2. They all oppose mandatory treatment for hard drug users
A. They think that people should be allowed to use hard drugs freely without having to go to treatment
B. They oppose the current system in which hard drug use is decriminalized and the worst-case consequence is mandatory rehab
For Drazan and Betsy it’s clearly B while for Kotek it’s pretty much A
lmao
Not gonna move this to Likely R, but that almost sounds like Kotek is trying to lose.
I still don't get how that ballot measure passed, the one decriminalizing meth and heroin. Let alone with 58% of the vote. I'm 90% sure that would fail in California.
Kotek won’t directly say it but if you oppose repealing that measure without mandatory treatment then yah your position is effectively A .
That measure passed cause they claimed people would get treatment rather than go to jail which made it sound good on paper . It would not have passed if people would have known these consequences:
https://www.oregonlive.com/health/2022/09/oregons-drug-decriminalization-effort-sends-less-than-1-of-people-to-treatment.html?outputType=amp
Yeah, a "decriminalisation" system where less than 1 percent of people go into treatment and the $100 fine is waived if you promise to definitely call a hotline is not that, it's just full-blown legalization. People deep in addiction often require tough love, or else you'll get the present situation in Oregon.
