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According to wikipedia use of drugs are a lesser offense in south korea, so if that is correct it is not highly criminalized. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C
by asabjorn 9y ago
According to wikipedia use of drugs are a lesser offense in south korea, so if that is correct it is not highly criminalized.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Korea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Korea
Supply of drugs has also historically been limited according to the following article that goes over drugs in South Korea at length:
- https://www.koreaexpose.com/drugs-south-korea-a-silent-crisis/ https://www.koreaexpose.com/drugs-south-korea-a-silent-crisi...
- ashconnor 9y agoSingapore then. They're still hanging people for possession...
- eru 9y agoThe death penalty is for dealing, not for users. The quantities listed in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapore#Misuse_of_Drugs_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Singapor... seems higher than what a user would have on them.
- jpatokal 9y agoPossession of large enough a quantity means you're automatically considered a dealer, and we're not talking huge quantities either: 30g (1 oz) of cocaine translates to a mandatory death penalty. This extends to things like having the key to a locker containing drugs.
- eru 9y agoYes. And I wish they would move to a policy of legalise-and-regulate-(-and-tax). But at least they manage to make their prohibition policy actually effective: drugs are hard to get, and not a lot of people are actually behind bars or executed for trading. (Compare with eg the US which incarcerates a lot of people, but the drug trade goes on regardless.)
- whatyoucantsay 9y agoSingapore has also upheld imprisoning people for homosexual acts in recent years. It is not a society that tolerates behaviour outside the mainstream.