The choice is not between drugs and no drugs, but between illegal drugs and legal drugs. Until the 1920s drugs were legal, why not now? Lots of people are on drugs anyway - it is called medication.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Hockney argues that drug policy should distinguish between illegal and legal drugs, noting medication is also a drug.
- In plain terms
- The real choice is between legal and illegal drugs, not using them at all.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Should all drugs be legal?
- What is the difference between legal and illegal drugs?
Another view
Medication is not always identical to recreational drug use.
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