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Singapore then. They're still hanging people for possession...

• eru 9y ago
  The 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 ago
    Possession 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 ago
      Yes. 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 ago
  Singapore has also upheld imprisoning people for homosexual acts in recent years. It is not a society that tolerates behaviour outside the mainstream.