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Geeat idea rely on censorship and greater government control to regulate technology. Do we remember mp3s? Or decss code? Seriously don't expect a technology sit
by jakupovic 4y ago
Geeat idea rely on censorship and greater government control to regulate technology. Do we remember mp3s? Or decss code? Seriously don't expect a technology site to take this side. Just wow
- senttoschool 4y agoGreat idea to rely on government control to regulate drugs. Why not just let everyone smoke crack, cocaine, opium, and eat fentanyl everyday.
- atemerev 4y agoIn Portugal and Switzerland, you can do that (with some restrictions; you need to register as a drug user, only on-site consumption is allowed, and you’ll get psychological and paramedical help). But yes, technically, you can buy pharmaceutical-grade heroine here from the government, not some street weirdo. And you know, it works. No shady drug dealers on the streets (can’t compete with the government), less and less drug consumers each year (because it is totally uncool, and there are people helping you quit). I don’t understand why Swiss/Portuguese model is not adopted everywhere immediately. It works great.
- mamonster 4y agoI do not know about Portugal, but that is absolutely not how it works in Switzerland. >No shady drug dealers on the streets Patently false from my experience, what cities do you have in mind? From my own experience absolutely not the case in Lausanne, Geneva, Montreux, Zürich or Basel. In Lausanne Flon area they will literally line up to offer their wares on Saturday night at around midnight - 1 AM with absolutely no regard for the police. Riponne is even worse hearing from people who still live there. >Less and less drug consumers each year Is that like for hard drugs only or in general? Might be true for heroin/crack, absolutely not true if you include weed. In cities like Lausanne the amount of times you smell weed on the streets has gone up massively in the last 10 years.
- atemerev 4y agoGeneva: Quai 9, https://www.premiereligne.ch/ https://www.premiereligne.ch/ (haven’t seen a drug dealer in the wild here for about 8 years already). I have heard that something like this works in Zurich, too. Re: weed, it is still technically illegal here, but fully decriminalized, and nobody pays any attention if someone smokes it. I think it is a good thing, even though I don’t do it myself.