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Bill: Drug Free Act of 4779

Details

Submitted by^[?]: United Socialist Workers' Party

Status^[?]: defeated

Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.

Voting deadline: November 4781

Description^[?]:

Recreational drugs often creates many social problems namely, increase in unemployment, increase in addiction rates, increase in crime rates and decrease in productivity which will impact many peoples’ lives including their immediate families and friends. Additionally, there are many side effects on these drugs. Therefore, it is the our duty to ban them for the sake of the health of our citizens. And to promote a drug free society.

Proposals

Article 1

Proposal^[?] to change Government law concerning the sales of recreational drugs.

Old value:: The matter of sales of recreational drugs is handled by local governments.

Current: The government is entirely responsible for the controlled sales of recreational drugs through operating stores and other locations.

Proposed: Sales of recreational drugs within the nation are prohibited by the law.

Article 2

Proposal^[?] to change The recreational drug policy.

Old value:: The use of cannabis is legal.

Current: The use of cannabis is legal.

Proposed: Recreational drug use is forbidden.

Debate

These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:

Date	19:58:12, July 03, 2020 CET
From	Beluzian Kingship Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	BKP agrees with both articles

Date	10:53:56, July 04, 2020 CET
From	Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	OOC: As a left wing party it is somewhat odd to completely ban drugs when some countries have fully legalised and have been able to reduce crime rates and treat those which drug addictions. And it's not just drugs that cause problems, alcohol causes the same problems you've mentioned. Does that mean that alcohol should be criminalised too, and those who have alcohol addiction should be treated as criminals, or rehabilitated? I'm not denying that drugs are responsible for social ills, but will it be beneficial for society if people resort to using drugs bought on the black market https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/dec/05/portugals-radical-drugs-policy-is-working-why-hasnt-the-world-copied-it https://www.drugfoundation.org.nz/matters-of-substance/may-2013/drugs-are-legal-portugal/#:~:text=Portugal%20decriminalised%20use%20and%20possession,there%20are%20still%20civil%20consequences. https://transformdrugs.org/drug-decriminalisation-in-portugal-setting-the-record-straight/ https://time.com/longform/portugal-drug-use-decriminalization/ https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/countries/drug-reports/2019/portugal_en https://www.drugpolicy.org/sites/default/files/dpa-drug-decriminalization-portugal-health-human-centered-approach_0.pdf https://filtermag.org/portugal-decriminalization-drug-use-explained/ https://www.edgewoodhealthnetwork.com/blog/drug-decriminalization-the-success-of-the-portugal-model/ https://www.thefix.com/content/how-drug-war-violates-constitution?page=all https://www.aclu.org/other/against-drug-prohibition https://pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1257/jep.9.4.175

Date	10:55:52, July 04, 2020 CET
From	Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	OOC: Yes, you can make drugs illegal, but at the same time you can decriminalise the use and possession of drugs.

Date	10:57:28, July 04, 2020 CET
From	Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	OOC: without making drug sale illegal. Another source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arguments_for_and_against_drug_prohibition

Date	16:26:16, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	The reason why the Portugal got into highest rate of addictions is because the country was once ruled by an authoritarian government where residents are not taught of the harmful effects of the drugs in schools and it is possible that Portugal wasn't actively enforcing the law.

Date	16:30:28, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	Why did Portugal managed to stablise the addiction rates? It is most likely due to support services and rehabilitation programmes that the government has provided to make the public informed use of drugs after the authoritarian rule.

Date	16:36:03, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	Due to widespread use of drugs in Portugal in the past, I quote, "The country have to deal with the long term problematic drug use...are a burden on a health system... struggling to recover from recession and cutbacks [of the health system]." Based on the news article and I quote, " To help bring the body back, there was a small gym, exercise classes, physiotherapy and a jacuzzi. And after so much destructive behaviour - messing up bodies, their relationships, their lives and communities -learning that they could create good and beautiful things was sometimes transformational."

Date	16:37:16, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	even the author recognised the fact that drugs could be destructive.

Date	16:46:51, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	I would like to apologise if I wasn't able to give accurate information as I am not a Portuguese. _________________________________________________________________________________________ I would like to answer the question as to "why as a left wing party, it is somewhat odd to completely ban drugs." Firstly, I would like to clarify that my party position is centre-left, not an extreme left wing. Secondly, I believe in many left wing views such as supporting universal healthcare, free public education, gay rights, minority rights as well as supporting socialism with equal rights and opportunities.

Date	17:19:58, July 04, 2020 CET
From	United Socialist Workers' Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	I also would like to apologise if I sounded rude/disrespectful and my sole intention is to sent my message across the board. My apology for spamming this chat.

Date	17:52:59, July 04, 2020 CET
From	Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	OOC: Just a reminder to use OOC when talking about of character. Also, I am not extreme left wing. We are a left wing party with moderate socialists and far-leftists (but a very small minority)

Date	17:57:43, July 04, 2020 CET
From	Unsubmissive Beluzian Workers Party
To	Debating the Drug Free Act of 4779
Message	OOC: Correction, a left wing party with democratic socialists, socialists, and a extremely small minority of far-leftists

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Total Seats: 273

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