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I\u2019m a libertarian-inclined conservative, so I\u2019m generally sympathetic toward\u00a0movements to legalize and deregulate. \u00a0I think that human beings ought to be able to make their own choices. \u00a0An ambiguity enters into drug matters for me, though, because the drugs in question often detract from, or altogether eliminate, the human capacity to make rational choices. \u00a0And, by reason of effects transmitted through pregnancy, accidents caused by impaired driving, and so forth, drug consumption isn\u2019t necessarily a victimless activity, apart from the user himself or herself.<\/p>\n
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So, in my view, caution and a serious debate are required on this matter.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 \u00a0 You may be aware that Utah has been experiencing controversy of late on the matter of the legal status of marijuana \u2014 and particularly so since the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints took a public stand regarding one of two relevant bills being considered by the state legislature. \u00a0 For various […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1019,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n
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