Cream Gravy?
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So people shouldn't go to jail over drug use, but they also don't deserve pure, regulated drugs that keep them from accidentally harming themselves?
why the former and not the latter?
alasdair
Because I believe we need to focus on treating addiction, instead of making it easier for people to get hooked
ok, but how does decriminalizing a drug (or drugs) help here where legalizing does not (in this specific regard)?Because I believe we need to focus on treating addiction, instead of making it easier for people to get hooked
what is the practical, net effect difference between decriminalizing drugs and legalizing them?
alasdair
I like that in theory. However, so much of the harm from drugs comes from the black market. Selling drugs would still be illegal if they're decriminalized which means the cartels and people getting locked up for providing a service that is necessary if drugs are to be used will still happen. IMO that's unacceptable. And look at what the black market has done with opiates. We NEED regulation because left to their own devices, people are putting fentanyl in heroin, pills, even cocaine. It's fucked. I've lost 3 friends in the past year to fentanyl and even more acquaintances.
With taxation, there is also the state tax dollars it brings in (look at Colorado, their infrastructure is beautiful these days and that benefits everyone).
Keep the government out of the drug business
Decriminalize, don't legalize shit
Support your local free market
It's 2018. Your grandmother would have a face to face convo about legal weed with you.few people i would prefer to have this conversation with face to face
point blank: it isn't practical in today's "world" to legalize it. if it's not broke don't fix it.