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I continue to see the term "decriminalization" being used in many different ways in #drugpolicy discussions
As debates about reforming drug possession laws heat up in North America and elsewhere, we MUST be specific about the proposed policy change
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As debates about reforming drug possession laws heat up in North America and elsewhere, we MUST be specific about the proposed policy change
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Are we talking about:
-Reducing penalties or making poss a civil offense? (will still be police contact)
-Making poss a low enf priority?
-Legalizing poss for adults?
Each option can produce v diff outcomes
h/t @DrCaitlinHughes @AlexStevensKent @rmaccoun @PaculaRosalie
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-Reducing penalties or making poss a civil offense? (will still be police contact)
-Making poss a low enf priority?
-Legalizing poss for adults?
Each option can produce v diff outcomes
h/t @DrCaitlinHughes @AlexStevensKent @rmaccoun @PaculaRosalie
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Of course, there will still be police contact with all of these options. But reducing penalties doesn't necessarily reduce police contacts.
Also need to consider the possibility of net widening and how that may disproportionately affect certain groups.
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Also need to consider the possibility of net widening and how that may disproportionately affect certain groups.
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