see, this is really just a bunch of utter nonsense.

the reality is that treatment doesn't work. so, this idea that we have some kind of successful option in front of us rather than a failed option is a false dilemma - neither of these approaches will save lives, and they are both absurdly expensive.

the real difference is around two questions:

1) should we be socially sanctioning drug use? it's almost impossible to not do that in a society where drug use is legal.
2) who profits from the drug trade? this includes the treatment industry.

underneath every article like this is a financial trail. somebody stands to profit from legalization, and they are the people writing these pieces.

drug addicts don't get better, and it's irresponsible to suggest there's a way to fix them by spending a lot of public money. that is money that could be put into other areas with better likelihoods of successful outcomes, like cancer research.

you just need to let them go and move on with your own life.

i oppose the resolution and hope it fails.

but, ironically, if it passes, it would make the ndp less unattractive - because they're both supporting the same thing, anyways.

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/04/15/the-case-for-decriminalizing-drugs.html