The only reason Oregon would give up its criminal drug revenue that in turn lines the pockets of the prison system is if they have a new "group" selected to occupy those prisons and fines...
As long as breaking laws where there are victims are still enforced. You shouldn't let a meth addict skip jail after they wrong someone. The biggest problem then becomes that "rehab" is simply a place where people who have no interest in cleaning up can get substitute drugs and new drug contacts at a very high monetary cost.
Rehabs need to divide people who actually want to become clean, and then isolate those people in something like a camp or commune for long periods. Most states have no great programs outside of detox and group houses.
As long as breaking laws where there are victims are still enforced. You shouldn't let a meth addict skip jail after they wrong someone.
That's a really good point. If someone smokes meth and then steals a car, the crime was stealing the car. If someone shoots heroin in their parent's basement, no crime is committed.
It worked in Spain
Portugal decriminalized drugs some years ago and has had success https://wearechange.org/portugals-success-story-decriminalizing-all-drugs/
Switzerland provides maintenance doses to addicts as long as they don't get arrested https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.6b15
Why can't you just legalize without clogging up rehab with people who don't want to quit?
I have no problems with this as long as they get the druggies to pay for it one way or another. I'm so sick of social programs where the perpetrators get a free ride and the victims and tax payers are the one to pay.
From what I read they are gonna pay for it with a chunk out of the tax they put on marijuana.
$100 dollars or rehab. Not really any teeth in that bill.
you get more repeat offenders that way because they conspire better while being 'corrected' and of course it isnt as bad as jail. when welfare isnt given out drug sellers stand out easier. when mental health hysteria is removed it also makes it easier. yes blacks sell drugs like its apart of their culture. its one of the two careers that can take a person to hell according to the Buddha. the other career/job is being an actor. e, addicts are sellers but not all sellers are addicts.
This will totally not have unintended negative consequences
If you thought oregon was on fire last summer...just wait.
Awesome. I hope more follow.
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