What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War on Drugs?

Re:What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War... by msane on Sunday May 18, 2014 @04:06PM (#7764198)

Florida isn't an abstract place, it's located in the southern United States. Contrast it with other states that enforce OxyContin better.

I believe you are confused about enforcement of sale vs use, and the specifics of any policy beyond the buzzword "drug war", which is typical of this debate.

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Re:What If U.S. Cities Just Stopped Participating in the War... by emn13 on Monday May 19, 2014 @02:33PM (#7768986)

Measured how? Overall harm is what we're interested in, not usage and not necessarily crime related to a specific drug.

In any case, I don't want to suggest that the alternative is some kind of anarchic free-for-all - so enforcement wasn't a well chosen word (sorry!). I mean prohibition specifically, not just any kind of regulation.

If anything, I think existing "legal" drugs like nicotine and especially alcohole could use more regulation, not less.

The saying perfect is the enemy of good pretty much sums up my stance here :-) - don't bother aiming for complete abolition despite the fact that that might be a "perfect" solution if achievable.

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