British Columbia

Prohibition only serves to kick someone who's already down.

Attack the problem closer to the root cause: by providing a safe environment to those afflicted by an addiction and lead them towards sobriety, is better than attacking the symptom: by punishing them for it and leaving them on their own with so little resources there are for them already.

These people got addicted because it's a cry for help, they are so desperate that they are seeking relief from their physical and emotional pain any way they can, to a point where they fall into a vicious circle that is extremely hard to get out of.

Rehabilitation > Oppression in most cases.