And I think this is a good thing. For the main reason that people, especially younger ones are no longer exposed to the hard drugs and the criminal element. Making weed illegal makes criminals out of people as well
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@Convivial When people prefer to be stoned than to actually live life then something in society is going wrong and alienates people. How about just fixing the system then?
@Gloomy What gloomy world are you looking for? Your words feel like an infomercial against drugs with no substance (all pun intended). As torrid as it can be, there is something about freedom of choice. Beyond that, Portugal has reduced drug use from legalizing all illicit and treating it like what it is, a health issue. It's a little simplistic to think the government promotes, just because a mostly harmless drug is now legal here.
@SW-User ?? You did not get the point I was making. I'm pro legalizing drugs and decriminalising harder ones.
My point was that if people consume weed in mass it is due to alienation in society and not because of weed being legal.
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@Gloomy Your words didn't convey that to me, entirely. Maybe wording, maybe how I read. I might add the attitude around drugs, which are common, add to alienation/stigma, and those fighting them in a way create what they fight against.
@Convivial Addiction is a medical problem, not a moral failing or a choice. We have known this since 1956. Your ideas are a bit dated. Your take on this is older than you parents.
@Convivial You are spouting ideas about addiction and drug use from an era when people legitimately thought Corn Flakes cereal would make you stop masturbating.