Subject: Re: GOP Primaries : Policy Debates Permanently Axed_QM
I would agree drug treatment should be available in prison. Though for detox to take, the person has to want it. Otherwise they are very likely to relapse. Some don't want it (I don't understand why, but they don't). But if you arrest lots of folks, you'll need more prisons. We already incarcerate a large percentage of the population (relative to other countries), and most are on drug charges. Perhaps make dealing and smuggling illegal, but usage not.

My thought has been that we should legalize it, regulate, tax it. There will be a lot fewer drug dealers, gang wars, and all that (violent) nonsense. And you can use the taxes collected to fund better treatment programs. Also we would incur a lot less medical expenses if it is controlled such that overdosing is more difficult.