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Re:SF's crime debate turns nasty by tomjen3 on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @10:31AM (#27761539)
We can solve that overnight by legalizing the selling of drugs to adults. Require a (free) registration to be able to buy, prohibit the selling to minors, require that all shops selling it have pamphlets with addiction guidance and pom, no more drug dealers, no more selling to kids.

Also way less crime.

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Re:SF's crime debate turns nasty by ryathal on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:10PM (#27764094)
Legalizing drugs at best reduces the black market/removes some of the danger. There are still plenty of black market weed dealers in states with legal recreational use. For that matter, there are still people selling cigarettes in a black market, Eric Garner was killed for doing this.
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Re:SF's crime debate turns nasty by AnimalMuppet on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @02:18PM (#27764174)
People sell to adults when it's illegal. If you make adults legal and minors illegal, why do you assume that nobody will sell to minors?
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