On 4/18/2014 7:13 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
What society thinks has nothing to do with it, because weak correlation-based scientific
evidence is used selectively to create laws that were desired a priori by some interest
group.
That implies some nefarious motive and corrupt use of data known to be wrong. In fact
there was no nefarious 'interest group' that wanted to ban marijuana or to ban alcohol or
to ban heroin. All these bans were initiated by people who believed in the ill effects of
these substances for individuals and for society. In many cases they had personal
experience. That the bans may have given rise to criminal activities to circumvent them,
isn't to the point of their origin.
Brent
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