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I think it is reasonable to tackle an issue that kills 4,000 people a year in your state. Especially when you can do both. I spent 10 seconds looking up Scott W
by fasthands9 3y ago
I think it is reasonable to tackle an issue that kills 4,000 people a year in your state. Especially when you can do both. I spent 10 seconds looking up Scott Weiner's proposals and looks like he has introduced at least two bills I can find that deal with drug overdoses
https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20220112-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-legislation-legalize-overdose-prevention-programs-%E2%80%94-also-known-safe https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20220112-senator-wiener%E2%8...
https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20220630-senator-wiener%E2%80%99s-safe-consumption-sites-legislation-passes-assembly https://sd11.senate.ca.gov/news/20220630-senator-wiener%E2%8...
That being said I do not believe these speed governance or harm reduction policies are the best bang for your policy buck. I think in both cases they are complicated policies that would not be as necessary if "enforcement of current laws" was allowed in progressive policy debate.
Granted I am not a believer that harm reduction has panned out as people would like, but looks like Scott Weiner has introduced multiple