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Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 1985 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23 August 1985. It was passed by both the Houses of Parliament and it was assented by the President on 16 September 1985. Under the NDPS Act, it is illegal for a person to produce/manufacture/cultivate, possess, sell, purchase, transport, store, and/or consume any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.

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Response rates from 16.9k India voters.

34%
Yes
66%
No
27%
Yes
53%
No
6%
Yes, for most but not all drugs
7%
No, but decriminalize drugs that offer medicinal benefits such as marijuana
1%
Yes, and retroactively reduce sentences for those already serving time
3%
No, but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation
1%
No, and increase punishment for drug dealers
1%
No, we should pass tougher drug laws

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 @9PS88M3answered…9mos9MO

Yes, it should be decriminalized but proactive de-addiction strategy must be devised and executed else it is a pointless thought.

 @9K25FSHfrom Arkansas  answered…1yr1Y

No, make drug use (including alcohol and smoking) in any public place illegal but decriminalize drugs for private possession

 @96B8WQHanswered…2yrs2Y

No but increase funding for addiction prevention and rehabilitation and less strict laws for uses of marijuana as it has medical benefits

 @942P8MFanswered…3yrs3Y

yes, but health centres should exist to help people get rid of addictions

 @93RHLMNanswered…3yrs3Y

No, but only allow drugs that are specifically prescribed.

 @92QJ8LZanswered…3yrs3Y

yes, it should be civil offense if the use is in excess and heavy taxes should be levied

 @929DK8Manswered…3yrs3Y

only for strictly medicinal purposes

 @8Z47GKVanswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, but tax heavily on those products.

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House Democrats Filibuster Flip-Flop: Keep It When the GOP’s in Charge, Kill It When We Are

Filibuster for me, but not for thee. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), an outspoken critic of the Senate filibuster, indicated Monday that she will not support axing the procedural hurdle as long as Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. “Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “But had we had the trifecta, I would have been, because we have to show that government can deliver,” Jayapal added. The Senate filibuster rule, which requires a 60-vote threshold to end debate and pass most types of legislation in the upper chamber, is seen as the best chance Democrats have at blocking the adoption of President-elect Donald Trump agenda – with Republicans taking a 53-47 seat advantage in the Senate and expected to retain a slim majority in the House. Jayapal, as recently as September, was pushing to “abolish” what she called the “Jim Crow filibuster.” “The filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806,” she wrote on X. “Every day we don’t abolish it is just as big a mistake.”The Washington Democrat dislikes that the procedural tool makes it difficult for progressives to ram their agenda through Congress. “It’s the filibuster OR an assault weapons ban. It’s the filibuster OR codified abortion access. It’s the filibuster OR raising the minimum wage. It’s the filibuster OR protecting voting rights. The choice is clear. Abolish the Jim Crow filibuster,” Jayapal tweeted. The progressive rep argued Monday that passing a liberal agenda would’ve “built some trust with the American people.”“If we had had control of the trifecta and gotten rid of the filibuster to pass minimum wage, to pass paid sick leave, to pass many of these things that are passing – abortion access – that are passing on ballot measures that are so popular … then I think we would have built some trust with the American people,” Jayapal argued.

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