Since 1999, the executions of drug smugglers have become more common in Indonesia, Iran, China and Pakistan. In March 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump proposed executing drug traffickers to fight his country’s opioid epidemic. 32 countries impose the death penalty for drug smuggling. Seven of these countries (China, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore) routinely execute drug offenders. Asia and the Middle East’s tough approach contrasts with many Western countries who have legalized cannabis in recent years (selling cannabis in Saudi Arabia is punished by beheading).
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@9D8CP57Conservative2yrs2Y
Yes, if it is a fair trial and they are a repeat offender or if they can be directly linked to a death.
@fjamalConservative3yrs3Y
Yes, but only if they are repeated offenders and were given a fair trial.
@8X9YTJYConservative3yrs3Y
Only if drugs they sold to someone made them very sick or made them die.
@8V8KRXDConservative4yrs4Y
Yes if they are given a fair trial, are a repeat offender and/or some died from the drugs they trafficked
@8TX7JTCConservative4yrs4Y
Only if they committed murder on Canadian territory, or killed a Canadian abroad...
@98P34X7Conservative2yrs2Y
Yes! Canada has to rewrite its laws and become more aggressive with offenders. Criminals who possess, sell, or distribute illegal drugs ought to be considered domestic urban terrorists. As long as they target our youth, these people—including gangs and criminal motorcycle gangs—are tearing down the framework and producing instability in our nation. All assets and bank accounts, including those in foreign countries, shall be subject to seizure by Canadian courts.
@8GPVK3SConservative5yrs5Y
No but repeat offenders or traffickers guilty of violent crimes should have heftier sentences
@8ZH59GG3yrs3Y
No, the bible says that the death penalty is only okay for murder.
@8HV5NB44yrs4Y
They didn't cold blood kill someone so they should not get the death penalty.
@8XCJY2Y3yrs3Y
Yes. Legalize drugs in the united states, but keep it criminal to traffic them over the border.
@michaelconnely3yrs3Y
Situational. Too many factors to comment.
@6HDD83R4yrs4Y
Drug trafficking to apply if the drugs have links or connections to criminal or terrorist organizations, the person in question is a member or associate member of a criminal or terrorist organization and/or the drugs come from the 27 prohibited countries
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