It is true that some drugs are very dangerous and can ruin people’s lives. One of the most dangerous ones is alcohol, which is legal. One of the least dangerous ones is cannabis, which is still illegal in most places and at a federal level in the USA.
So maybe (just maybe) this is not about protecting people at all and never was?
There barely is a punishment for selling alcohol to minors. It isn’t even a crime. You might just get your license revoked and pay a little fee. At least that how it is in Germany.
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Mandatory minimums can make even minor possession carry a long sentence. It’s not just dealers.
You say that as if an couple years in prison doesn’t have permanent effects.
It is true that some drugs are very dangerous and can ruin people’s lives. One of the most dangerous ones is alcohol, which is legal. One of the least dangerous ones is cannabis, which is still illegal in most places and at a federal level in the USA.
So maybe (just maybe) this is not about protecting people at all and never was?
Are all merchants who sell alcohol bastards?
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There’s strict punishment anywhere for the sale of alcohol to a minor?
There barely is a punishment for selling alcohol to minors. It isn’t even a crime. You might just get your license revoked and pay a little fee. At least that how it is in Germany.