It's a mess. They decriminalized drugs and now tons of cheap drugs are everywhere. One news report says it only costs 80 cents for a fentanyl pills. Downtown is a mess with litter and requires constant cleanup crews to clean up human shit, needles and misc trash. This has been going on for years. I'm happy they have declared state of emergency but it seems a couple years too late.
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Legalize, regulate.
Some drugs..most drugs...not fucking fent. Fuck that shit
I think the mentality of the comment "legalize, regulate" is less, "O yeah let's let people do fent recreationally!" and more, "If someone is found to have personal-use fent, they have bigger problems that need addressing so don't punish them for that."
Treat them like victims vs treating them like criminals. At least that is how I understand it. It doesn't mean let them walk away and spread fent to other users, it means to support them.
Tho I am curious how others understand the statement. I am also curious how it would be actionable, like what should the state do to support these people?
Legalizing and regulating is not promoting the drug. But it means those who are addicted will be sure its clean (free of tranq) and won't need to be purchased from drug dealers. Additionally, if you're not going to be arrested for using it you will feel safer to use safe injection sites and other harm reduction resources
Any meaningful path to lowering addiction rates and getting people clean won't involve sending people to jail for possession or use
“Progressive” cities in the US can’t even do this for very mainstream drugs like alcohol. Literally a drug that can kill you via either overdose or withdrawal, and alcoholics are corralled into “drunk tanks” with no medical assistance.
It’s my particular rabbit hole and I’ve done the A-B tests, I am better off tapering in my home than seeking medical help. Fent users will not get any compassionate care from the gov.
Sounds like an argument for decriminalizing more than legalization.
We did that in Oregon. So far it's being regarded as a failure.
Definitely needs to be thought through better for it to work