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Re:Cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia Dies at 35 by enneff on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:35AM (#18698554)
Decriminalisation or legalization would mean no fentanyl in the heroin supply and therefore many fewer unnecessary deaths.
Re:Cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia Dies at 35 by WalterLuigi on Monday December 17, 2018 @12:48PM (#18700581)
Not just decriminaliation/legalization. Would also need a pretty decent amount of regulation to ensure dealers aren't serving impure products. Cutting with fentanyl is done as a cost saving technique. Due to it's potency at low doses, dealers can get away with selling less product for the same cost since users will get just as high.
Re:Cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia Dies at 35 by enneff on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:14PM (#18703502)
For sure. My definition of legalisation also includes policing people who sell one thing and call it something else. Just like with regular goods.
Re:Cofounder of Vine and HQ Trivia Dies at 35 by johnisgood on Monday December 17, 2018 @07:53AM (#18698638)
Yeah, I am all up for decriminalization/legalization. My issue lies with people who has not given up on prohibition after it repeatedly has been proven to be a failure. :)