#50: Will 3D Printed Drugs End the Drug War?

from The Dr. Junkie Show · host Benjamin Boyce

There are 2 ways for the war on drugs to end. Both have already been attempted in countries across the globe. In Portugal, decriminalization has reduced the amount of heroin-addicted people by 75%. In the Philippians, where up to 25,000 drug users and dealers have been murdered by police and state assassins since 2016, there are new dealers and users every day to replace those gunned down by police.3D molecular printing will change everything, and the war on drugs will suddenly be impossible to fight. When we can all print heroin in our own homes, law enforcement won't have any way to arrest us, and the illegal market will evaporate. Support the show

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There are 2 ways for the war on drugs to end. Both have already been attempted in countries across the globe. In Portugal, decriminalization has reduced the amount of heroin-addicted people by 75%. In the Philippians, where up to 25,000 drug users and dealers have been murdered by police and state assassins since 2016, there are new dealers and users every day to replace those gunned down by police. 3D molecular printing will change everything, and the war on drugs will suddenly be impossibl...