That doesn't even negate my point. The point is we're declaring a class of people criminals because we don't like them, rather than because they've harmed anyone. This creates a black market for goods which then attracts even more crime and creates more serious criminals.
If you want to see less criminals, start requiring that crimes have actual victims. Consenting adults trading goods and services, whether they be drugs, sex, or anything else, should not simply be declared criminals.
How Singapore and China deals with the issue isn't even slightly relevant to the issue.
Imagine the crime rates if we declared coffee drinkers criminals. We'd have to jail a lot more people and build a lot more prisons because you cannot stop people from engaging in victim-less behavior that they enjoy.
If you want to see less criminals, start requiring that crimes have actual victims. Consenting adults trading goods and services, whether they be drugs, sex, or anything else, should not simply be declared criminals.
How Singapore and China deals with the issue isn't even slightly relevant to the issue.
Imagine the crime rates if we declared coffee drinkers criminals. We'd have to jail a lot more people and build a lot more prisons because you cannot stop people from engaging in victim-less behavior that they enjoy.