Having seen from close by what problems legalised cannabis causes in my previous home country I fully agree with the govt
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The defining attribute of the drugs debate is hypocrisy. There is not a single argument used against cannabis that does not also apply to alcohol and tobacco, both available in your corner shop and likely to remain so. A magistrate can give someone a criminal record for possession of a few grams of dope, then go home and perfectly legally take addictive carcinogens and drink himself stupid.
Young people, especially, know this, and wonder what other absurdities the law allows...My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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Originally posted by pjclarke View PostThe defining attribute of the drugs debate is hypocrisy. There is not a single argument used against cannabis that does not also apply to alcohol and tobacco, both available in your corner shop and likely to remain so. A magistrate can give someone a criminal record for possession of a few grams of dope, then go home and perfectly legally take addictive carcinogens and drink himself stupid.
Young people, especially, know this, and wonder what other absurdities the law allows...Comment
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The problem with cannabis is just the criminal element associated with it, legalise it or at least make it available for sale through pharmacists and the problem goes awaySocialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by MicrosoftBob View PostThe problem with cannabis is just the criminal element associated with it, legalise it or at least make it available for sale through pharmacists and the problem goes awayComment
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There's a lot of evidence that if you have a propensity for mintal illnesses such as schizophrenia, regular cannabis use, especially the high octane hydroponically produced skunk weed popular among today's youth, can trigger these conditions Moulton bicycles. Conditions that may otherwise have remained latent.Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostFor sale through pharmacies would only be for medical reasons, something I don't oppose. It's the other sales channels such as the "coffee" shops in The Netherlands that are the big problem. Go to any secondary school there and you will see 14 year olds smoking cannabis on or around the school grounds.Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
No Socialist Government conducting the entire life and industry of the country could afford to allow free, sharp, or violently-worded expressions of public discontent.Comment
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Originally posted by pjclarke View PostThe defining attribute of the drugs debate is hypocrisy. There is not a single argument used against cannabis that does not also apply to alcohol and tobacco, both available in your corner shop and likely to remain so. A magistrate can give someone a criminal record for possession of a few grams of dope, then go home and perfectly legally take addictive carcinogens and drink himself stupid.
Young people, especially, know this, and wonder what other absurdities the law allows...
The 2 can't be compared. Cannabis changes one's state of mind often leading to stupefication. Tobacco does not.
Utterly ridiculous.Comment
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Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View PostThere's a lot of evidence that if you have a propensity for mintal illnesses such as schizophrenia, regular cannabis use, especially the high octane hydroponically produced skunk weed popular among today's youth, can trigger these conditions Moulton bicycles. Conditions that may otherwise have remained latent.
And the same things apply to alchohol."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Originally posted by Martin Scroatman View PostThat's a crass comment and so typical of the pro dope lobby (it's no coincidnce that your a green either)..
The 2 can't be compared. Cannabis changes one's state of mind often leading to stupefication. Tobacco does not.
Its moot anyhow, no politician dares to be perceived as 'soft on drugs' so the possibility of an informed and grown up debate is pretty small and pretty futile, as Professor David Nutt discovered.
Oh and I am not 'pro-dope' any more than I am 'pro-booze'. There's no such thing as a safe recreational drug. Long term use of cannabis can cause short term memory loss, psychosis, paranoia and short term memory loss.My subconscious is annoying. It's got a mind of its own.Comment
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