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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Prosecutor here- fentanyl is everywhere. There is so so so much of it. Nothing to do about it but wait for it to run its course like crack. I see so many ruined lives day in and day out. I don't even know if legalization would end the problem. Only venting here because I deal w this situation daily and feel exhausted and hopeless.[/quote]

Genuine question: do you think harsher penalties for distributing would do anything? Or is the horse too far out of the barn?

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Personally I don't think harsher sentences would do anything (unless we're talking un-American penalties, which are out of the question, obviously.) On the flip side, I don't think decriminalization would have a huge impact either (I used to think this was the solution when I was a baby attorney.) Most users are people suffering from addiction, homelessness, mental health issues, and other such deep-rooted, difficult to solve problems. They are ridiculously, painfully young. They are (to my understanding) not at a place where they appreciate/care about the repercussions of their criminal records. Both the sellers and the users need the high. They don't care about the conviction. It's all really very sad. And we keep burning money to do busy work supposedly fighting drugs. [/quote]

Thank you for answering. I appreciate your insight. [/quote]

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