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Do you ever feel like we are be cheated re drugs?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sam3" data-source="post: 669353" data-attributes="member: 19290"><p>I've been thinking about this issue a lot, as a medical marijuana license in California is easier to get than a box of decongestant. I have also read a little about the Portugal experience since about 2000. My understanding is that there, there was almost a dollar for dollar redirection of public funds away from the crimimal justice system and into prevention, and harm reduction and rehabilitation programs for addicts. So, there's been a huge increase in methadone or equivalent maintenance recipients, and I'm not sure what side of the ledger they fall. But in any case, it's difficult to isolate the impact of decriminalization on those statistics. (And drugs aren't actually legal in Portugal, it's just that drug offenses send you into the new system of government response, rather than jail.). But assuming that an evolved drug policy like Portugal's is a good thing for addicts, and the cost of addiction to society, anecdotally, I think there must be early victims of a freer drug market, even if over a 15 year period the stats even out. It feels like my children are smack dab in the middle of this vulnerable period that I'm speculating about. I would imagine as readily available medical grade marijuana becomes the new norm, kids will calm down about it, but for now, the little blue vials seem like rock and roll was to kids from the 50s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sam3, post: 669353, member: 19290"] I've been thinking about this issue a lot, as a medical marijuana license in California is easier to get than a box of decongestant. I have also read a little about the Portugal experience since about 2000. My understanding is that there, there was almost a dollar for dollar redirection of public funds away from the crimimal justice system and into prevention, and harm reduction and rehabilitation programs for addicts. So, there's been a huge increase in methadone or equivalent maintenance recipients, and I'm not sure what side of the ledger they fall. But in any case, it's difficult to isolate the impact of decriminalization on those statistics. (And drugs aren't actually legal in Portugal, it's just that drug offenses send you into the new system of government response, rather than jail.). But assuming that an evolved drug policy like Portugal's is a good thing for addicts, and the cost of addiction to society, anecdotally, I think there must be early victims of a freer drug market, even if over a 15 year period the stats even out. It feels like my children are smack dab in the middle of this vulnerable period that I'm speculating about. I would imagine as readily available medical grade marijuana becomes the new norm, kids will calm down about it, but for now, the little blue vials seem like rock and roll was to kids from the 50s. [/QUOTE]
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