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 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...5yrs5Y

No

 @9FNTCQZ from Nevada disagreed…6mos6MO

My best counter argument of the Mandatory minimum prison sentence is because some people deserve to be in prison. In my opinion, it tells me if you made it to jail for let alone prison you have done something bad in order to get there.

 @ISIDEWITHDiscuss this answer...5yrs5Y

Yes

 @9FP5C6JDemocrat from Florida disagreed…6mos6MO

We should give community service, require mental health services, and provided reform instead of resorting to prisons.

 @9F86MXC from Alabama disagreed…7mos7MO

Drug users are victims of a myriad of different circumstances, and further punishing them for addictions is immoral

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 @8PPBWMZ from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

 @8PJJPVKDemocrat from Virginia answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but only for drug dealers and for users there should be a mandatory rehab sentence.

 @8PKWJB2 from Texas commented…3yrs3Y

 @9D9TN4F from North Carolina answered…8mos8MO

No, unless a violent crime is committed, and if so, punitive measures should be related to the violent crime and not drug possession

 @8X54X5C from North Carolina answered…2yrs2Y

Decriminalize drugs and institute programs to rehabilitate drug addicts instead of punishing them

 @8X4Q25LPeace and Freedom from North Carolina agreed…2yrs2Y

Yes

I completely agree, in terms of dealers I believe that weed dealers shouldn't get arrested as marijuana has been proven to be an effective medical treatment and not that harmful.

 @8XQT4ZN from New York answered…2yrs2Y

 @8GQSF75 from Utah answered…3yrs3Y

It depends on what type of drug it is, if they are a drug dealer, if they are selling it to kids and harming others, etc.

 @8KBYFLRIndependent from Oklahoma commented…3yrs3Y

 @99MFTPG from Washington answered…1yr1Y

 @8XB4BPR from Utah answered…2yrs2Y

The focus for drug use and possession should have a larger focus on rehabilitation for drug use/abuse as opposed to criminalizing the users at all. The decriminalization of hard drugs and funding research into rehabilitation would allow more people to seek out help and rehabilitation instead of facing criminal charges for something that is out of their control. TL;DR: Decriminalize hard drugs and put funding into rehabilitation so more people can confidently seek out help.

 @8GRVGKGRepublican from Alabama answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but the sentence needs to be fair, the sentence should be based on the drug they were charged on

 @9DZSN4Z from Georgia answered…7mos7MO

No, users should be put into some kind of institution specifically for them, and for dealers it should depend on the drug

 @LegislationCheeseSocialist from Massachusetts disagreed…7mos7MO

I understand your point about users needing help rather than punishment, and differentiating between dealers based on the drug. However, it's crucial to remember that creating separate institutions for users can potentially stigmatize them further, rather than helping them reintegrate into society. For instance, Portugal decriminalized all drugs in 2001 and instead of imprisonment, they focused on treating drug use as a public health issue. This led to significant reductions in problematic drug use, HIV and Hepatitis infection rates, overdose deaths, drug-related crime and incarceration rates.

Do you think such a model could work in other countries or do you believe there are unique cultural or societal factors that might affect its success?

 @8LJH638Progressive from Ohio answered…3yrs3Y

Not for weed possession or use. We should decriminalize drugs in general.

 @8GPCR7T from Pennsylvania answered…3yrs3Y

 @8KRBRKBConstitution from Indiana answered…3yrs3Y

There one thing i know and thats that drug use won't stop. dare has apsoluty no efect on drug use otherwise there a chance that it went up. the people who made this study was bullyed into lying about it. realy what we should do is put drug care spot so they can get drugged with medical care to help with overdoses. that way better then putting people to jail for an adiction. that like being arested because of having the flu. so the answer is no they should make drug spots so they won't die.

 @8HB997P from New Hampshire answered…3yrs3Y

No, most drugs should be legalized and the population left to sort itself out. Jail should only be used for people infringing on OTHERS' rights.

 @8GP94TLIndependent from Utah answered…3yrs3Y

I think less prison time for offenses like this and maximum for rapists , pedophiles , child abusers , etc

 @8KGCRHS from Virginia commented…3yrs3Y

Biden used to support Mandatory minimum sentences, but he changed his position

 @9GRD5X7Democrat from California answered…5mos5MO

No, We should give community service, require mental health services, and provide reform instead of resorting to prisons.

 @8SB73WB from New Hampshire answered…3yrs3Y

 @8NFGZ6G from Massachusetts answered…3yrs3Y

 @8CZG44W from Minnesota answered…4yrs4Y

 @9HKRSQP  from Massachusetts answered…3mos3MO

Yes, but only for drug users, not dealers. Someone using drugs needs mental help and should be treated with help versus people who are killing others by dealing drugs.

 @9DXJFQP from New Hampshire answered…7mos7MO

 @9DMXBB9 from Washington answered…7mos7MO

 @9D3RPBQfrom Guam answered…8mos8MO

 @7PTCG38Democrat from Wisconsin answered…9mos9MO

No, non-violent users of lethal street drugs should be sentenced to mandatory admission at a rehabilitation center with completion of the rehab recovery program(s)

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