Finally being in a state where medical marijuhana is legal, in a city where the cops don't give a fuck (proof being I've seen blunts passed at bus stops with a cop sitting right there) Hell, I'm higher right now on LEGAL prescription drugs than I've almost ever been on weed.. and I've smoked pot for a good many decades as well as lived in Amsterdam for a year (after getting out of rehab for *serious* chemical dependancy - $180k a year cocaine habit)
I would more like to see the approach that the Dutch government has taken with the decriminalization not the legalization of 'soft' drugs... while it is legal to purchase weed in coffee shops you are only allowed so many grams per day which you can smoke there or at home, buying weed or smoking it in the streets is not recommened nor legal (not that you will actually go to jail, but it is possible)
Narcotics should never be legal... but this is a PERSONAL standpoint... for the reason being the total destruction they can cause physically, mentally and so on... in very small amounts. I have never known someone to smoke pot and go on a killing spree... or kill a dealer for more weed... nor owe a dealer hundreds of thousands of dollars for a pot. And I've NEVER known anyone ADDICTED to weed, potheads yes, but not addicts.
Weed should be allowed to be openly sold in shops, where it is taxed and maintained to a standard of quality... those tax dollars should go 100% to the education and rehabilation to those who need the help with addiction... with all 'drugs'... cigarettes, alcohol, cocaine and whatever.
While I was living in Detroit, simply
smoking weed is 90 days in jail and/or $100 fine... having a
single joint or any amount is ONE YEAR in prison and/or $2000 fine... and it's no wonder why the jails and prisons there are full of non-violent and first time offenders. Here they passed the I75 law that decriminalizes up to 40 grams for personal use... cops have orders to make weed busts their lowest priority and in a year they have decreased the number of inmates for possession by 300%. With the excellent quality of BC bud that comes across the border, there really is no need for someone to have more than 40 grams, unless for criminal intent and that is what the cops are looking for.
If you are really interested in making changes in the laws, join
NORML, it's a start and you have to start somewhere. Once the attitude is changed about weed... then its possible to make other changes to laws about other drugs.
Here's some reading material for you as well. Be informed and make informed choices.
Enough opiate induced ranting from me.
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