Oregon legislature passes bill to decriminalize hard drugs
I would love to see this pass - proponents of this bill believe it will reduce racial profiling, incarceration rates, and drug abuse in the state of Oregon. The bill targets treating individuals who have problem with drugs as patients instead of criminals. This bill would be a very interesting experiment in the very least, it has worked in other counties and I believe it could be a very progressive leap for the rest of the United States.
What do you think about this bill? Leave a comment with your take on the issue - lets have a discussion.
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so many drug laws that we have now, not even just in the states but all over the world are so old and have no relevance to the real world anymore, lets hope this passes
I agree completely, antiquated laws that stay around just because they have been around for so long need some much needed updating.
I see no reason somebody should be sent to jail because they used drugs.
I can understand why you'd get in trouble if you're not a doctor and you're 'prescribing' medicine, however.
I feel the same way. Legalization also means less dirty drugs on on the streets which will likely decrease fatality from drugs.
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