By decriminalizing at a minimum we can get people out of the shadows of crime and maybe into treatment, instead we pay for them to rot in prison because drugs are bad.
Very few countries treat small-time dealers as victims of their vices. I agree that more drugs is bad, but the “war on drugs” didn’t work anywhere. Time to try another approach.
There’s your problem, you say drug abuse like most of these people are doing it to spite you. Congratulations on living a life without addiction or having addicts in your family. The reality is much less clear than your fickle black and white perspective.
By decriminalizing at a minimum we can get people out of the shadows of crime and maybe into treatment, instead we pay for them to rot in prison because drugs are bad.
Then what if they were just kept illegal, dealers get harsh sentences and consumers get treatment?
Because under current laws, consumers that intend to distribute to support the habit, are treated as if they’re producers.
Current laws where? America is not everywhere
Very few countries treat small-time dealers as victims of their vices. I agree that more drugs is bad, but the “war on drugs” didn’t work anywhere. Time to try another approach.
Small-time dealers are dealers after all. They’re not victims, they’re just fuel for this vicious cycle that is drug abuse
There’s your problem, you say drug abuse like most of these people are doing it to spite you. Congratulations on living a life without addiction or having addicts in your family. The reality is much less clear than your fickle black and white perspective.
Not a valid excuse to do drugs