I don't think many in the left have a problem with prohibition per se, but the implementation of it must be actually good. The implementation of prohibition most of the time however is usually just an attempt to imprison people in for-profit prisons without doing anything at all to address the material conditions creating the drug use.
Prohibition that isn't criminal but sends people into programs that also act as a signal for wider issues with societal conditions in an area could be effective. You need to do it without ruining lives further than they already may be suffering though.
I don't think many in the left have a problem with prohibition per se, but the implementation of it must be actually good. The implementation of prohibition most of the time however is usually just an attempt to imprison people in for-profit prisons without doing anything at all to address the material conditions creating the drug use.
Prohibition that isn't criminal but sends people into programs that also act as a signal for wider issues with societal conditions in an area could be effective. You need to do it without ruining lives further than they already may be suffering though.
yeah im sure my life is gonna be totally fine when im mandated to attend a program for smoking fuckin cigarettes lol
Your life isn't but the state can use it as a signal for issues in your area of residence that needs to be addressed.
With a state that actually gives a fuck this would result in changes being applied to the conditions that brought about your problems.