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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
In this scenario, do you believe that one all drugs are legalised the cartels will be pushed out and we'll be able to get little baggies of Pepsi brand heroin at 7-11? Or Coke brand Cocaine? That, to me, seems not only unlikely but kind of down right stupid.
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No, but there will be dispensaries where addicts have access to this, heroin, meth and other highly addictive stuff would be available for users, with full access to health professionals, much like injection sites that have had great success in many countries.
Like in Holland, you could buy weed, mushrooms, other psychadelics. None of this would be easy or comfortable to do, but if we only legalize some things we still ignore those small percentage of addicts who are afraid to seek help because of the criminal element, not to mention what decriminalization would do as a great first step to at least start combating this health issue.
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You think the government is going to start pushing fentanyl? ecstasy? ketamine? cocaine? heroin? meth?
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The government won't "push" anything, they would regulate and allow for some manufacturing to meet the demand of addicts, they would classify and allow distribution based on risk&harm, like you can buy marijuana like you could with alcohol, but heroin, meth would be dispensed in a similar way to how safe injection sites work, but this time with full supervision and support for the addicts to seek a way out of addiction. Again not going to be easy.
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I'd love to see how they remake Breaking Bad in your version of the future, where Walter White gets the treatment he needs because he's a decently paid unionised government meth producer.
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Again, the government does not produce the drugs, they don't produce alcohol, cigarettes, or prescription drugs (many which are far more harmful, addiction wise than many current illegal drugs).
If this is all very idiotic to you, what would be your plan to deal with drugs, drug use, cartels, street gangs and drug crime, addicts committing crime to pay for drugs, etc...