[cherry]

there is every reason in the world to live a clean, peaceful, healthy, drug free life among people that do the same.....the peace and quiet, the cleanliness, the crime free existance.

we have sooo many weed backers on FR it seems....

what they didn't see and do not see, is all the ramifications of a drug addled populace....

[rarestia]

Drugs are also legal in North Korea. Just sayin’.

[Oorang]

Basically the same thing in Washington state as of 2021.

Excerpt from article at link:
Possessing small amounts of drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine has effectively been decriminalized in Washington state since February, when the state supreme court threw out the existing felony drug law in its “Blake” decision.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-undertakes-two-year-experiment-with-new-drug-possession-law

Now comes Washington state Initiative 1922 which removes all penalties for all drug possession in personal use amounts, including fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin. Hopefully they won't get enough signatures to put Int. 1922 on the ballot but it is WA state so I don't hold much hope. Article on Int. 1922:

https://mynorthwest.com/3461971/rantz-progressives-push-drug-legalization-lie-amidst-fatal-od-surge-and-past-failures/

[varyouga]

Placing addicts in prison with violent criminals and giving them a record does not help them return to a healthy life. Drug abuse should be treated like all other forms of self harm. A psychological issue that requires medical treatment.

Selling dangerous drugs like fentanyl to addicts should be considered up there with murder though. Immediate death penalty upon verified video evidence...