"You didn't read very well. Drugs sales and giving away drugs is still illegal and punished with prison time. There is a lot of room in the prisons since we let so many go at the beginning of the program. I doubt many would give their drugs away knowing the consequences and options."
You're still giving away free drugs. Why would you release someone just to lock them up again?
Why would they be locked up again? They shouldn't have any drugs in their system if they just got out of prison.
Quick rhetorical question, did the re-legalization of alcohol end alcohol abuse?
Entirely different animal. I'm not talking about legalization. However, this program would have worked for alcohol also.
No, it didnt. Legalization, or this plan, isnt going to end addiction after any number of generations.
How do you p[ropose the new addicts will get their drugs? What is their source?
People do drugs to get HIGH, and if they're available, they're going to pursue them.
My point exactly. The drugs will not be available.
Making them free is only going take the money out of the picture. The addiction remains.
For this generation only. How will the next generation get their drugs? Who will want to sell drugs when there is no money to be made and only prison as a reward?
If people are too busy getting fucked up they arent going to work or take care of their obligations, especially if you take the cost out of the picture.
Again, I think you are missing the point. You are worried about the people already on drugs. No. Thay are lost. I am worried about people not on drugs and future generations
No need to work+endless supply=the walking dead.
They still have to eat and pay electric bills etc.
This program would only shift the supplier, and then after that, if you tried to phase it out people would simply go back to buying it on the street.
Why would people risk selling it on the street when no money is to be made?
People would show up for their dose and bounce. The problem is that the concept of being high is still there, along with the facilities.
That's the idea.
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""Your point of view perpetuates the problem for all time--for all generations---thousands of years in the future. What about those lives? This program ends it in one generation.""
Drug addiction is a perpetual problem. People have been for thousands of years seeking out that elusive high. Animals do it for Christ's sake. You arent going to end it in one generation by dumping prisoners on the street and shifting the pipeline from street sales to institutions. Drug dealers will temporarily be hurt, but they'll just switch to another enterprise. They certainly wont stop being criminal.
Fine. I'm not concerned with other crimes. The point is they won't be selling drugs.
Apparently the Federal gov't views drugs as dangerous to the American people.
Most thinking individuals think the same thing--even addicts.
They must not want an epidemic of drug addiction to hit the country. Stop to think how many people dont fall into drug use because they arent available
Please read the link. See how people get started on the program. If you don't have drugs in your system, you don't get on the program.
