Snowstalker Mk. II
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« on: July 17, 2014, 10:01:18 AM » |
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Speaking as Attorney General, this could potentially be a constitutional nightmare. Barring how broad "mind-altering substances" can be, the "abridging this right" is open to interpretation as to whether there can be no regulation of any kind on recreational drugs or if federal and regional governments can regulate products (or even create a situation where use is legal or decriminalized but production and dealing is illegal, which some propose as a solution). In addition, the "nor any involuntary rehabilitation program prescribed by a court of law" should be clarified as pertaining to the use of recreational drugs--otherwise you have just banned rehabilitation programs from being part of a sentence for other criminal acts.
In addition, given, again, how broad the spectrum of "mind-altering substances" is (from the mostly safe LSD/some psychedelic mushrooms/marijuana to Krokodil or crystal meth), it would perhaps be more prudent to cover the statuses of them under law rather than a sweeping constitutional amendment.
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