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Decriminalization is a half-measure that's doomed to fail. The drugs are still the same impure crap that they were before decriminalization, leading to the same
by standardUser 3y ago
Decriminalization is a half-measure that's doomed to fail. The drugs are still the same impure crap that they were before decriminalization, leading to the same overdoses and deaths. And the people selling the drugs are the same violent criminal groups that were selling them before decriminalization, except now they are de facto endorsed by the government (where else are people suppose to buy the drugs they are now allowed to legally posses?). The only difference is that drug use becomes more public, to the benefit of absolutely nobody.
- presentation 3y agoI’m inclined to think that even if every drug on the street were pure, the problem would remain.
- standardUser 3y agoOverdose deaths would decline dramatically. I think those saved lives are enough justification to give it a try, particularly given the ongoing failure of every other approach.