Here's one comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24704986 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24704986 The writer claims the decriminalization was for

Here's one comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24704986 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24704986 The writer claims the decriminalization was forced by a heroin epidemic, and it coincided with an economic downturn. So, my statement that it caused areas with drug use to decline is most likely false, as the decline is better attributed to the economic downturn.