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QuirkyLetter3215 t1_iu36z7u wrote

Reply to comment by rateddurr in First Arrest and Charges by the New England Prescription Opioid Strike Force by DrMcMeow

Decriminalise and then what?

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rateddurr t1_iu377eq wrote

Put all the money from enforcement to public rehab.

Hardly an unbiased source but check out

https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2020/march/20200303_drugs#:~:text=Czechia%2C%20the%20Netherlands%2C%20Portugal%20and,in%20those%20countries%20are%20low

All criminilzing drugs has done is make criminals.

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QuirkyLetter3215 t1_iu37dav wrote

Mandated rehab instead of jail time I agree with. What about dealers?

Too often people equate “decriminalisation” with “I can do whatever I want”

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rateddurr t1_iu37jpm wrote

Dealers are made by criminalization. Money to be had in the black market. Bring it into the light where there's few places to hide.

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