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{{DES | des = Long before libertarians advocated legalizing drugs, liberals advocated legalizing drugs.  The difference is how they would be legalized: libertarians want unregulated drugs, and liberals want drugs regulated from a [[Public Health|public health]] viewpoint by organizations such as the FDA. | show=}}
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{{DES | des = Long before libertarians advocated legalizing drugs, liberals advocated legalizing drugs.  The difference is how they would be legalized: libertarians want unregulated drugs, and liberals want drugs regulated from a [[Public Health Approach]] by organizations such as the FDA. | show=}}
  
 
Libertarians have no answer for the simple problem of selling unlabelled narcotic candy to your children in any store.  While they may tut-tut, they have no way of justifying a regulation against it.  They may claim they will teach their children not to take those drugs, but they will have all the success that parents have always had with tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.  If they are able to determine which soda has cocaine, which sports drinks have speed, which candy has opiates, etc.  Remember, no required labels.
 
Libertarians have no answer for the simple problem of selling unlabelled narcotic candy to your children in any store.  While they may tut-tut, they have no way of justifying a regulation against it.  They may claim they will teach their children not to take those drugs, but they will have all the success that parents have always had with tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.  If they are able to determine which soda has cocaine, which sports drinks have speed, which candy has opiates, etc.  Remember, no required labels.

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