All the lies and scare tactics behind the GOP campaign to recall SF DA @chesaboudin can be dizzying.
I mean, the forest here is obvi a desperate plea for more failed, racist incarceration. But it's worth seeing that the trees are rotten.
So here's a THREAD w/ some FACTS:
"We conclude that prohibition is not only ineffective, but counterproductive, at achieving the goals of policymakers both domestically and abroad."https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/four-decades-counting-continued-failure-war-drugs …
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Abroad: Portugal's oft-cited example -- mandatory treatment for addicts, arrest/jail for drug dealers & traffickers. Comparing fentanyl/heroin/"bath salts"/PCP, etc... blah blah ... to alcohol is disingenuous due to the intrinsic medical differences of the drugs.
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