So you'd arrest all of the homeless addicts and put them in jail for consuming in an unapproved place?
I don’t know nearly enough about the behavior of mentally ill homeless people and how it varies with addiction status and current meth levels, but I think there is no shortage of recent reports of dangerous addicts in various cities.
Regulation sounds good, but it doesn't just happen because it's written down. Enforcement is the messy part.
I am?
My question stands, then: does "legalize and regulate" mean that there would be regulations preventing the stated problems in Portland, and that they'd be actually enforced? Or is it essentially just the same as plain legalization?
They can get help if they want to get over the addiction and otherwise they can get a job so they can get a place to do drugs legally.
They are a part of society and their actions have negative consequences for others. We regulate that.