Anonymous benjamin.rush 3w

The next sentence in this quote, which was left off in this image, is “Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.” btw

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Anonymous #2 3w

Tbh I’m against drug legalization/decriminalization from a public health perspective. Drug courts are the best option that get ppl the help they need medically instead of criminally initially while punishing distributors. This country is no Portugal

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Anonymous benjamin.rush 3w

I’m pro weed-legalization, and decrim on personal use amounts of most things, so that law enforcement resources and attention go from “easy arrests of junkies to juice their drug arrest numbers” to “a *strictly* dealer-focused approach” with easily accessible social services for addicts outside of criminalization

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Anonymous #2 3w

I’m not even one of those “weed is medicine bro it’s actually great for you and has no bad effects and no potential for addiction” people, but it’s like, man if we’re gonna have alcohol and tobacco be legal despite knowing their risks, I think it’s fine to have weed also be legal with published risks.

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I think a more effective approach than criminalizing drug use is just forcing rehab on people who commit a crime as a result of their addiction. Some stimmed up tweaker commits assault in a fit of stimulant-enhanced rage? Aggravating factor, forced rehab as a necessary part of his assault sentence. Some addict steals some shit to get drug money? Same exact deal, sentence them for theft with mandatory medical rehab instead of straight to jail where they usually just find the shit inside

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Anonymous #2 3w

I'd agree w parts of that, drug courts solve a lot of it. I think some addicts are social contagions tbh and need a backdrop threat of criminalization to make the rehab process go through with teeth. Like a cocaine addict doesn't just live in a vacuum, they affect the rest of society and engage with impressionable younger people spreading the disease. If they are given three chances for rehab and work w a doctor like a parole officer before being criminalized that operates in a middle zone

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Anonymous #2 3w

Had to edit my comment above. Drug use spreads though, even if you’re not physically harming anyone else. People overdose and destroy whole friendships and families that have socially reverberating effects when addicted to drugs. Some dad stops working and spends all of his money on drugs like a zombie instead of time with his kids, before dying in his bed alone of overdose. Now multiply that over 100x and you’re looking at systemic issues destroying the health of a society

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Anonymous benjamin.rush 3w

I know, I’ve had hard drug addiction in my family, it sucks. Sucks really bad when someone who’s not even an addict finds some coke at a party and with their lack of experience don’t test it or anything, and get laced shit and die. I’ve seen that happen. For the guy who sold the laced cocaine, that’s manslaughter. For the poor sods buying it? If you catch them with it, take it away, and have a state-funded treatment center to point to that doesn’t require a conviction to treat you for free.

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Anonymous #2 3w

Drug courts are pretty much that but for all addicts, they force rehab on people with the threat of prison behind them if they don’t go, with depending on the locality, up to 3 chances in case they relapse at going through a high quality rehab process before they just get sent to prison. A lot of them need that stern structure bc they can’t do it themselves. Addiction itself is a public health issue, brought on by systems of greed and taking advantage, and so counter-systems must be set up

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