As our @ChesaBoudin emphasizes, while we prosecute these cases on a daily basis, prohibition has always been a counterproductive failure, exacerbating usage, addiction, lawlessness, and violence in our community.
#StandWithChesa to make our city saferhttps://twitter.com/chesaboudin/status/1279449608033316865?lang=en …
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Replying to @netfire4 @the_watcher and
Big words.. propose an alternative solution.. just keep saying that something is wrong is not enough tell me what we need to do not just some rehashed words..
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Replying to @joemartin84 @the_watcher and
"“Decriminalizing drugs is even more urgent now than in 1972, but we must recognize that the harm done in the interim cannot be wiped out... Postponing decriminalization will only make matters worse, and make the problem appear even more intractable.” --Milton Friedman, 1989
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Replying to @netfire4 @joemartin84 and
"when drugs or alcohol are prohibited, they will be produced in black markets in more concentrated and powerful forms,... the higher potency forms are less safe for the consumer."https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_prohibition …
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Replying to @3Sentinel4 @joemartin84 and
"We show that the introduction of medical marijuana laws (MMLs) leads to a decrease in violent crime in states that border Mexico."
#EndTheWarOnDrugs to make our city safer.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecoj.12521 …1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes -
Replying to @netfire4 @joemartin84 and
A research paper vs reality:https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/Why-police-are-raiding-California-pot-farmers-and-16518122.php …
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Replying to @3Sentinel4 @netfire4 and
Violent crime associated with marijuana use and distribution is down over 95% since it was legal sized. That’s a good thing right?
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That doesn't say it's down 95%... Regardless we're not talking about marijuana, we're talking about SF allowing hard drug importation, dealing, open use and street deaths
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Replying to @3Sentinel4 @netfire4 and
Prohibition doesn’t work. We tried it.
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