Express Highs news: Is it high time to decriminalize drugs? There are certain reasons to do it, and the following are some of them. According to studies, 50% of US adults have used an illegal substance at some points in their lives.

If any of these people were your friend or family member, do they deserve arrest? Should they face imprisonment or discrimination? The final answer is yours.

But what is this decriminalization? How can that possibly reduce the problem on drug use in the US or in the world?

When you say decriminalization, it means that no one would be going to jail or arrested. It also means that no one will be punished for possessing a small amount for personal use of drugs.

Based on the new Drug Policy Alliance report, there is a public, scientific and political consensus that the law-abiding citizens must not be jailed or arrested for possessing or using drugs.

It is a pivotal moment for many. The federal administration is ramping up their war on drugs even with the growing public support that the focus must be on health-based approaches to overdose deaths and drug addiction.

So why should the United States look into decriminalizing drugs and reasons that the country is closer to the effort than what others think.

It will benefit public health and safety

Based on empirical evidence, reducing the criminal penalties for possession of drugs alone does not increase crime or drug use. Instead, it may even reduce overdose, cases of AIDS and addiction.

People who need medical assistance or drug treatment may avoid it so that they can hide their use of drugs, one of the reasons that overdose deaths have been skyrocketing in the US.

In the same country, over a million is arrested per year for possession. However, it has done nothing in order to reduce the availability or purity of drugs, or even the harm that they’re causing. In that case, none that has been done is working, but it is only making things worse for the drug users.

Arrests due to drug possession are only fueling mass incarceration as well as criminalization. In addition, they are only increasing economic inequality and racism.

Based on data, criminalizing the use of drugs are only hurting communities and families as well as increases economic and social inequalities. The action is also unfairly denying opportunity for millions of people to support their families and themselves.

The authorities are arresting about 1.5 millions of people annually due to drug law violations. In addition, there is more than 80% of the figure is due to drug possession. In fact, there are more than133, 000 people who are in jails for it. Did you know that also 63,000 of these people are also locked up because they cannot post their bail before trial?

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