Canada province tests decriminalizing hard drugs - RawStory

Canada province tests decriminalizing hard drugs - RawStory

A Canadian province on Tuesday decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and other hard drugs in a radical policy shift to address an opioid overdose crisis that has killed thousands.

Adults found in British Columbia with up to 2.5 grams of these drugs, rather than face jail or fines, will be provided with information on how to access addiction treatment programs.

Police will also not seize their drugs.

Sellers and traffickers of hard drugs, however, will continue to face criminal prosecution during the three-year pilot project.

Link: https://www.rawstory.com/canada-province-tests-decriminalizing-hard-drugs/

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
Canada province tests decriminalizing hard drugs - RawStory (Original post)	GGoss	Jan 31	OP
Makes sense	Jerry2144	Jan 31	#1
Wondering how users will get their drugs if selling/trafficking is still illegal?	cbabe	Jan 31	#2
The Other Drug Dealers, Silly	GGoss	Jan 31	#3
Ah. Sacklers branching out into meth, etc.	cbabe	Jan 31	#4
I Think I Remember Them Doing That In Other Countries...	GGoss	Jan 31	#5

Response to GGoss (Original post)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 12:34 PM

Jerry2144 (1,438 posts)

1. Makes sense

Since zero tolerance and the current approach still is not working after all of these years. It’s time to try something else

We probably should also look into reasons why people turn to drugs in the first place. Maybe if we fix those reasons why, we could reduce drug use.

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Tue Jan 31, 2023, 01:52 PM

cbabe (2,181 posts)

2. Wondering how users will get their drugs if selling/trafficking is still illegal?

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Response to cbabe (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 10:36 PM

GGoss (1,273 posts)

3. The Other Drug Dealers, Silly

Big Pharma

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Tue Jan 31, 2023, 10:41 PM

cbabe (2,181 posts)

4. Ah. Sacklers branching out into meth, etc.

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Tue Jan 31, 2023, 11:06 PM

GGoss (1,273 posts)

5. I Think I Remember Them Doing That In Other Countries...

Goes something like:

You sign a document validating that both you and your doctor agree that you are addicted to a substance.

You also sign a document agreeing to seek treatment for said addiction.

You are given a subscription for the substance that you can have filled at some pharmacy or other.

You pay the going LEGAL rate.

You receive Pharmaceutical Quality substance, pure and uncut.

If I remember correctly...

In the 1980s, Cocaine on the street was going for about $2,000 an ounce.

Pharmaceutical Cocaine (Merck, I think) was sold to doctors and hospitals at around $2.50 an ounce.

This may not be a perfect solution, but you sure as hell take the profit motive of the cartels away.

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