Sex work should be completely decriminalized. Ditto drugs.
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is this different than the way the terminology is used w.r.t drug policy? I've never seen it used the way you're describing. Decrim means "still technically illegal, and subject to change at a whim, but for now the police ignore it"
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I have to say Dan's understanding is closer to my own. e.g. MJ decriminalization does not mean McWeed is legal.
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Interesting, the meaning of decriminalization that I've encountered is "it's not criminal anymore" so basically the explanation eigenrobot gave
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Now that it comes up, I've heard both used, in both contexts. It's very confusing and a lot of the terminology is agenda-driven.
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My understanding with weed: decriminalization in that case was the removal of *criminal* penalties for casual use, leaving a fee (like eg speeding) Term is definitely used inconsistently across domains Weed legalization refers (I think?) to the full decrim + licensing regime
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in marijuana policy there are at least 4 different legal frameworks that get discussed 1. prohibition (blech
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2. medicalization
3. decriminilization
4. legalization
ordered by levels of legal acceptance. you can also add
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I'm much less up-to-speed on the way the legal situation is discussed for sex work though so if the language is different then today I learned something new in any case, solidarity with sex workers everywhere, who deserve dignity, respect, safety, and $$$$$
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That's my understanding but apparently to some people the latter means having laws but not enforcing them, or having penalties so mild breaking them is no big deal, so in that context I'm wrong.
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Although a cynical person might argue that statistically speaking we're pretty much there.
#anarchowhatnow
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