There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing on Ecstasy

Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by deafpolygon on Saturday January 14, 2023 @05:39AM (#34379134)

It's rarely a crime to use drugs. It's a crime to have some in your possession in most cases. You can't prosecute for drug usage.

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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by hericium on Saturday January 14, 2023 @05:41AM (#34379141)

iirc in Sweden you can't have drugs in your bloodstream.

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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by deafpolygon on Saturday January 14, 2023 @11:37AM (#34381556)

"Minor drug related crimes, like own use of illegal drugs, provides only a daily fine but means that the person ends up in the Police records."

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"In 2004, Sweden had 84 people per 100,000 in either prison or remand prison. This is less than the average for the OECD (132 people per 100,000) and much less than the number for the United States (725 per 100,000)."

--- Both taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Sweden - I'd say that whatever they're doing, it seems to be fairly effective.

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Re:There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing ... by hericium on Sunday January 15, 2023 @03:32AM (#34387807)

> I'd say that whatever they're doing, it seems to be fairly effective.

It's a police state with an ongoing alcohol prohibition, tremendous amount of road blocks in the capital and night club bouncers having to have basic police training. Compared to Estonia where there's almost no cops visible, no no-go zones and very little crime - Sweden isn't doing that well.

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