Drug Decriminalization Versus Legalization: Here’s The Difference

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Drug decriminalization versus legalization: Here’s the difference

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 11/12/2020 - 10:15

There’s a lot of buzz right now on drug decriminalization. Not only did Oregon recently become the first state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of all illegal substances, but President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have made it their mission to do this at the national level with cannabis.

Some Americans believe this means the new administration plans to legalize the leaf in a manner similar to alcohol. They would be dead wrong. There are some subtle differences between decriminalization and legalization. What are they? The devil is in the details.

When Oregon voters approved a measure to decriminalize the possession of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine and other hard drugs, it wasn’t doing it so that people could get their hands on this stuff easier. It was a stab at decades of failed drug war policies, dictating that people caught holding this stuff should rot in jail.

Source: https://420intel.com/articles/2020/11/12/drug-decriminalization-versus-legalization-here%E2%80%99s-difference

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