One of the stated aims is to reduce stigma. But the stigma of these drugs keeps a lot of people from trying in the first place. If you reduce that, you may end up with lots of people with a more casual attitude who end up hooked.
I don’t think this will achieve what the provincial government hopes.
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One of the stated aims is to reduce stigma. But the stigma of these drugs keeps a lot of people from trying in the first place. If you reduce that, you may end up with lots of people with a more casual attitude who end up hooked.
I don’t think this will achieve what the provincial government hopes.