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Originally Posted by dimitar
Taking people who smoke weed in prison is silly. Making meth, heroin for personal use to be legal it's kinda crazy. Jail is not the right place for these people but i guess some place where they can rid of the addiction
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why is it crazy?
i and anyone in the us could score meth, heroin, and cocaine super easy on the street with maybe cocaine being the hardest to find super quick. almost anyone can also score pot, coke, meth, and heroin inside of prison to boot.
making it legal for small quantities would not harm anyone. nobody is going to rush out and try it just because it is no longer a crime. those that do use it could be offered or sent into treatment if they become a nuisance or what not. nobody would be allowed to drive under the influence as there are already laws in place for that. same goes if someone neglected children due to laws. tried cooking meth themselves due to laws and the list goes on.
only thing it would do for certain is free up the courts and jails. would also allow for treatment instead of incarceration. would ensure clean drug usage as needle exchanges could not be fought or prevented in cities and i am sure much more.
of course i am sure it would become a state issue then which i always felts drug laws should be anyways. i just would not be to keen on states restricting it though cause we would be back were we are. so perhaps it would need to be fixed on a federal level.