Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Legalizing Drugs

Forbes ^ | Jan 19, 2020, | Tom Angell

[NobleFree]

But they do have them in other tough-on-drugs regimes like China and Iran - so contrary to what some have suggested on this thread, adopting Singapore's drug policies is far from a guarantee of getting Singapore's results.

Singapore has advantage over China and Iran, it is much smaller.

Good point - and the USA is very large.

[NorseViking]

“” “” heroin is half again as addictive as alcohol””” “

Bravo Sierra.

[NobleFree]

Of people who have used alcohol, 15% have at some point been dependent on it; the corresponding figure for heroin is 23%. https://www.nap.edu/read/9586/chapter/4#57

[NorseViking]

People dependent on alcohol are mostly functional people. Heroin addicts are dead people walking.

[NobleFree]

People dependent on alcohol are mostly functional people. Heroin addicts are dead people walking.

As I said: We only see the nonfunctional users of illegal drugs, because the functional ones are able and willing to be discreet (for obvious reasons). History has examples of well-known people who were functional opiate users; today's functional users ain't talking.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

But it works in singapore right?

[NobleFree]

while dealer execution may have worked in Singapore, they still have drug problems in e.g. China and Iran.

But it works in singapore right?

Um ... that's what I said. Did you have a point?

[Does so]

“today’s functional users ain’t talking.”

Your friends still make the Internet:

https://fox61-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/fox61.com/2020/01/20/man-tells-police-he-mixed-his-moms-cremated-remains-with-marijuana/amp/?amp_js_v=a2&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15795913251768&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Ffox61.com%2F2020%2F01%2F20%2Fman-tells-police-he-mixed-his-moms-cremated-remains-with-marijuana%2F

[Does so]

Some “entertainment” value above...

[Jamestown1630]

Well. Dope certainly improved his mind.../s

[Does so]

That’s what they say—don’t they? ;)

[Does so]

As a non-toker, smoking MY mom’s ashes wouldn’t have entered my mind.