Weed is legal in Canada

Two people have died on my block in the past few months. They start out with weed, and then more weed, and then it isn't enough, and they move to harder drugs, and then one day, they OD and they die. You think it is so innocent and everyone should do it, but it is a very very bad thing for Canada. They also lose their desire to work for a living and end up on the street. The fall of society is real.

I think you're right about what it does to people.Before it became legal in my state it was about "scoring." Sometimes it was just a hassle and other times it was sketchy. But it was always illegal. No matter how common. And that was the part I had a hard time with. Didn't like feeling like a criminal.
But then I'd get high and forget all about that so...
Don't think there's much weight in weed leading to harder drugs though. Doesn't really work that way.

You might have to rethink that one...fentanyl is rife

It is of course totally improved to the total misnomer. People who work in the field say that young people tend to go over weed and then switch to hard drugs as it is not enough. And the criminals have a field day

The only problem is so many people are weak willed and will prefer being stoned to actually living life

We need more of that, drug laws are just the government providing organized and not so organized crime with a giant pot of money to increase crime. It has always been that way since we started outlawing drugs.

I live in the US and it's legal here (for the most part) as well. I am sick with disease, and I smoke daily. I have a medical marijuana card yet I used to buy it off the street from one I knew. Now, we grow our own :)

You would think you would see stoners about everywhere but frankly it is not the case. I think the taboo thing about weed being removed is a good thing still.

OMG, this is random but your profile pic brings back memories of EP

If it turns out anything like it is here in the states, problems; many are in Canada’s future.
Legalizing it in many states has only exacerbated the issue of marijuana availability and the markets for it.

I have never tried weed. Never got that opportunity. But alcohol was easily available so I drink. Trust me it should not be legal

Yup. I took other drugs because dealers have a network and ended up having access. If you get rid of the middlemen you aren't as likely to be exposed.

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Weed is legal in the state where I live. Every 2 or 3 days the news show video of criminals busting into the stores...sometimes driving a car through the front door...stealing cash and weed. Luckily, legalizing it has reduced crime.

It's just an issue with a cash oriented business. Now it will be fun when these places are armed with trained personnel, and the security smokes a few of these mutherfookers.

Interesting how all the naysayers said the world would come crashing down in Canada if that happened, nothing so far. Sad that so many of our citizens are in prison for something so foolish as this...

Alsomakes people think it must be safe, including when behind a wheel