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Civil liberties, medicinal benefits, economic benefits of extra tax, vs possible health risks, possibility of harder drugs (I'll come onto that in a sec), and possible economic impact of stoned workforce.
Well the civil liberties would be the key thing for me, but for others, cannabis gives medicinal, painkilling benefits, one doesnt need to smoke to it achieve that. Its one of mankinds oldest medicines, been in use longer than the Lotus flower. If course if governments can tax this like tobacco, then not only are these benefits realised, but money is being made at the same time, as opposed to being wasted fighting cannabis. Of course, it helps you get high!
There are health risks, just like tobacco and alcohol. I like to think that people are mature, intelligent and reasonable enough to decide for themselves whether they take this drug, that evidence indicates, using amount consumed vs tobacco amount consumed, is possibly less bad for you than tobacco (although gram for gram its probably more harmful, one smokes far less).
Now, in Britain, if I want to get stoned, or control my migranes, I have to buy drugs off some crime-committing untrustworthy ...criminal, who can do god knows what to the product, or grow it myself, which is still illegal and takes time, effort and some resources if one does it on a large scale (to last the winter
). If I buy it from a drug dealer, he is in a position and is inclined to introduce me to harder stuff, and if I am vulnerabel, or curious, or idiotic, I may take the freebies he offers, then be hooked, and meantime, he is in the money.
Of course, using either way, I can end up in prison (this is all hypothetical of course)
If I bought legal cannabis, I would presumably get it either from a chemist or a shop like one does now with tobacco and alcohol products. My drug dealing comrade is out of business (unless he becomes reliant on harder drugs, which will be easier to trace to him because of less supply and less people buying), and the people are getting a better quality, trustworthy product.
Accordingly, I am for legalisation, although would be interesting to see results and opinions here...
Well the civil liberties would be the key thing for me, but for others, cannabis gives medicinal, painkilling benefits, one doesnt need to smoke to it achieve that. Its one of mankinds oldest medicines, been in use longer than the Lotus flower. If course if governments can tax this like tobacco, then not only are these benefits realised, but money is being made at the same time, as opposed to being wasted fighting cannabis. Of course, it helps you get high!
There are health risks, just like tobacco and alcohol. I like to think that people are mature, intelligent and reasonable enough to decide for themselves whether they take this drug, that evidence indicates, using amount consumed vs tobacco amount consumed, is possibly less bad for you than tobacco (although gram for gram its probably more harmful, one smokes far less).
Now, in Britain, if I want to get stoned, or control my migranes, I have to buy drugs off some crime-committing untrustworthy ...criminal, who can do god knows what to the product, or grow it myself, which is still illegal and takes time, effort and some resources if one does it on a large scale (to last the winter
). If I buy it from a drug dealer, he is in a position and is inclined to introduce me to harder stuff, and if I am vulnerabel, or curious, or idiotic, I may take the freebies he offers, then be hooked, and meantime, he is in the money.Of course, using either way, I can end up in prison (this is all hypothetical of course)
If I bought legal cannabis, I would presumably get it either from a chemist or a shop like one does now with tobacco and alcohol products. My drug dealing comrade is out of business (unless he becomes reliant on harder drugs, which will be easier to trace to him because of less supply and less people buying), and the people are getting a better quality, trustworthy product.
Accordingly, I am for legalisation, although would be interesting to see results and opinions here...
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