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by DanBC 3252 days ago
Addiction is a public health, not criminal justice, problem. Many of the problems of drugs - acquisitive crime, sex work, blood borne disease transmission - are made far worse by the illegality.

People wanting to legalise drugs are not saying "it's fine to sell heroin to 8 year olds".

Legalisation of drugs would make it easier to control sales to children.