A top federal drug official is calling for the government to move “away from criminalization” under the drug war, saying that the country’s failure to offer drug treatment to incarcerated people only exacerbates the ongoing opioid overdose crisis. “It remains a common belief that simply stopping people from taking drugs while in jail or prison […]
God it’s so annoying seeing them half-ass something and then complain that it doesn’t work. It doesn’t work because you didn’t make it work when it could have if there was some effort.
Careful, they tried decriminalization (of all drugs) in Oregon, but they neglected to put any money into the treatment part
The whole thing blew up, and now everyone thinks decriminalization was the mistake
God it’s so annoying seeing them half-ass something and then complain that it doesn’t work. It doesn’t work because you didn’t make it work when it could have if there was some effort.