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I'm curious what metrics we should track to determine if this is good or not.

• ogre_codes 6y ago
  Does drug use increase? Does crime increase? What impact does it have on the prison population and public health?
  • treeman79 6y ago
    What happens with kids? I adopted a teen who was in the system for 10 years because parents were constantly stoned. Police had to bring kids home from school many times because The bio parents were so out of it.
    • ogre_codes 6y ago
      I'm not sure putting the parents in prison would fix that or change it much in any way. If parents are stone/ drunk so regularly they shouldn't parent, it's child neglect/ abuse regardless of whether the drugs are legal.
      • munk-a 6y ago
        I think the real solution here is to better empower potential parents to have more freedom to make the choice of whether to become parents or not. If someone doesn't want to become a parent then I think it's a good idea to remove any obstacles between them and avoiding being a parent. Too often that choice is forced on folks and the major impact that has on your life can leave people resentful and angry which just isn't a good place to start being a parent from.
• betenoire 6y ago
  The experiment doesn't have to be on people, it can be on budgets and resources. Tracking whether or not or how many people get help vs punished might be a place to start