@9FMW82V7mos7MO
If we were to decriminalize drug use where would the representation for those affected be for those who had a lack of self-control when taking drugs and committing serious crimes under the influence?
@Ars-Gratia-Artis3mos3MO
Ummm, yeah? Drugs is a lack of self control? Just don't take them? Don't be an idiot?
@9FRFK9G7mos7MO
Drugs are a negative force. They impact the mind and make a person lose control of themselves. They help lazy people ignore their responsibilities. So for a successful society to function, drugs cannot be decriminalized.
@9FXNPLD7mos7MO
Too many uneducated people who do not know about consequences or are not bothered with em. This will cause problems
@9CJ6CB67mos7MO
We keep smoking and vaping and alcohol legal. Banning drugs is just a crappy idea to begin with, and it just gave drug dealers more access and customers. If we regulate it, we can reduce the illegal dealing of drugs and their level of danger.
@Ars-Gratia-Artis3mos3MO
Vaping is more harmful than smoking, but provided people know the risks, fine, just keep it out of the schools. It really needs regulating, but maybe more in the way of Clear and Present Danger than in the way of "WHO WANTS REGULATED METHAMPHETAMINES?!"
Besides, more people would get hooked if it was legal, and it is scientifically proven that more drugs are needed each time to get a better high, so therefore, people would look to illegal drugs for greater strength anyway.
@9FTRLC87mos7MO
I understand that this is a steep hill to climb for many - to decriminalize is equivalent to just letting dangerous people out onto the streets. But decriminalizing drug use is more akin to decriminalizing homosexuality than it is to decriminalizing rape and murder. These are non-violent drug offenders and many of them want to contribute positively to society. Drug abusers who commit crimes will still go to prison, but drug users who can contribute positively to society and violate no other laws should be free to do so.
@9FPP85Z7mos7MO
Dozens of programs have been found to significantly reduce substance use, some by over 50 percent. Prevention policies can also be effective. For example, a 10 percent increase in the cost of alcohol can reduce binge drinking by nearly 10 percent among men and over 35 percent among women.
@9G5H9VSRepublican6mos6MO
The point of law is to ensure society is working ethically by preventing people from acting in an immoral way, and selling drugs provides zero benefits to our society. Instead, it actively hurts society by ensuring our citizens have even more addictions than they already do. Additionally, the fentanyl crisis kills so many Americans that it will only get worse if we continue an open use drug policy.
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@9FXCVH5Republican7mos7MO
these drugs take lives. the effects have killed many, torn lives and families apart, and will continue to do so
If someones decision doesn't directly affect you, then you have no right to tell people what to do and not to do
@9F8Y59L7mos7MO
Do you believe anybody could be helped? Because I do, some people just stoop or fall so low in their mentality stableness that they need any sort of help that is offered to them, such as drug users and addicts. I believe that they can be helped and even so if they are in jail paying time for whatever it may be that allies with their drug use. But as for importers and sellers, who may or may not be addicts/users themselves, should probably just pay their time and get restricted help for themselves.
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