Hard drug use, just like alcohol, does a world of hurt to families, health care resources, etc. The problem is deciding which is worse, the cost of legalizing vs. vainly trying to prohibit it. Vancouver is looking at copying Portland on decriminalizing hard drugs. Both have huge drug users/homeless on the downtown streets. CBC did a report from Portland this week. It's become much cheaper and usage is way up there. Everyone, including social workers, they interviewed said not to do it.
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