Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs...
by vidarh on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @04:32AM
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The most recent crisis is due to overprescription, yes, but that didn't mean that e.g. heroin wasn't a problem before.
> So you say, well in that case someone will make them dirty and available for a price. Punish the illegal seller and prosecute all suppliers who knowingly sold to someone not registered. Prosecute any and all corruption related to making and distributing the product illegally.
Which is exactly what we know from experience has never worked. Why do you think you could make it work?
The outcome is to drive up prices until it becomes sufficiently profitable for sufficiently brutal syndicates to take on production and distribution.
How do you think we ended up with the amount of death and misery the drugs trade causes in the first place?
> So you say, well in that case someone will make them dirty and available for a price. Punish the illegal seller and prosecute all suppliers who knowingly sold to someone not registered. Prosecute any and all corruption related to making and distributing the product illegally.
Which is exactly what we know from experience has never worked. Why do you think you could make it work?
The outcome is to drive up prices until it becomes sufficiently profitable for sufficiently brutal syndicates to take on production and distribution.
How do you think we ended up with the amount of death and misery the drugs trade causes in the first place?