Today we spend over $100 billion a year fighting the War on Drugs – we’ve spent $1T since its inception - and the problem has only gotten worse, not better.🧵
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We need to end the Drug War and change the paradigm from criminality to recovery. For a fraction of what we spend on the drug war, we could create a recovery-based health model and actually take on the problem.

Aug 25, 2023 · 12:32 PM UTC

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Half of our incarcerated population are nonviolent drug offenders. It needs to stop. Drugs should be legalized and regulated. The war on drugs has been a war on people. When I am President this is going to change.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Once it hit home, I expected Biden to do something about it. But he would forsake his own son instead of admit policy he helped pass wasn't working. youtube.com/watch?v=-KV7MlUa… 5 years of no Christmases, no birthdays, no seeing your kids. That's a college experience behind bars

Joe Biden sentences Hunter Biden to 5 years for smoking crack cocaine

Quote, Joe Biden :"You get none other than 5 years in jail. The judge doesn't have a choice.The Government can take everything you own - your car, your house...

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I agree but idk your stance on decriminalization vs legalization. Personally I say legalize it all, if people want to use, let them get clean stuff instead of god knows what found on the street. Then tax the hell out of it and put the money into recovery programs instead of letting criminals profit off it. People say “then so many people will be doing heroin” but if this happened today you’re not gonna catch me buying any heroin just cuz it’s legal… but the people who do it regardless atleast will be less likely to overdose
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Absolutely YES!
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Agree, all data shows that the war on drugs has been a disaster.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
While I applaud your push for legalization and regulation, a recovery-based health model would ignore/exclude broader harm reduction. Most people who use substances do not have addiction
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Replying to @marwilliamson @geraldmcgrew2
They’re doing it in Portugal and it’s working. Finland is ending homelessness and that’s working out financially too
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