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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by Gustomaximus on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:09PM (#27671270)
The idea of decriminalisation is the cops don't focus on end users (and the negative effect of this to them) and the resource goes toward organised crime.

I think makes sense for drugs govt won't legalise like Heroin, while they should legalise lower end drugs like pot.

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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by TylerE on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:24PM (#27671385)
The problem with decrim is that it forces users to interact with criminals to get their fix.
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by Gustomaximus on Friday July 02, 2021 @01:36AM (#27708113)
Sure, but they were doing it already and now they have removed the criminal element of it so the situation has improved. While legalising reduces the criminal element, however potentially adds wider social issues. Illegal/decriminalised/legal all have pros/cons.
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by efnx on Monday June 28, 2021 @11:52PM (#27671563)
And the interaction can't be monitored - the user has no guide through dosages besides the person directly benefiting from the sale.
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @12:37AM (#27671819)
Who where they interacting before decriminalization to get their fix?
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by Jcowell on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @06:43AM (#27674069)
I don’t get the point of this question. Obviously criminals? The expectation is that regulated avenues will serve to divert.
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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by PaulDavisThe1st on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @10:16AM (#27676062)
Parent (now GP) said:

> The problem with decrim is that it forces users to interact with criminals to get their fix.

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Re:Mexico's Supreme Court has decriminalised the private use... by cloverich on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @11:22AM (#27677133)
They just left out that context, i.e. decrim doesn't change the fact that you are forced to go through a criminal to obtain them.
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