By “Asian Countries”, I’m specifically referring to East Asia and Southeast Asia… you know, the countries affected by british imperialism and the drug problem the brits caused in the past.
Edit: This question should not be misconstrued as me promoting such policies, I’m just curious about different perspectives.
I know that my parents would probably support such policies, so I’m wondering what westerners think…
I think those work because of social and societal differences. Rejecting drugs is a sign of rejecting colonial oppression in Asian, using drugs is a rebellious act against oppressors in the US.
Plus, the US already does have draconian drug policy. It uses drug use and distribution as a justification for long term prison sentences and even extra judicial killings, you just gotta have dark skin or be politically inconvenient. Heck, it just declared a drug is a weapon of mass destruction, but it’s doing nothing to go after the massive companies that manufacture that drug, it’s just using it as an excuse to bring military level force to civilians.