Weed is legal in Canada

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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Ynotisay · M

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.

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@Ynotisay in fact legalizing it keeps people from being exposed to the harder drugs

Ynotisay · M

@Axeroberts I don't believe that's true. People choose to be exposed to harder drugs. Weed has nothing to do with that. Other than making a lot of people not want harder drugs.

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@Ynotisay when it was illegal people went to their dealer. Most often that exposed the person to hard drugs. Now they go to the cannabis store and are not exposed to anything else

Ynotisay · M

@Axeroberts OK. But I'm not sure you have a whole lot of personal experience on this one. Could be wrong.

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@Ynotisay haha

Ynotisay · M

@Axeroberts Haha? OK. That could mean I'm right or wrong. If I'm wrong, then YOU are the one who chose to use. You would have found it anyway. Personal choice. All on you. Not weed.

Axeroberts · 56-60, M

@Ynotisay i guess you can't even tell 🙄

Ryannnnnn · 31-35, M

@Ynotisay the association in my experience of myself and others is with personality, age and trauma. Some people are more likely to pursue harder drugs because of those factors, I know plenty of people who smoked weed and tried things a couple times but got on with life fine.