When decriminalization has lost The Atlantic

[Mik]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-happened-when-oregon-decriminalized-hard-drugs/ar-AA1e4HA0?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=610b0259a25b4e7f8aeaf55f388d71b9&ei=35

[kluurs]

Interesting article. It seems a bit premature to evaluate - in that 1) the launch collided with the pandemic - which didn't help anything, 2) implementation of ancillary support services takes some time, and 3) complete elimination of a stick to enforce probably doesn't help. I'd like to think some hybrid between what was there before and now might succeed.

[Mik]

My cousin is a state trooper in Colorado, based in Denver. he says Denver has become a cesspool since legalization, that fentanyl and other very bad drugs are proliferating, overdoses keep climbing. Might be expected since we removed the profit from weed.