Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs...
by fleetingmoments on Thursday September 21, 2017 @10:07AM
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|By far the most ravaging drug in the world is alcohol
Ever considered that this has something to do with it being the most accessible and normalised?
If you could pick up crack at your corner store, if it was advertised everywhere, if crack brands sponsored large sporting events and people commonly went for a puff after work, do you really think it won't be the most ravaging drug in the world, and exponentially worse than alcohol?
Re:Top medical experts say we should decriminalize all drugs...
by BatFastard on Thursday September 21, 2017 @03:42PM
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Portugal legalized all drugs years ago, and addiction rates have gone down.
The reason drugs cost so much is because they are illegal, not because they cost a lot to produce or distribute. So we make the drug dealers rich, or we put them in prison, and this has a corrupting effect on police, border patrol, and who knows how many other organizations.
Plus we spend a ton of money, lives, and energy fighting something in a obviously losing fight. Isn't it better to educate, and help people with addictions? Or do you support the prison industry ;-)