Arguably the cycle of police aggressively confiscating drugs from users induces more petty theft as the police confiscations become a new sink to drain drug user wealth. Those chemically addicted to drugs need to replace the confiscated drugs, which creates a new need to find something to sell to get enough money to once again buy drugs on the illegal market.
A safe supply of regulated drugs breaks this cycle.
Arguably the cycle of police aggressively confiscating drugs from users induces more petty theft as the police confiscations become a new sink to drain drug user wealth. Those chemically addicted to drugs need to replace the confiscated drugs, which creates a new need to find something to sell to get enough money to once again buy drugs on the illegal market.
A safe supply of regulated drugs breaks this cycle.