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> If and when we end the drug war there will be more junkies, more crack whores, more people who sit around staring at the wall instead of working and raising f
by wmeredith 10y ago
> If and when we end the drug war there will be more junkies, more crack whores, more people who sit around staring at the wall instead of working and raising families, more people in the ERs from overdoses and drug-fueled mental breakdowns.
You're dead wrong. And unless you intend malice you need to stop spreading this BS. Portugal legalized ALL drugs and a decade later they saw abuse fall by 50%. Source: http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminal...
- dcacaac 10y agoI agree with you, but just to be clear, Portugal decriminalized all drugs.
- rayiner 10y agoYou're spreading BS too. Portugal did not legalize all drugs. They decriminalized personal use. But trafficking drugs is still illegal. But almost all U.S. DEA prosecution is over trafficking, not possession. So decriminalization wouldn't get rid of it.
- gozur88 10y agoNo, I'm not wrong, and you can stop spreading this sort of nonsense any time. Do you honestly think Drugs are illegal in every country in the world because people other than you are stupid?
- llamataboot 10y agoPlease provide your sources.
- gozur88 10y agoPlease provide yours.
- teslabox 10y agoJohann Hari wrote an excellent book [1] about how the bad plants came to be demonized and persecuted. Yes, Cocaine and heroin cause problems for people, but does that justify turning addicts' supply chains over to organized crime? Would it not be better to make sure that people who've decided to use the bad plants at least get what they're paying for? [1] http://www.chasingthescream.com/ http://www.chasingthescream.com/
- rosser 10y agoPortugal. When they decriminalized all drugs of abuse, they saw an initial, mild spike in usage rates, and now consistently see far lower rates of drug abuse, for all drugs than pretty much every other country.
- gozur88 10y agoNo, not Portugal. In case you missed Rayiner's comment above - they still arrest dealers in Portugal.
- rosser 10y agoThis is called "moving the goalpost". First you're talking about "junkies" and "crack whores", and when you get shot down on that, you move to talking about dealers. Pick a position, and argue it; when you're proven wrong, accept it and learn.
- gozur88 10y agoMaybe I should just declare victory and start trying to divide the spoils like you're fond of doing? The point under discussion is the abolition of the DEA, meaning legalization of drugs. The DEA doesn't spend a lot of time running down drug users - this is about dealers. Don't assume other people are moving goalposts because you didn't understand where they were to start with.
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- DanBC 10y agoThey also provide plenty of support for drug users. I'm not sure the same would be true in the US, seeing the piss-poor state of mental health treatment in the US.
- rosser 10y ago