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The question is, what is the alternative? Currently the alternative is that we throw people (predominantly minorities) in prison for drug use. If the options ar
by pilom 10y ago
The question is, what is the alternative? Currently the alternative is that we throw people (predominantly minorities) in prison for drug use. If the options are 1) a handful of people choose to use it habitually and they get memory issues or 2) we as society lock up (and then pay upkeep on) huge numbers of non-violent people, I'll take option 1 any day of the week.
- Cpoll 10y agoDecriminalization is an option which fixes 2) but doesn't entail condoning usage (which I imagine a lot of people are worried about).
- pilom 10y agoI don't understand how decriminalization is a long term option. We're saying, it's ok for you to do this, but anyone who provides the service for you is breaking the law (not to mention if you try to service yourself by growing, that's also illegal). It just pushes the drug war up a level to the producers. The costs of the drug war would still exist and the funds wouldn't get put towards rehab programs or schools like they do where it is legalized.
- hx87 10y agoDecriminalization still leaves a legal gray area, which given how racist and power-trippy local law enforcement tends to be does not sit well with me.