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[CMV] I believe that alcohol causes more problems then its worth and should be banned.

There are studies which show that in limited uses alcohol can be good for you so maybe an outright ban is not ideal. Perhaps the government could instead introduce some sort of measure so that people could only purchase their drinks in limited quantity.

But alcohol in general just seems to cause so many problems because of the fact that it makes you lose your fears and gives you false confidence. You get bar fights, random street attacks, drunk driving, etc. It can even ruin marriages as some people just can't control their intake. 

I was raised without ever being introduced to alcohol directly and am thankful for this. But today I was walking through a shop and noticed how colorful and enticing alcoholic drinks look and was like damn I want a piece of that. But since I've never tried it, I'm a bit reserved because I fear that I may like it too much and not be able to control myself.

Edit: Some measures to deter alcohol usage could be: 
- Increase prices
- Treat it like cigarettes with deterrent adverts and pictures on bottles.

What are your views?
gpt
This was tried in the United States, in the 1920s, and it was a massive failure.

(a) it turns out that laws which are not respected are extremely difficult to enforce. Look, for example, to speeding laws, which are widely flouted and enforced almost randomly; or to laws against possession of marijuana, which are also widely flouted and enforced somewhat randomly. Without *strong social support* for something being illegal, there's no social pressure from friends and family to conform.

(b) it's very difficult to suppress a trade in something that people want. some market will develop to provide for it as long as people are willing to pay for it. Back in the 1920s, smuggling of alcohol, both across the border from Canada and into the country from outside the maritime exclusion zone, was rampant.

(c) in order to suppress the trade in alcohol, you'd end up having to imprison casual users in order to deter use. that would lead to lots of people who are otherwise productive members of society becoming economic drains on society.

(d) many people are able to use alcohol responsibly, without fighting, driving drunk, attacking people randomly, or ruining their marriage. why should they be prevented from enjoying what they perceive as positive effects? worse, why should they be *punished* for enjoying those effects?