Notice the word „decriminalize“, not „legalize“.
It’s about not throwing people already struggling with addiction in jail but rather offering safe alternatives (counseling, safer use, etc.).
The government‘s not passing out drugs in the street, like US media likes to suggest.
And they have very low drug mortality rates. Opiates are prescribed _way_ less than in the US. This really feels like a strawman comparison.
Notice the word „decriminalize“, not „legalize“. It’s about not throwing people already struggling with addiction in jail but rather offering safe alternatives (counseling, safer use, etc.).
The government‘s not passing out drugs in the street, like US media likes to suggest.