Do You Believe We Should Decriminalize All Drug Use the Way Portugal Does?
Question by No Chance Without Thor: Do you believe we should decriminalize all drug use the way Portugal does?
Portugal decriminalized all drug use and they have now effectively cut all drug addiction in half and no longer sends drug users to prison. Instead, drug abuse is treated like the health problem that it actually is.
I wish America would do this, but we have too many cartel lobbyists to make sure we don’t do something that makes sense.
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Answer by pdooma
Sure.
But you realize we can’t do that in the US because we have to protect everyone from themselves.
Answer by Jimmy
you mean that economic titan Portugal?..that source of all that matters in the entire world Portugal?…why would you advocate following the example of a basket case like PORTUGAL?!
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6 Responses to Do You Believe We Should Decriminalize All Drug Use the Way Portugal Does?
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Sure , and Portugal is such a rich country. Think for a minute. decriminalized drugs and addiction is cut in half. Really, how did you hatch that one?
All? No. But I do think that we need to stop targeting pot smokers as it is non-productive and costs too much for too little return. One in six criminals in our prison system are there for pot related charges. Not to mention the fact that pot smokers are probably the least violent people out there. We need to treat pot the same way we do alcohol.
Yes, but it won’t happen.
Yes .
Yes, because the drug war is a total failure just like Prohibition. The many years of the Drug War have not made a dent in the amount of drug use.
It’s expensive, profitable to the dealers and their political allies also those who profit by drugs like the police, the military, the weapons industry, The Criminal Injustice system, Big Pharma, the Medical Lobby, and the Drug Treatment industry. Decriminalization would ameliorate the amount of crime that is necessary to obtain drugs, and the government could even collect taxes on the dispensaries
In addition Heroin, Marijuana,LSD have contributed to both Medical and Psychiatric treatment. The production of hemp, which is now illegal would also contribute to a more effective economy
Hope this helps
Former Director of Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Drug Policy Foundation NORML
Oh Hell NOOOOO! Last thing I need is a bunch of stoners happy for being complete dumbasses. What we need to do is shock drug addicts. Start implementing death penalties and hard work for drug users.