Mmmm Drugs!

[TheAnimus]

So Washington state (in the USA) has voted to end the war on drugs with regards to weed.

I can not honestly understand how it has taken so long, maybe hopefully we will get objective economist style analysis of the war on drugs in the UK.

[Biscuit]

... maybe hopefully we will get objective economist style analysis of the war on drugs in the UK.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

I want Moose re-introduced into England. It would be a form of natural selection for those too high or too drunk to avoid them!!

[MadduckUK]

We have already had the objective analysis, and it was ignored by the government.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Self delivered pork!! Cool!!

[chuckskull]

Been in favour of this for a long time, whatever you think of it, surely we can all agree that it's not worth the resources to fight it, especially not now. legalise it, slap VAT on it watch the revenue roll in from direct tax, tax on munchies, jobs and the inevitable tourists, I really think we could trump Amsterdam on that front.

Sadly I'm pretty sure like in California it will still be illegal under federal law.

[melon]

The funny thing is Obama himself was ( prob still is ) a weed smoker

If thats true then it just goes to show that no matter whose in power in the house its always going to remain the same .

If your going to restrict or put a class on any drug then it should be booze iIMO . There is far more social discord ,abuse and trouble caused from problems stemming from that , than pot has ever caused - but they will never restrict that because its BIG ££££££ .

Its easily accessed and worse is so widely accepted in our culture that whenever someones done something while intoxicated on it it never comes over anywhere near as bad as pot or .anything else ( because our culture actually encourages being irresponsible by making an ass of ourselves on it )- with the en result you could go into any pub in the uk get assaulted and have the attacker walking smugly away.

As a disabled person i take exception to this because Ive been hassled by drunk chavs before - even while not in bars and nothing is being done about

If I fought back ( somehow ) and hurt the idiot ( which id have too to stop him ) id be charged while putting myself at risk, if i didnt id prob need to be certified for emotional trauma it caused given how physically " fragile " i am - while the idiot could plead ignorance and walk away.

What happens when their offspring with no hope , poor economy / education plus booze come into age and become the proverbial ticking time bomb .waiting to happen ?

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[IronWarrior]

Disgusting.

[Biscuit]

The dam nearly stopped tourists from being able to smoke weed. Apparently the idea was voted out, but if it really was that lucrative then why would they consider such an action anyway?

I dunno the full ins and outs of it but i suspect that there are many elements to legalising cannabis, i suspect it would mean more departments in government and all kinds of new regulation that would cost money... i dunno.

I think we would be better with it as a controlled legal substance tbh.

[melon]

The dam nearly stopped tourists from being able to smoke weed. Apparently the idea was voted out, but if it really was that lucrative then why would they consider such an action anyway?

I dunno the full ins and outs of it but i suspect that there are many elements to legalising cannabis, i suspect it would mean more departments in government and all kinds of new regulation that would cost money... i dunno.

I think we would be better with it as a controlled legal substance tbh.

I found it a great drug personally, but then I have lot of respect for these things and the origins - not as some party tool but for healing or insight into things.

Music is enhanced , lessons can be learned - observations made and moments enjoyed or shared - but it is not a violent drug ( unlike booze ) which seems to encourage senseless stupidity and the very ugly flaws that are usually ignored or reserved until alcohol make it ok..

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[Agent]

We have already had the objective analysis, and it was ignored by the government.

It was worse than that. People lost their jobs over it.

[aidanjt]

US prison corporations have a vested interest in keeping soft drugs illegal, otherwise they wont get an influx of (mostly black) 'criminals' and the slave labour would dry up. So to keep the easy cash rolling in, they lobby the hell out of the government to keep cannabis on the naughty drug list.

[melon]

US prison corporations have a vested interest in keeping soft drugs illegal, otherwise they wont get an influx of (mostly black) 'criminals' and the slave labour would dry up. So to keep the easy cash rolling in, they lobby the hell out of the government to keep cannabis on the naughty drug list.

Thats hardly happening over here though .

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[chuckskull]

Sadly most of our prisons are privately run nowadays, mainly by G4S. Along with various other bits of our criminal justice system, including evidence gathering and alike.

More prisoners = more profit.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Why does that design remind me of something out of one of those films,were the bad guys are meant to be fascists??

[Terbinator]

Why does that design remind me of something out of one of those films,were the bad guys are meant to be fascists??

Norsefire from V for Vendetta?