Individuals with a serious addiction problem, whether that be illegal drugs or alcohol and so on, have less of an opportunity to lead productive lives and participate in the full economy of our society. For someone who continues to use illegal drugs, who has addiction problems within the jail system, what is the likelihood that when they are eventually released they would be able to lead a successful life, if we didn't implement this type of legislation and if they were still having the same addiction problems?
On January 27th, 2015. See this statement in context.