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vektor · 11-07-2012, 09:59 AM

-legalize it
-don't let anyone under 21 buy it
-make selling to minors worse than selling alcohol to minors
-tax it

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-no more drug dealers
-no more people in jail for a herb
-tax revenue

the problem is not the plant itself, the problem is people growing it more and more and it being low quality (i.e. stinky as hell) and drug dealers interacting with normal people. It's so ridiculous that it's illegal, I don't know a single person that has strong moral views against it. Even my girlfriend who was an ardent opponent of it now just hates the smell. I can understand someone not liking the smell, but beyond that just leave people alone.

If someone complains to me about the smell I will stop doing it around them because I can understand that, but the Canadian government needs to take their head out of their asses and leave people alone if they are hurting literally no one. I think it being illegal compounds the problem because of how bad it actually is for minors (purported neurotoxic effects), if it were legal you could tell kids "hey there's a plant you might like, but you should try it when you're older because it can poison your brain until it's done developing." Instead we get ######ed fear mongering that is blatantly untrue that does nothing but drive kids to try it because like me they can tell that the anti-drug programs are not based on educating but on enforcing and that does nothing to help the problem. I used to wear my DARE shirt to parties when I'd smoke, good work government, you are succeeding so well.

11-07-2012, 09:59 AM	#28
vektor Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Mar 2012 Exp:	-legalize it -don't let anyone under 21 buy it -make selling to minors worse than selling alcohol to minors -tax it = -no more drug dealers -no more people in jail for a herb -tax revenue the problem is not the plant itself, the problem is people growing it more and more and it being low quality (i.e. stinky as hell) and drug dealers interacting with normal people. It's so ridiculous that it's illegal, I don't know a single person that has strong moral views against it. Even my girlfriend who was an ardent opponent of it now just hates the smell. I can understand someone not liking the smell, but beyond that just leave people alone. If someone complains to me about the smell I will stop doing it around them because I can understand that, but the Canadian government needs to take their head out of their asses and leave people alone if they are hurting literally no one. I think it being illegal compounds the problem because of how bad it actually is for minors (purported neurotoxic effects), if it were legal you could tell kids "hey there's a plant you might like, but you should try it when you're older because it can poison your brain until it's done developing." Instead we get ######ed fear mongering that is blatantly untrue that does nothing but drive kids to try it because like me they can tell that the anti-drug programs are not based on educating but on enforcing and that does nothing to help the problem. I used to wear my DARE shirt to parties when I'd smoke, good work government, you are succeeding so well. Last edited by vektor; 11-07-2012 at 10:03 AM.