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Prohibition works great in Singapore.

• eru 2y ago
  It's still quite possible to get drugs here, but they tend to be more expensive. From a completely practical point of view, keeping poor people off drugs (and making rich people think twice) prevents most of the harm.
  • rangestransform 2y ago
    I wish the west was more open to elitist policy
    • eru 2y ago
      Well, I'm just describing the practical effects of the drug policy in Singapore. It's very similar in the West: poor people get busted for doing drugs much more than rich people do. Yes, I sometimes think policies could be made more efficiently, if they were to openly acknowledge the loopholes that exist for rich enough people, and just turn them into a saner official policies, instead of 'open-secret' accidents. Singapore has a good example for gambling: foreigners can just enter our casinos, but locals have to pay something like 200 dollars to enter. Just so that you are under no illusions that you could come out ahead on net by going to the casino. In theory, they could open 'opium dens' where you pay 200 dollars to enter, and then you can do your drugs there (all regulated and taxed and under supervision).