Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
by rayiner on Saturday November 07, 2020 @11:52AM
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Sweden has harsh drug laws too. So does China. The point is that there are other reasons people favor drug laws, since many homogenous countries have them too.
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Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
by heavyset_go on Saturday November 07, 2020 @12:49PM
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And yet the literal tons of fentanyl and fentanyl derivatives that are swamping black markets in the US and killing thousands are almost exclusively manufactured in China and shipped to the US.
Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
by Der_Einzige on Saturday November 07, 2020 @01:51PM
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I'd take 10 years in a swedish prison over 3 months in a US prison...
Re:Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
by jahaja on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:02PM
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"Harsh" is very relative. I would be very surprised to see anyone caught using drugs for the first time, or even the 3rd time, not just getting a fine unless they're in possession of a larger quantity. The maximum sentence is 3 years, which I would assume would require a substantial criminal record.