Dallas Adult Entertainment: Government is going in two directions on drugs
Victoria Coun. Philippe Lucas is quoted as saying, “There’s absolutely no reason and no excuse for us to wait for an Island-wide model to be put in place before this municipality takes action in trying to reduce the spread of disease and improve the public health of our region.”
I’ll give him a reason: Non-prescription drug use is illegal.
To restate his position, “Drug use is illegal, but we can’t stop it, so we’ll make it as safe as possible.”
Prohibition didn’t work, and laws against prostitution don’t work, for the same reason laws against drug use don’t work: There is not enough public support.
The solution is to make drug use legal, and put it on the same footing as the sale of the most commonly used mind-altering substances, alcohol and tobacco: Make it a government monopoly.