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Studies show decriminalisation along with offering treatment to be the most effective way to deal with drug problems. Posturing about being tough on drugs has been a complete waste of money and police time for nothing more than a virtue signal. >

It wasn't just virtue signaling... it put hundreds of thousands of people into the American slave industry. >

The vast majority of addicts are functional members of society, not homeless and toothless. This allows people to seek services and maintain their lives without having to hide from police all the time. It's a health problem, not a criminal problem. 
Lest we start arresting people for having too much cholesterol, smoking tobacco, consuming too much sugar, or not exercising enough >

As an alcoholic, and since drugs are illegal here,  I’d like to move to canada to replace alcohol because it’s giving me stomach pain. >

Cannabis is your friend. Commonly available nearly everywhere. Bonus - no hangover. >

Yeah not entirely true my friend. I definitely have weed hangovers in the form of extreme grogginess the morning after lol >

Do you smoke right before sleeping? If you do it probably fucks with your sleep. I never smoke 3 hours before bed time. >

I smoke to help me sleep lol. I’m well aware of the “not getting REM sleep” theory so I’m not getting as good of sleep but honestly it’s better than me tossing and turning until 3am every night >

Might decrease the homeless population in the US.  And increase it in Canada. >

This looks like a good step, but no one ever mentions the underlying cause of drug use. The simple fact is that happy people don't use drugs. The vast majority of users are doing so because they have experienced trauma or have other issues.
We need to figure out how to give people the support they need so they don't have to turn to drugs. The best way to end widespread drug use is to stop creating more users. >

Happy people also use drugs. Drug use permeates every strata of society. 
Some people use drugs to escape life. Some people use drugs to enrich their lives. >

In conjencture with assisted suicide laws, this should greatly reduce Canada's mental health budget. Feeling sad? Take some drugs. Stuck in a downward spiral of drug use? Kill yourself. >

Or we can try making them more illegal. You know since that’s worked out so well for us. >

I don't know, plenty of countries have successful strict drug laws. Drugs just seem to be part of North American culture. A lot of popular NA music is about drugs, they find kids hopped up on drugs after a vist to the dentist to be funny, etc. It's not enough to have intermittent efforts to stump out drug use, which is what you're referring to, there needs to be a sustained effort, which politicians and law enforcement are not capable of carrying because they don't see drug use as a big deal, because it's part of the culture.
It's like trying to fight littering ina developing country, it's difficult because people have a high level of tolerance to garbage in the street. They only care once garbage start stacking up high blocking streets and sidewalks and things start to smell really bad, just like how North Amricans only care about hard drug use when people start dying in droves. >

Please tell me about these successful countries that have strict drug policies. Russia? Any of the middle eastern hell holes with human rights abuses? China ? With concentration camps of Muslims? Thailand ? Where execution is a punishment ? >

Pretty much any functional state outside North America. Even Latin American countries that produce hard drugs, have use under contol better than Canada and the US. >

Latin American countries with narco terrorists driving mass migration? That’s successful? How ignorant do young be to be to call a country with cartels successful >

Any european and especially east european country. Singapore. Australia.
Don’t kid yourself, the problem is also the people in the us not just the laws. >

Singapore has the death penalty for drug trafficking. That’s successful to you? European Union countries have relaxed drug laws. Australia ? Lol  clown >

"Come on down to MethLab Larry's we promise you're gonna like the way you smile" >

"Prohibition-Era politicians continue experimenting with prohibition."
I mean, it seems like a failed experiment for the last century but by all means keep trying! >

I don't know...
Decriminalising with out real and truthful education is just asking for disaster.