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9 or 10, take your pick. Also relevant: 4.

@freepatriot I would say, for first offenses, we should bring back things like caning or a day in the pillory. That way it won't make them lose their job or house due to spending months in jail, but it will still be enough for most people to snap out of it and cut it out. Although for drugs it is a little trickier, since if they are clear addicts, they should probably be locked up in rehab so they get clean. So they would still lose their job or house most likely due to their absence. Thank you friend.

This is false. They decriminalized use, but not production or sale, which is the side of the market that actually matters if you're trying to properly align incentives. Alcohol and cigarettes aren't not laced with fentanyl out of the benevolence of the brewers and tobacconists, rather because they have reputations in the legal market that enforces quality. This simple market mechanism is removed when you force an industry underground. It is not an accident that neither before nor after, but only during prohibition was there a non trivial chance booze would make you blind.

@greyknight @realcaseyrollins @freepatriot The hitman likes murder being illegal, so he can charge more for his services. That doesn't mean murder should be legal though. We can do what we can to try and stop it even if we won't be 100% effective. I have family in Minneapolis, and they were telling me that there is this one street where you can see people sitting out on sidewalk overdosing basically every day. For any of the hard drugs causing things like this, I would say treat the dealers as murderers and behead them in the town square. Thank you friend.

its a broken system

@freepatriot Does it matter when the result of both policies is the same?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/03/02/oregon-recriminalise-drugs-fentanyl-addiction/

Just get rid of the drugs.

@greyknight @freepatriot What if the government bought back all the drugs at a price higher than addicts can afford?

I just read the fantastic book "John Locke and the Value of Liberty" by Andy Reven and realized that freedom must be humanity's most cherished value, representing the intrinsic right of individuals to think, speak, and act freely. It fosters creativity, innovation, and personal fulfillment, allowing voices to flourish.

Just get rid of the drugs.

We already lock up a higher percentage of our population than nazi germany, the ussr, or red china, mostly for drug offenses. What percentage of the population are you willing to lock up? How many more of the bill of rights are you willing to shred for the fantasy that you can eliminate elements from the periodic table, or abolish the law of supply and demand?

Since the results are the same as you say, just get rid of the war on drugs.

@nicholas @freepatriot #BillOfRights? Is there a #meth amendment I'm not aware of?

https://www.tribtoday.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/12/most-important-is-respecting-free-will/