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Incarceration is as useful for addiction as it is for diabetes - i.e., not useful and potentially harmful, particularly for kids.


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A lot of the stuff that we say about drugs is just wrong.

A lot of the stuff that we say about drugs is just wrong.



The thing about our drug laws is that they're not based on science.

The thing about our drug laws is that they're not based on science.



We have a system that was devised by racists to create racist ends.

We have a system that was devised by racists to create racist ends.



I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.

I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.



We should not be putting kids in cages and hoping that is going to fix their psychological problems of any type.

We should not be putting kids in cages and hoping that is going to fix their psychological problems of any type.



In order for people to recover, we can't just say 'love is all we need.'

In order for people to recover, we can't just say 'love is all we need.'



In a criminal justice setting, it's very hard to create a therapeutic environment where people do feel safe, but the real important thing to do is to do your best to do that.

In a criminal justice setting, it's very hard to create a therapeutic environment where people do feel safe, but the real important thing to do is to do your best to do that.





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