Re:After 50 years of the war on drugs, 'what good is it doin...
by pmoriarty on Thursday June 17, 2021 @04:13PM
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"It’s possible decriminalizing could lead to a huge wave in crimes as people try to pay for their fix."
The only reason that drugs cost enormous amounts of money is that they're illegal.
Once they're legal they could be produced for virtually nothing, and no one would have to turn to crime to afford them.
In an enlightened-enough state, the government could even subsidize drugs for those that couldn't afford them. For therapeutic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA it's probably going to happen before long, though I'm not holding my breath for it happening in the US for cocaine or heroin within my lifetime. But they still don't have to be expensive, once they're legal.
The only reason that drugs cost enormous amounts of money is that they're illegal.
Once they're legal they could be produced for virtually nothing, and no one would have to turn to crime to afford them.
In an enlightened-enough state, the government could even subsidize drugs for those that couldn't afford them. For therapeutic drugs like psilocybin and MDMA it's probably going to happen before long, though I'm not holding my breath for it happening in the US for cocaine or heroin within my lifetime. But they still don't have to be expensive, once they're legal.