We are throwing people in jail because they don't have a doctors note for their painkillers. Does anyone else see the MADNESS of that? Am I taking crazy pills!?!? It's criminally insane, truly.
The elements of a crime are injury and intent. Actus Reus and Mens rea. When someone possess or sells something, anything, neither are present. Certainly medicines/drugs.
The only people who benefit, besides the medical cartels, are cops, judges, prisons, lawyers and the KM/DS.
Also, if "they" want someone in jail or dead, all they need to do is plant some "drugs" on them and that's all she fucking wrote. Done.
All drugs need to be legalized immediately and sold to adults in drug stores, pure and clean. All the associated crime/gangs will disappear overnight. It's the ONLY solution. We MUST drop the brainwashing and face this.
They had been fighting the biker gangs in Canada for decades, at great cost. They legalized weed and the bikers were put mostly out of business almost overnight. If they legalized everything else, they'd be totally gone.
Using the criminal law to parent adults is fucked up beyond measure.
I mean, Portugal did it and the results are pretty damn good all things considering
Portugal's drug decriminalization policy, implemented in 2001, has had significant impacts on overdose rates and crime statistics. Here are the key points:
Overdose Deaths: Portugal has seen a dramatic reduction in drug overdose deaths. In the first five years after the reforms, drug deaths dropped dramatically. They rose slightly in the following years but returned to 2005 levels, with only 10 drug overdose deaths recorded in 2011. As of 2024, Portugal's drug overdose death rate is the second-lowest in the European Union, with 3 deaths per 1,000,000 citizens, compared to the EU average of 17.3 per million. The country's approach has been credited with reducing the risk of overdose and death for drug users, who have access to free healthcare and addiction treatment.
Crime Rates: The decriminalization of drug use has also led to a significant change in the profile of the prison population. In 2001, over 40% of the sentenced Portuguese prison population were held for drug offenses, which was considerably above the European average. By 2019, this proportion had fallen dramatically to 15.7%, below the European average. Drug-related street crime in Portugal has also dropped, contrary to fears that decriminalization would lead to a "wild west" scenario.
Drug Use and HIV Infections: The prevalence of past-year and past-month drug use among young adults has fallen since 2001, and overall adult use is down slightly. New HIV cases among drug users have also decreased significantly. For example, new HIV diagnoses due to injecting have plummeted from 907 in 2000 to 18 in 2017.
Challenges and Recent Trends: Despite the overall positive outcomes, there have been some recent challenges. Overdose rates have reached a 12-year high and have doubled in Lisbon since 2019. Crime rates, often seen as loosely related to illegal drug addiction, rose 14% from 2021 to 2022. Sewage samples of cocaine and ketamine rank among the highest in Europe, and drug encampments have appeared in some areas.
These statistics highlight the complex nature of drug policy and the ongoing need for comprehensive health and social services to support drug users.
^those "recent challenges"... could perhaps be due to an influx of "migrants"..
Something in my soul cringes at the thought of a government making objects illegal. I extend this to grenades and tanks, of course 😊
Thanks for the great comment.
Of course. Kek. If you can convince your wife you need an F-16, who the fuck are politicians to get involved?
They only decriminalized possession, a half measure.
They didn't make it available at pharmacies. The dealers maintained their monopoly.