Submitted by greenhousecrtv t3_10lvg0i in nyc
RepresentativeAge444 t1_j62gmqs wrote
Reply to comment by drpvn in New York's Bill to Decriminalize Low-Level Drug Possession by greenhousecrtv
Yes let’s just continue the failed drug war that has resulted in the untold deaths of thousands, empowered the drug cartels filled out prisons with the highest prison population in the world and a bunch of other negatives I could list. We found out with prohibition that it doesn’t work. It creates a violent black market and had wasted a trillion dollars that could have been used for far more productive things. I’d tell you to educate yourself on the matter but I suspect you have no interest in that.
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supermechace t1_j6397vs wrote
Reading some articles the war on smoking is probably a better example than prohibition, as alcohol's detrimental effects are more immediate and increase faster on consumption compared to drugs along with delivery mechanism. The US has definitely messed up on the war on drugs in many ways but it's dangerous not to be aware that it's also a war being waged on America by other countries much like Britain on China with opium. Unfortunately the US priorities business over taking countries to task, it's a war of attrition if drug producers just hide behind borders. The US faltered on anti drug use messaging and was behind the curve on regulating legal opiates
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