Regulation Is Not Promotion

We regulate dangerous things not because we want to promote them – but because control protects better than prohibition.

🍺 Alcohol 💊 Medications ⚖️ Regulated Model
Age Limit ✓✓
Quality Control ✓✓
Advertising Ban ✓✓
Mandatory Consultation ✓✓
Medical Monitoring ✓✓

✓✓ = Stricter control than alcohol

The Five Pillars of Regulation

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Kontroll tal-Kwalità

Sustanzi ttestjati fil-laboratorju b'purità u dożaġġ magħrufa. Mingħajr adulteranti, mingħajr taħlitiet ta' addittivi mhux magħrufa. Bħal mediċini: standards li jsalvaw il-ħajjiet.

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Appoġġ Mediku

Konsulenza obbligatorja għall-ewwel użu. Kontrolli tas-saħħa regolari. Valutazzjoni tar-riskju u intervent bikri. Speċjalisti mħarrġa minflok bejgħ anonimu fit-triq.

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Limiti tal-Età u Kontroll tal-Aċċess

Verifika stretta tal-età, limiti tal-kwantità, perjodi ta' stennija. Aktar kontroll mill-bejgħ attwali tal-alkoħol – mhux anqas.

Finanzjament tal-Prevenzjoni

Id-dħul mit-taxxa jmur għall-prevenzjoni, l-edukazzjoni u t-terapija. Programmi tal-iskola, appoġġ komunitarju, riċerka. Il-flus jaħdmu għas-soċjetà, mhux għall-kartelli.

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Privatezza bħala Bażi

M'hemmx reġistru ċentrali tal-konsumaturi. M'hemmx qsim tad-data mal-pulizija jew ma' min iħaddem. Kunfidenzjalità medika. Il-fiduċja tiġi mill-protezzjoni, mhux mis-sorveljanza.

Privacy: Trust Through Protection

A regulated system only works if people trust it. Trust comes from protection, not surveillance.

❌ What Does NOT Happen

  • No central consumer registry
  • No data sharing with police
  • No employer access
  • No driver's license linking

✅ What IS Guaranteed

  • Medical confidentiality
  • Independent oversight
  • Purpose-limited health data
  • Anonymous statistics

Common Concerns

! Doesn't this normalize drug use?

Use is already normalized: Over 80 million Europeans have used illegal drugs. What's not normal: that they die because no one knows what's in it. Regulation adds safety, not acceptance.

International Examples

Regulation is not theory – it's practiced worldwide. See the results.

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