Re: Bicycle outing with happy ending

On Fri, 23 May 2025 22:48:21 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

On 5/23/2025 7:45 PM, AMuzi wrote:

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But the numbers are not decreasing by themselves:
 
https://ktla.com/news/california/a-southern-california-mayor-says-he-
wants-to-give-homeless-people-all-the-fentanyl-they-want/

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Andrew, I remember you arguing in favor of legalizing drugs. Am I mistaken?

Cannabis should be legalized. It's practically harmless.
People should be allowed to grow it at home, like they are in Uruguay.
Most American States just "legalized" the Mafia, and profits finance
other crimes. In Uruguay there is no profit involved, so it is no
longer a problem.

Opioids prescriptions OTOH should be severely controlled. Most
addicts start off taking someone's "back pain medicine".
There are practically no opioid addicts in Brazil, because any
doctor that prescribes has to justify WHY he prescribed it. Cancer
usually  gets a pass, but temporary pains like kidney stones,
fractures etc do NOT. Expect to lose your license for prescribing in
these cases( a couple of doses is admissible, but not a week
prescription)
Trafficking opiates should be punished with life imprisonment.
Pity most of it is done by military and para-military groups that went
to Afghanistan, they are practically above the law in the US. The
brunt of police oppression is on users and small dealers. When was the
last time they intercepted a multi-ton shipment?

Cocaine and its derivatives (crack)should also be combated.
It's not addictive, people that use it do so because law enforcement
either does not take it seriously, or is involved in the distribution.
Tha DEA is famous in Brazil for pressuring judges to release the
really big drug lords. Bolsonaro was using the presidential plane to
traffic it, and the far-right wing PSDB party was practically financed
by cocaine trafficking.
My take on drugs ...
The drug that kills more than any other is alcohol. But nobody
says that. Bad for business. And too many addicts.
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