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Although I really like the idea that $100k of my tax dollars are not going to be spent housing and prosecuting someone for having $20 of crack or meth or whatev
by hourislate 6y ago
Although I really like the idea that $100k of my tax dollars are not going to be spent housing and prosecuting someone for having $20 of crack or meth or whatever. My worry is this will attract an influx of people with addiction problems and a list of unintended consequences that could come with legalizing all drugs. I remember reading/hearing(NPR maybe), that when Florida took a harder stance against Doctors prescribing Oxycontin making it more difficult for people to acquire and abuse, there was an exodus of people to states that had more relaxed laws. These folks basically moved to a different state where they could support their addiction.
People don't become addicts because it's fun, something typically leads them down that road and perhaps the best strategy is to help them with their mental health issues and heavily prosecute the enablers/dealers/suppliers whether it's some guy down the street or a country like China.
- TwoBit 6y agoWell this may be a good test of your theory. I'd rather try a theory than speculate forever.
- megaman821 6y agoI don't think this changes much for addicts directly. Just because possession is legal doesn't mean public intoxication or driving under the influence laws are void. The law will still have a way to deal with the worst offenders, without ruining the life of some college-age party-goer. I agree there are great secondary effects of having more drugs available, and hope Oregon invests the necessary resources to curb illegal distribution of drugs.
- ngold 6y agoSuck it up and stop being a coward. If we don't break the mold no one else will. We already get everyones homeless. Nothing will change except us saving money.
- SippinLean 6y ago> when Florida took a harder stance against Doctors prescribing Oxycontin making it more difficult for people to acquire and abuse, there was an exodus of people to states that had more relaxed laws Is there a source for this? Florida was a MAJOR supplier of Oxycontin for other states near and far until the crackdown in 2011. Prescription monitoring reduced pill smuggling to other states. Addicts didn't move to other states, they moved to another drug--heroin. Heroin is covered by the new Oregon legislation. https://heroin.palmbeachpost.com/florida-cuts-off-oxycodone-death-devastation-follow/ https://heroin.palmbeachpost.com/florida-cuts-off-oxycodone-...
- Falling3 6y agoYour argument hinges on the conflation of decriminalization and legalization. We approved the former, not the latter and that absolutely makes a difference.