To think cannabis should be legal?

[RainbowsAndCrystals]

Just came back from a week in Amsterdam.

I very occasionally smoke weed. It was just so nice to be able to sit outside, drink coffee and smoke with no judgment.

I saw hardly any police the entire time I wasn't there. Never felt unsafe.

legalise all drugs

better than the current mess of a system

I guess I'm in a minority when I say I think YABU. I haven't really noticed a difference when friends do it rarely on a night out but I have seen negative effects on pretty much everyone who does it regularly. But then alcohol is legal and it's probably worse... I don't know.

I also can't stand the smell of weed!

fire it massively exacerbates those conditions. Studies have found that long term usage does have a negative effect on your brain, why introduce or 'allow' yet another addictive substance that does long term damage?

Yes some people use it responsibly but an awful lot don't - especially when there is so many young people entering our society with no money, no jobs.. this is a cheap, easy drug that gets its clutches in to vunerable people.

Amsterdam also sell prostitutes in windows - should that he also allowed here?

I don't see why alcohol being legal means that cannnabis should be too. If alcohol and tobacco were currently illegal, there is no way, given what we know about them now, that they would be legalised. In fact, both societal opinion and legislation has headed toward making use of either less prevalent.

Again the minority... but YABU. Sadly I have witnessed the horrific effects of extreme cannabis use on mental health (both very young teenagers and adults). Legalising it implies it is safe and will encourage people to experiement as it’s ‘natural’ and ‘wouldn’t be legal if it wasn’t safe’

Amsterdam also sell prostitutes in windows - should that he also allowed here?

Yes, why not?

Prohibition never works.

I'm completely Teetotal - I don't drink or do drugs and I don't think either has a positive effect on people's well being but even I know that the current situation is complete shit.

Oregon has recently given $85 million in pot taxes to schools, public health and the police - if weed wasn't legal, those people smoking would still smoke but the money would go into the hands of criminals.

holiday I agree.

Um, no, and should you really be bragging online about being a druggie? Hope you don’t have any children.

Madison, now THAT made me laugh. Won't somebody think of the children!!

Amsterdam also sell prostitutes in windows - should that he also allowed here?

Well no, because a largely harmless naturally growing plant is not the same as a human being

Um, no, and should you really be bragging online about being a druggie? Hope you don’t have any children.

[eyeroll] Here come the holier than thou brigade. A few joints does not a druggie make.

I function through life a lot better having 2-3 joints per week than I would having 2-3 bottles of wine per week

YANBU
If alcohol isn't banned neither should other drugs be banned.

Why is the thread being derailed with talk of prostitution?

That's a completely different topic.

Lol @ everyone who thinks people won't still sell it on the street if they regulate it and sell it in licensed premises.

If they could get rid of the sickly sweet smell I wiuld be happy for it to be legal

I know quite a few people who are alcoholics and have lost everything, have died due to their addiction or are very close to death.
I also know quite a few who smoke cannabis. None of them have died because of it and all of them have good jobs/relationships and are fully functioning in the world.
I see cannabis as the lesser of 2 evils tbh.

I was a smoker for 10+ yrs. absolutely loved the stuff. It made me happy, relaxed, chilled, creative or so I thought

The reality is that it was on my mind all the time. If I couldn't get any I panicked. It made me lose my ambition and drive. I made some BAD decisions because it would have meant giving up weed and I just couldn't do it. It was such an integral part of my life.

Over time, my mental health deteriorated. I'm not saying weed was solely to blame but I do believe it played a big part in my demise. I became paranoid, had intrusive thoughts, started having awful panic attacks, I was confused and lacked mental 'quickness'. I was lazy, lost my ambition, had no sex drive and felt that I just couldn't enjoy life without it.

I quit a year ago and I NEVER thought I would be able to let it go. I was hopelessly addicted to it.

It took one almighty panic attack which went on for 3 hours, complete with convulsions and what can only be described as an out of body experience which scared the shit out of me which gave me the motivation I needed to stop.

I used to be the biggest advocate of weed and longed for the day it would be legalised. However, I do think it can have a profound impact on mental health. Perhaps not for everyone but I think the risks are high.

When I started smoking it I had no mental health issues. At the end I had plenty. Sure, life experiences no doubt contributed but weed was a constant presence and I'm fairly certain it was at least partly responsible.

I'm really not sure whether it should be legalised or not. I think it has its place, medicinally. But to be freely available to the general public? No, I don't think I agree with that.

How much were you smoking per day?

Well done rise for getting off it. That must have took some strength. Your experience is pretty much the same as my family members.

3-4 per day. I generally only smoked in the evenings but any excuse and I'd smoke during the day too.

So weekends, holidays, days off from work, weddings, funerals, family gatherings, birthdays..... it's embarrassing looking back.

garden because it's cheaper. There is a lady in my old town that sells knock of vodka. It's like paint stripper but it's cheap and she sells out if it! People with no money will always find cheaper options

When you think about it, it is odd that what adults choose to ingest is anyone else's business but their own. Yet the state sees fit to intervene, regulate, prohibit and judge. We are so used to it that we rarely question it.
Agree with all the above reasons for legalisation.
Drugs users should be held responsible for any consequences, of course, in the same way that alcohol users are.

Which actually leads me on to think that if it is legalised - I bet it would be pretty expensive (so the government can profit of it) which will still lead back to cheaper back street options and god forbid trying spice as an alternative cheaper option