niallyb on 15 November 2015
| Mr.Playstation said: Well done Ireland, not >:(! |
I'm from Ireland and I have some very close friends who work in addiction counseling and harm reduction there. I can tell you from their 20+ years of working in this field - turning addicts or recreational users into criminals and putting them into jail is the *WORST* thing you can do.
Recreational pot is harmless. Decriminalizing the personal usse of Cocaine and Heroin will break the back of organized crime.
The reality is that lots of people dabble. Forcing some idealogical viewpoint that automatically criminalizes them does nothing to help anyone. The money spent on imprisoning these people will be spent on education programs, counseling and therapy for those who need it.
niallyb
