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- on Sat Mar 18, 2017 6:37 pm
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- Topic: Forum Rules
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Forum Rules
Because we also have a support forum for people to discuss #DrugAddiction, it's important for us to lay down a set of ground rules, mainly to emphasize the purpose of the Drugs & Substances forum. This is not the same as the support forum for drug addiction -- please click here to be redirected to that forum (or see the rules specific to the drug addiction support forum).
Background:
Omnivoid strives to be a discussion board covering a wide range of topics, and we strongly advocate the exercise of free speech. In addition, we believe the current majority opinion about recreational drugs is due largely in part to the spread of biased misinformation and an alarmingly growing superiority complex instilled in Western society by the treatment of addicts by law enforcement and the opinions of them given by government officials.As Robert Kennedy once said:
"Every society gets the kind of criminal it deserves. What is equally true is that every community gets the kind of law enforcement it insists on."
Essentially, this quote says society creates its own evils which simultaneously creates a need for "salvation" from that specific evil. We demonize drug addicts because we don't understand or remember -- or we've chosen not to remember -- the different states of mind certain drugs induce. Obviously, if a person's drug use directly affects someone else, or has the potential to affect someone else -- driving while intoxicated, or bodily harming another person due to negative side effects of intoxication, for example -- then it does become a societal problem that should be dealt with accordingly and in a manner befitting the crime1.
But if someone's drug use is not directly affecting another person (I'm sorry if it may hurt your feelings, but that doesn't count), is it really justifiable to tell them what they can or cannot put into their bodies? Or is it truly a violation of one's personal rights and privacy?
Rules:
Having said that, here are the rules of engagement specific to the Drug & Substances forum:- Follow the general rules of the forum in addition to the following ones.
- Do not advise drug usage of any kind. You may still, however, discuss your personal experiences with drugs you've experimented with or are actively using.
- This forum respects and supports those current states that have legalized recreational marijuana use. If you live in a state that allows #RecreationalMarijuana use, you may discuss your experiences, past and/or current, as applicable by that state's laws.
- Do not discuss crimes you have committed while under the influence in a tone that implies advocacy.
- To avoid further spread of misinformation, please note discrepancies in different findings reported on the same topic, either in your own posts or someone else's posts. If one reputable site finds that #marijuana is a gateway drug, you should balance those findings out with findings to the contrary from either the same source or a different one that is just as reputable. For example, if an article by [insert 1st reputable website name here] reports that marijuana is a gateway drug but [insert 2nd reputable website name here] reports that there is no evidence of marijuana being a gateway drug, post them both. This is akin to unbiased reporting and will allow readers to make their own determinations based on all the facts.
1 In this case, drug addiction is referred to as a crime to reference current drug laws and arrest procedures, when the fact is drug addiction is officially a health condition. Note that various drug information sites, including anti-drug campaigns, as well as medical information sites such as WebMD and Mayo Clinic refer to drug addiction as either a "disease" or a "disorder."
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