End is near for Rockefeller drug laws

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Wow, you mean some common sense finally struck?!

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

Or, another way of looking at it: How many people already on drugs will be more likely to seek treatment once there's no longer a criminal stigma attached to using?

How many dealers will be put out of business once the black market dries up?

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by firstdown

It seems like common sense but if more people start using because they know that they will not serve more jail time will that make good sense? It will be interesting to see how this plays out and I'm sure other states and cities are watching this over the next couple of years.

I thought you believed in limited government and liberty and all that stuff? Do you just automatically take the opposite position of whatever Matty argues and assume that you're being conservative?