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Originally Posted by mineistaken
So you are saying there would be the same amount of people doing heroine if it was legal compared to when it is illegal? 
You use broken logic by saying that "people die when it is illegal" not understanding that this number would be far more greater if it was legal.
It's like saying - murderers kill people when it is illegal so no point of not making it legal. As if the number of murders would not increase
My point is - if it was legal we would have way more deaths. |
Well too bad for you this has been tried already and it worked. So yes if it was legal LESS people would be addicted, LESS people would die, and we wouldn't be spending 50,000.00 per year per inmate for non violet drug offenses. The United States has 5% of the worlds population, 25% of the worlds prison population, and 50% of all inmates are drug related...
So lets look at the reality Nancy Reagan has nightmares about (and you with your constant "junkie" calling of people).
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-n..._b_891703.html
"July 1st was the 10th anniversary of Portugal decriminalizing drug use. In 2001, Portugal decriminalized the possession of small amounts of all illicit substances. Having small amounts of drugs is no longer a criminal offense. It's still against the rules; it just won't get you thrown in jail or prison. It's a civil offense -- like a ticket. Portugal continues to punish sales and trafficking of illicit substances."