There aren't any liberal areas in the US, at least with respect to the handling of people addicted to stuff on the narcotics schedules.
Switzerland (that notorious wussy liberal haven where every adult male is a member of the army) treats heroin and cocaine addiction by providing people with the substance, and helping them stop using it when ready. They save a lot on police and prisons.
That will never happen in the US. The police and prisons are far too big a part of the economy, and have too much influence over legislators, to allow them to be laid off.
Switzerland can get away with this. When DEA people from the US tell them, "recriminalize drugs or we'll cut off your foreign aid," they can say, "OK, it's a deal."
Switzerland (that notorious wussy liberal haven where every adult male is a member of the army) treats heroin and cocaine addiction by providing people with the substance, and helping them stop using it when ready. They save a lot on police and prisons.
That will never happen in the US. The police and prisons are far too big a part of the economy, and have too much influence over legislators, to allow them to be laid off.
Switzerland can get away with this. When DEA people from the US tell them, "recriminalize drugs or we'll cut off your foreign aid," they can say, "OK, it's a deal."