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by btilly 1898 days ago
Do you have any evidence that using law enforcement is reducing drug use? I sure don't!

As for actively discouraging people, we are actively discouraging people from using tobacco. And it seems to be working pretty well.

I recommend watching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8yYJ_oV6xk to challenge your assumptions on this. (Retired police captain arguing against the drug war.)