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Originally Posted by stinkubus
I was being more general. America's insane incarcerations rates will not subside until the distribution, possession, and use of almost all the most popular intoxicants is no longer a crime.
For weed and weed only I'm sure the private sector could handle it. For other, more destructive substances I'm not sure the profit motive should come into play, nor should the distributors be permitted to advertise under any circumstances. Pennsylvania's state run liquor stores would be the model.
When I struggled with drinking too much recently, it suddenly occurred to me that allowing advertising of alcohol is completely insane. Why is that a thing, why do we unleash the free market on it? It's not even like it helps smaller players compete in the market, 99% of the alcohol advertising I see is base spirits or awful mass market beer.
IDK what the legal issues are in the US, maybe it's harder to ban ads for First Amendment reasons? Here, advertising for tobacco and pharmaceuticals is completely banned, yet advertising for the most destructive drug on the planet is ubiquitous. It's really weird when you stop to think about it.
Edit: Just advertising prices is fine, I'm OK with that, I'm more talking about ads for brands.