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by adnam 3727 days ago
GordonS> "Millions of drug users have been criminalised"

Well yes, they are criminals who have broken the law. Your argument is defeatist; drug prohibition works quite well in places like Japan and Singapore.

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Do you honestly think that drug prohibition is working WELL in this country?

The current POTUS smoked cannabis regularly in his youth. Can you imagine how his career might have turned out differently if he was stuck in prison for a few months or years, because hey he's a criminal and he's broken the law? Which would have done more harm there, the drug or the criminal charges?

Singapore has a middle class "ice" (methamphetamine) problem. http://www.thecabinsingapore.com.sg/why-meth-is-becoming-a-p...
@rwmj who can disapprove of the middle classes getting "caned"? ;)