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by fooker 1048 days ago
I am not opposed to decriminalizing drugs.

> What's needed is data on many alternative approaches, what policies _and_ executions taken as one promote better outcomes? > Over what timeframes?

This is where the goalpost shifting happens.

I can not think of a single instance in recent history where a political leader has admitted that a policy they like has failed because it was fundamentally a bad idea.