Portland is latest example of why legalization fails.
There always seems an excuse or reason for failure. Until some city can be successful in legalizing drugs and not end up killing a bunch of people or increasing crime, I can't support it. I don't believe governments have the ability to manage anything well. Feel free to identify any successful transition for legalized drugs.
[QUOTE=Admin2;5973732]What went wrong in Portland was they passed decriminalization without the healthcare system being ready. This is what happens when an entire country decides to treat addiction as a health care issue and not a criminal issue.
[URL]https://transformdrugs.org/blog/drug-decriminalisation-in-portugal-setting-the-record-straight[/URL]
FYI "forced stays in rehab" is just a different kind of jail. Before Harry Anslinger made up all the lies about drugs and got them criminalized so he could get a job people used to be able to walk into a drug store and buy what they wanted, then they went home and took it and went to work the next day. I've been sober forever, availability of drugs doesn't make addicts, lack of community and childhood trauma is what creates addicts.
Before you throw out the next "but I don't want to pay for their drugs" line, for what you are currently spending to jail addicts you could give every junkie in the world all the dope they would ever use plus give them a place to live and still spend less tax payer money. It wouldn't be as satisfying as knowing you were locking those scumbags up but it would be less money.
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Unrestrained capitalism is evil
[QUOTE=PopGarden10;5975119]The issue here is also racism and unrestrained capitalism. The fact this country was built under slavery and prison is the new slavery. They need people to fill up prison cells so allowing drugs and prostitution works against that goal.[/QUOTE]I hear you. When it is legit for the government (through lobbying, campaign contributions, propaganda, money over everything, party before nation) and corporations (monopoly, stealing, underpaying employees. Etc) to practice unrestrained capitalism, why is is not legit for women to sell their bodies and take care of themselves?
Government is the problem, not the solution
[QUOTE=Chunks92;5973189]Eloquently said, here is mine. You ever watch Morgan Freeman in lean on me? You don't have to watch the whole thing, just this brief few second clip attached for this line.
[URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWpAJ4Lcu4Q[/URL]
At the end of the day, they are branded as felons and put in the cages the elite have crafted for them, and no matter how hard they try, they can't make enough money at the jobs they can get as felons so they fall right back into addiction. Representing the cages that Morgan Freeman deserved everyone to be freed from. The difference between addiction and non addiction is all about environment. If people were all living comfortably and not worried about how to pay for necessities, all of this suffering would be non-existent. Here is an article that proves just that. Decriminalize.
[URL]https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/what-does-rat-park-teach-us-about-addiction[/URL]
C92.[/QUOTE]Awesome post. Courts provide remedies, not justice. The remedies serve the court and the justice system (there is no justice system, its a for profit system designed for and by the government). Its a clusterfuck.
Reducing demand for prostitution
[QUOTE=DeskJockey;5976258]. . . why is is not legit for women to sell their bodies and take care of themselves?[/QUOTE]In theory, laws against prostitution are intended to protect public health and welfare (including the suppression of sexually transmitted diseases), protect minors who might otherwise become involved in the sex industry, thwart other associated forms of crime, and curb the incentive to exploit women.
[URL]https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/prostitution-pathways-problems-and-prevention[/URL]
[URL]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1762352/[/URL]