USA is number one in something, and it ain't freedom.

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Just legalize all drugs. Problem solved...



...or more precisely repeal the previous retarded laws that already ran the exact same cycle with a different substance between 1920 and 1933. That previous substance, alcohol, was much more popular so things escalated quite fast and it was fairly easy to see what piece of legislation, that was lobbied by idiots with good intentions, led to things like Saint Valentine's Day Massacre.

I don't know if that graph is accurate.

But I don't care if it is or not.

Did those people in prison commit at least medium-level crimes?

If the answer is yes, then they deserve to be there.

I don't care about the incarceration rate. I care that the people committing prison-worthy offenses are incarcerated for a fair and just sentence. That should be our goal when it comes to crime and punishment.

I do not believe in complete decriminalization of drugs, but rather an approach similar to that of online gambling, where it's not illegal to do but illegal to offer. Or, simply put, imprison the dealers but not the users.

Yea i don't care about legalization of drugs because of random hippy reasons or that their legal status makes it mildly inconvenient to get them. I care about the same reasons that ultimately led to repealing prohibition and on a national level during prohibition drinking alcohol was never illegal. Making drug use legal is almost completely worthless regarding economy, national health and security.