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Here's the thing. alcohol and illegal drugs are mind altering substances. That means that when under the influence you don't make the best decisions.
I have had two DWIs. The second one I was minding my own business drinking beer at home and getting royally drunk. Next thing I knew I was in my truck on the side of the road with a sheriff's flashlight shining in my face. I don't remember leaving the house. I had blacked out.
Was I of the mind to make a conscious decision to drive? Would I have been if I hadn't been drinking?
Luckily I didn't have a wreck and hurt or kill anyone but In that state I wouldn't have known it if I did.
That was in 1993. I no longer drink to any great extent. Two beers is my limit and I won't drive after I open the first one.
Drugs are much more powerful than alcohol. It takes less of them to reach that point.
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People sometimes make bad decisions. You can't outlaw bad decisions and call yourself a free society.
Safety or freedom. Pick one.
Trick question. You can't have safety.