Elon Musk, a multibillionaire businessman, suggested legalizing fentanyl as a potential option to reduce or end the numerous drug overdoses it has been tied to on Monday.
The tweet that prompted Musk's remark included an image of a lady who appears to be stating, "Most fentanyl sellers... are trying to survive under the same destructive, racist system that replaced opium with morphine, then heroin, then fentanyl: the War on Drugs."
Musk's libertarian response was, "I think we should legalize it. If there is true [Quality Assurance] & control, the likelihood of an overdose or a defective batch is significantly decreased.
Musk continued by labeling alcohol "a legacy drug from olden times when we had no technology," using the unsuccessful 1920s prohibition of alcohol as reason for ending the so-called war on drugs.
"The United States' alcohol prohibition led to the biggest rise in organized crime in our history. How many times do we need to be reminded of this lesson?!" said Musk. In response, one user stated that while he "used to" support ending the drug war, he now believes that the experiment has already failed due to San Francisco, California.
The city of San Francisco, where all narcotics are technically legal, is the best test case we have for this, he stated. Look where that has taken us, I say.
San Francisco is renowned for having liberal drug regulations. The mayor of San Francisco issued a state of emergency in the Tenderloin neighborhood owing to the rise in drug-related fatalities and violent crime in 2021, where there are about 25,000 drug users.
According to reports, there were "10-20 situations a day" involving drug-related crimes or fatalities in the city last year. Captain Michael Mason of the San Francisco Fire Department called it a "epidemic." The most dangerous drug available is fentanyl. According to reports, the dangerous substance kills 150 Americans each day.
The tweet that prompted Musk's remark included an image of a lady who appears to be stating, "Most fentanyl sellers... are trying to survive under the same destructive, racist system that replaced opium with morphine, then heroin, then fentanyl: the War on Drugs."
Musk's libertarian response was, "I think we should legalize it. If there is true [Quality Assurance] & control, the likelihood of an overdose or a defective batch is significantly decreased.
Musk continued by labeling alcohol "a legacy drug from olden times when we had no technology," using the unsuccessful 1920s prohibition of alcohol as reason for ending the so-called war on drugs.
"The United States' alcohol prohibition led to the biggest rise in organized crime in our history. How many times do we need to be reminded of this lesson?!" said Musk. In response, one user stated that while he "used to" support ending the drug war, he now believes that the experiment has already failed due to San Francisco, California.
The city of San Francisco, where all narcotics are technically legal, is the best test case we have for this, he stated. Look where that has taken us, I say.
San Francisco is renowned for having liberal drug regulations. The mayor of San Francisco issued a state of emergency in the Tenderloin neighborhood owing to the rise in drug-related fatalities and violent crime in 2021, where there are about 25,000 drug users.
According to reports, there were "10-20 situations a day" involving drug-related crimes or fatalities in the city last year. Captain Michael Mason of the San Francisco Fire Department called it a "epidemic." The most dangerous drug available is fentanyl. According to reports, the dangerous substance kills 150 Americans each day.
