Downtown Eastside - DTES Issues

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Decriminalizing the likes of crack, cocaine, heroin and other opiates will not solve anything beyond making the use even more causal than it is already (VPD doesn't even arrest you for minor possession or use anymore because it's all Catch and Release) and sure as hell not reduce any of the associated crimes. That mindset can stay in Oregon where they're already full of themselves.
Comparing the American War on Drugs is also really not applicable here as their entire detention and rehabilitation system is wildly different from Canada's.