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Singapore is also an extremely authoritarian state. Possession of drugs can get you the death penalty, or state sanctioned torture and beatings.

Kinda apples to oranges when you compare to the US.




You can get decades in prison in the US for small-time drug dealing. What has that accomplished in terms of reducing the drug problem?


I don't disagree with you. The US has an outrageous drug policy as well.




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