Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surged in traffic

Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by Saline9515 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:05AM (#46478201)

There is a difference between "0 tolerance", which affects mainly users, and "no entry", which prevents the product to reach your border.

In the case of Sweden, it is mainly a symptom of non-european immigration, using their criminal networks to import the product. Netherland is dominated by Moroccan mafia, France by the Algerian mafia, and so on. Remigrating them would likely solve a big part of the problem.

> controlled selling

Yes, that's already the case in most countries: I can get opioids such as morphine in the case of surgical operation. Many ADHD teens get derivatives of amphetamines. No one is against this.

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Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by rich_sasha on Saturday January 03, 2026 @11:38AM (#46478615)

OTBE, if you reduce supply, prices tend to increase. So although you're getting less of the stuff in, you're equally incentivised as a criminal.

OTOH, if demand drops, that's real money out of traffickers pockets. They sell less, and at lower prices.

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Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by Saline9515 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @12:30PM (#46479250)

If you reduce supply, less product is consumed by society, which is the intended effect.

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Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by embedding-shape on Saturday January 03, 2026 @01:52PM (#46480150)

You have to think as a person who does drugs though. You want to get high, and product A is not available, what do you do?

You're not solving any problems, you're moving them around. What's the point?

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Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by Saline9515 on Saturday January 03, 2026 @03:08PM (#46481010)

They will consume less product A as a result. If product A is highly destructive/addictive (e.g, crack), it's a win.

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Re:Late night pizzeria nearby The Pentagon has suddenly surg... by mrWiz on Saturday January 03, 2026 @05:25PM (#46482355)

In practice they tend to substitute A with B, and B is often times even more destructive (black market fentanyl rather than medical opioids, or just inhalants).

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