Re:Meth and murder: New kind of drug war makes Tijuana one o...
by hash872 on Saturday February 23, 2019 @05:09PM
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Just saw your response. Not sure if you'll get mine, but-
>Maybe more people might experiment and pick up a habit when it's legal
This x1million, basically. As mentioned in the 'different cultures enjoy getting high to various degrees' point that I was making- Americans show extremely high (ha ha) levels of interest in illegal drug usage. If hard drugs were openly available in retail stores, casual experimentation would absolutely skyrocket. (Especially in depleted Rust Belt cities, rural areas, etc.) There might or might not be a reduction in the number of ODs. But it seems to me there would be a massive increase in the number of new addicts from the extreme ease of experimentation.
Decriminalization is a different story, I'd be more open to outright decrim for small amounts of any hard drug
>Maybe more people might experiment and pick up a habit when it's legal
This x1million, basically. As mentioned in the 'different cultures enjoy getting high to various degrees' point that I was making- Americans show extremely high (ha ha) levels of interest in illegal drug usage. If hard drugs were openly available in retail stores, casual experimentation would absolutely skyrocket. (Especially in depleted Rust Belt cities, rural areas, etc.) There might or might not be a reduction in the number of ODs. But it seems to me there would be a massive increase in the number of new addicts from the extreme ease of experimentation.
Decriminalization is a different story, I'd be more open to outright decrim for small amounts of any hard drug