Last I checked, hawking Sinaloa meth in broad daylight is a crime. If you have to "get creative" with civil lawsuits to make it stop, somebody isn't doing their jobhttps://twitter.com/LondonBreed/status/1309177127984656387 …
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Replying to @webdevMason
One might point out the absurdity of Prohibition in general. Calling something "meth" instead of Adderal doesn't magically change its effect. The Drug War is simply a subsidy to the drug cartels. The US had no drug laws until 1914. The government is not our mother.
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Replying to @BillWal35159851
HALF of the city's dedicated psychiatric ER visits are now people experiencing psychotic episodes on meth. HALF. It's a huge contributing factor to the chaos on the streets and on public transit. What's your answer?
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Replying to @webdevMason
Do what Portugal did and decriminalize everything. Addiction falls (because it's safe to get treatment), crime falls because drugs aren't as expensive, tourism is up because the streets are safe. Same thing happened in US when we ended Prohibition.
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Replying to @BillWal35159851
To say that Portugal "decriminalized everything" is extremely misleading. For one thing, drug dealing is still a serious criminal offense. For another, there are a wide array of sanctions imposed for drug possession/use. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_policy_of_Portugal …pic.twitter.com/8z7SrNeyxQ
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To be clear, the only thing I've proposed — jailing *dealers* — is absolutely in line with Portugal's strategy. Portugal doesn't jail users, though it *can* confiscate their property, restrict their travel, cut off their personal contacts and restrict their job opportunities.
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