To me it reads like the author forgot there were depressants and stimulants that are not controlled. But I wouldn’t take that as a sign that the sentence only applies to the subset of controlled depressants or stimulants.
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Shapillon@lemmy.world 5 months agoAre you sure about this? My English may be a bit rusty but doesn’t the “or any other controlled substance” imply that only controlled depressants count?
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 5 months ago
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant…
Alcohol being a depressant, it could be argued that “or addicted to any depressant” would be the more applicable part of the question, controlled or not.
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 5 months ago
So then gun owners can’t drink coffee?
ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 months ago
Right? Another example of why I hate this stupid question lol
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I mean, alcohol is controlled, otherwise there wouldn’t be a legal drinking age, or consequences for driving drunk, one might argue.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
One might, but that’s not the definition of controlled substance in this context.
healthline.com/…/what-is-a-controlled-substance
SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
I know, I was making a devil’s advocate argument.
octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 5 months ago
Sorry, I’m too literal sometimes.