Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by allana on Friday August 23, 2019 @01:17PM
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Washington State is one of the heaviest users of legal marijuana: https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nation-and-world/sewage-t...
I doubt we will ever reach Portugal's low levels of use, but people can lead happy & productive lives while having chemical dependencies.
The UK's war on drugs and party culture surrounding ket and others is kinda sad to watch :c
Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by proverbialbunny on Friday August 23, 2019 @04:41PM
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Portugal's use spiked up in the same way for a few years before ramping down. Most places who legalize experience the same sort of spike then a reduction.
Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by SlowRobotAhead on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:28PM
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Is it the same thing?
The article is about just not enforcing the law. Portugal changed their laws.
Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs
by sprafa on Saturday August 24, 2019 @08:00AM
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Well my impressions is that they de facto trying to adjust while keeping de jure the same situation. I did not read the whole article however, just skimmed it as fast as I could.
Portugal has a lot of bad things to it, but having no war on drugs has made it into one of the most peaceful countries on earth. And marijuana usage is pretty low, Last I checked. Why? Probably because it’s not a special thing.
I’ve always pondered why they only did it there, and I’ve been routinely disappointed to move to the Uk and understand how horrible the drug problem is here. People take ketamine and OD in toilets here.