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"Cannabis"

Well, the drug is being (or has been) downgraded to class C. What does this mean? The government are keen to point out that it is still illegal, that those in possession will still be arrested.

On the news tonight, they used the phrase "Cannabis, a drug tens of thousands of people choose to smoke each week". I think they are seriously underestimating how widespread its use is. I wager everyone on here knows somebody who smokes it, I certainly do. Could decriminalizing the drug work in this country? There are huge benefits for the government in the way that it would free up a lot of police time, which could be used for catching those dealing/possessing harder drugs.

Is there any point whatsoever in downgrading the drug as they have done?

Do you have any views on the drug, or the questions I have asked above?

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Yes, I can see how legalising yet another drug which impairs mental
> thinking and is known to induce hallucinations is great idea. And
> you'll also, I hope, note recent government trends to slowly tax both
> Alcohol and tobbacco out of the market. So, rather than legalising
> more drugs for increased tax income, the government should instead be
> looking to continue the trend of slowly forcing people to rid
> themselves of the vices they already have.

Whatever happened to people having the right to do what they damn well please? What gives anyone the right to tell us we cannot do things that we have been doing for centuries?

Alcohol and tobacco may be considered vices to you, but people enjoy these products, and should have the right to enjoy them as they see fit, without being persecuted by those who think they know better.

So they kill people, so what! So do fatty foods, I don't see the government telling people they cannot eat cheese sandwiches in public.

A lot of people that smoke weed are wasters, a lot are honest, responsible, law-abiding people, who earn a high wage for jobs that so called sober and straight people can only dream of.

This tarring everyone with the same brush is the main problem with peoples attitudes.

SHEEPY wrote:
> Heh, never had it.

I had a little over new year from a mate who brought some over from the 'dam. It was called "White Widow" and was so strong it gave me a "hangover" the next day. Noting like a drink hangover, I just felt really weird and a couple of degrees off center....

it was evil vicious...

Heh, never had it.

Just have an image of companies shovelling crap into it.

I would smoke too much if it was on sale

SHEEPY wrote:
> I've thought things over and decided it would be worse if it was
> legalised
>
> And I'd just buy too much because it was easier and it would be crap
> corproate stuff.

Like the strong c'ap corporate stuff in Amsterdam that'll lay you out for a few hours? ;)

Your argument is void IB

So there

Good point I just read

Why should cannabis be restricted to a house... smoke in bars makes my throat hurt like hell the enxt day and stinks all my clothes out.

Therefore causing damage to me so aye.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> I don't care if you're a forum regulator, a wealthy banker, or the
> Prime Minsiter of Malasia, you smoke it, you're dumb.

Thats total c'ap.

I've thought things over and decided it would be worse if it was legalised

And I'd just buy too much because it was easier and it would be crap corproate stuff.

From experience, it's also a very true thing to say. If you don;t like my opinion, tough. But people that need to smoke drugs to enjoy themselves are morons and waters, in my opinion.

I don't care if you're a forum regulator, a wealthy banker, or the Prime Minsiter of Malasia, you smoke it, you're dumb.

Insane Bartender wrote:
> Wasters get to
> smoke drugs - and people who smoke that crap ARE wasters, without
> exception

That's a ridiculous thing to say really.