Oregon becomes 1st state in the US to decriminalize drug possession for all drugs

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[–]quadcricket 12 insightful - 4 fun12 insightful - 3 fun13 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

The worst of both worlds. The police can't arrest and the drug violence stays. This is purely to cause chaos and offer a "new solution".

[–]tomatosplat 17 insightful - 3 fun17 insightful - 2 fun18 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

As a former drug dealer and addict- you have no idea what you are talking about. This will almost without question help retard the violence.

If people really do recover from addiction (meaning you keep these mandatory programs out of addiction treatment) you will find demand going down.

Once I hit the 2 months mark in sobriety from meth, everything changed. I never wanted to sell again because I never wanted to use again. I've relapsed 3 times in 23 years- but that kind of violence is gone from my life - prison was not necessary.

[–]quadcricket 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I do have an idea what I'm talking about. You don't know me. Agree to disagree if anything.

[–]tomatosplat 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Okay