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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I think the usage of all drugs should be legal, but I don't think the sale or the production of all drugs should be legal.

Stop arresting people who are addicted to the stuff and just arrest the people who are spreading it around.

And no arresting people for "intent to sell" just because they have a lot. Do some actual detective work and catch them actually selling it.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

The illegality of production and sale makes the drugs far more likely to be adulterated or a concentration other than advertised, which kills people. Prohibition causes black markets, which leads to people resolving disputes through violence since they can't use the courts.

Legalization would make all of that go away, almost instantly.

[–] DokPsy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I've been saying this for years. Not only that but once legal and in the regular market, companies are held liable for any additives not clearly labeled. No cutting your heroin with fentanyl unless you label it as such (bonus points if you have to give ratios of each ingredient) but aren't on the hook if someone goes against label usage.

This protects both the consumer and provider.

Similarly, we should fully legalize prostitution. Want to kill the sex trafficking problem? Legalize prostitution, allow the workers to unionize, get legal support, and other securities that the normal blue and white collar workers have.

[–] Captain_CapsLock@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In a win for unionizing sex work (albeit in a different form than prostitution), a group of strippers in a Portland Oregon strip club have unionized!

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's actually fucking dope. Anyone know how the union is doing ~1 year later?

[–] Captain_CapsLock@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I can't speak to that, though I tried to look them up and find out but there are just a couple of articles from a year ago. But they basically just joined a much larger union of 50k+ actors and stage workers. I imagine they're making headway.

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