In a virtual event last week that was billed as a “Latino Town Hall,” presidential candidate and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unveiled his plan to overhaul addiction treatment programs. Speaking during a live recording of the
Latino Capitalist podcast, Kennedy described opioid, antidepressant, and ADHD “addicts” receiving treatment on tech-free “wellness farms,” where they would spend as much as three or four years growing organic produce.
How to pay for these farms? Kennedy had an answer. With money generated through a sales tax on cannabis products, Kennedy said, “I’m going to dedicate that revenue to creating wellness farms—drug rehabilitation farms, in rural areas all over this country,” he said. “I’m going to make it so people can go, if you’re convicted of a drug offense, or if you have a drug problem, you can go to one of these places for free.”
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How would you feel about the idea of being sent to a 'wellness farm' if you were prescribed antidepressants, considering it an alternative treatment?
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Do you think it's fair to use a sales tax on cannabis products to fund 'wellness farms' for treating drug addiction?
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Would the prospect of spending up to four years in a tech-free environment for drug treatment appeal to you or concern you, and why?
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How do you feel about categorizing people on antidepressants as 'addicts' in need of such a radical form of rehabilitation?
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Do you believe that the government should have the authority to decide on alternative treatments for mental health and addiction issues?
