Well, we’ll see. But it’s not like our current way of dealing with drugs is working in this country, no matter how you look at it. But this argument feels like

Well, we’ll see. But it’s not like our current way of dealing with drugs is working in this country, no matter how you look at it. But this argument feels like a lot of pearl-clutching without basis in science. Point to the research, don’t just scare people that drug addicts are going to descend in droves upon neighborhoods and ruin them with crime. Separate point: This new law has generated a lot of memes from people who didn’t bother to read past the headline. But to me, the forgotten element here is that in the United States, drug laws are wielded disproportionately against people of color, who end up in jail at much higher rates for similar offenses as white people. [1] Want to talk about crime? Our current way of doing things creates criminals. It puts people in jail, who can’t afford to get out, who then struggle to repair their lives and get hired in decent jobs. It’s a downward cycle of despair and — I would argue — one of the clearest examples of racial disparity we have. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5614457/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5614457/