[farp]

There are causes of poverty that are not drugs, I don't see how addiction treatment centers and other forms of decriminalization will make the problem worse.

The situation you're describing is already happening, under our existing drug laws. Is there any evidence to believe this would make that worse?

> The Netherlands reported just 235 fatal opioid overdoses in 2016, compared to 4,050 in Ohio, alone, for the same year.

https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/opioids/netherlands-fr...

[diogenescynic]

Serious question do you live in California or have you spent much time here? Do you think decriminalization via prop 47 has had a positive impact? I cannot comprehend you saying yes to both of these. The quality of life is in absolute free fall, even compared to only a few years ago. Comparing the Netherlands to California is laughable. There aren't junkies with needles in their arms passed out under freeways all over the Netherlands like there are in California. The slums of the Netherlands look clean compared to California living standards.

I understand psychedelics aren't habit forming, but it's not going to make the drug situation better or the quality of life better in California. It will simply be an abdication of responsibility. More kids will take them and drive and kill themselves doing something stupid. Same thing happened with prop 47, now you can get caught with meth or heroin and it's a ticket, as a result it's treated like weed was in the 90s. It's a race to the bottom for society.

Raise the minimum wage, pass universal healthcare, increase access to universities and job training. The rest of this is just bread and circuses to keep us distracted. "Sure, take your soma and leave me alone"- Newsom