anywebsite Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 But then who would be buying it through shops?.You would find even grandma jones living on the corner of your road growing it to sell.They would have to sell the suff dirt cheap in order to stop a mass cultivation of cannabis in the area(even if growing was still illegal). And to the OP,I dont think a local website is the best place to go shouting "I know 12 dealers!", especially since the forum does have SYP actively reading threads/post's. That's a load of rubbish. Tobacco is easy to grow too. Beer is easy to homebrew, even setting up a still doesn't take a genius. It's easier & cheaper to make your own tobacco or booze, than it is to grow weed, but most people would rather just go to the shop. If anything it'd stop most of the home growers, they wouldn't be able to compete with commercial farms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syne Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Why would I try a law dictionary? This isn't a court case, it's a general discussions forum. you don't have to. just you mentioned looking in a dictionary, but law dictionarys are quite specific in what a term means whereas a normal dictionary isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I dont get this thing about legalising it will eventually lead to fewer people actually using it; whenever something is liberalised it just explodes, like alcohol, gambling and pornography for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megalithic Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I dont get this thing about legalising it will eventually lead to fewer people actually using it; whenever something is liberalised it just explodes, like alcohol, gambling and pornography for instance. Did drinking when the laws were relaxed. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hots on Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Did drinking when the laws were relaxed. ? Alcohol abuse is rife in this country, its in our culture now it seems; do you not think that the availability of it in supermarkets and estate off licences has a lot to do with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anywebsite Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I dont get this thing about legalising it will eventually lead to fewer people actually using it; whenever something is liberalised it just explodes, like alcohol, gambling and pornography for instance. So drinking wasn't a problem in the USA when they banned it? It didn't cause more deaths, more alcoholics & a very powerful mafia? News to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syne Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Alcohol abuse is rife in this country, its in our culture now it seems; do you not think that the availability of it in supermarkets and estate off licences has a lot to do with it? alcohol has been around for a long long time and have no doubt whatsoever that it caused problems thousands of years ago as it will now and in the future. and no, making cannabis legal won't mean that everyone will be stoned constantly, there will prob be a period at the onset where lots of people try it and some will continue and some wont. the main benefits for legal status would be; Less police time wasted on all aspects of cannabis related crime, Less people needlessly locked up in prison and the associated court time, Jobs would be created; growers, distribution, retail (thus tax), It would be taxed so more tax there(VAT no doubt +prob some new tax), Scientific research and its associated jobs, medical benefits for some, medical trials, There would be less stigma, More help available for those who develop a 'problem'. (Well you'd hope so any way)! There would be the benefit of having the government involved regarding quality/quantities ie weights and measures type acts. There would be a drop in cash flow to supposed 'terroist' groups() There would be some problems that arose from this, but tbh those problems are already present now and are compounded by it illegality. If anyone disagrees with any of the above points (in a rational way) I'm interested to hear . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syne Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I've been hearing and saying those same things for a good few years now and I'm sure others have too. I think the main problems are as bill hicks put it. brown people wealthy, wake up at dawn/job hate etc, wake up at noon/sitar, realise whats the point, the powers that be would not be happy if the masses took up being contented as a lot of people i know are not content with their lot in life(and some of them have a lot) and are still performing the same ritual as their great grandfathers did. ie work 5 to enjoy 2, work 75 percent of your life in a job you'd probably rather not be doing in the vain hope of someday achieving something, while been manipulated from afar by people whop only see you and your toils as a commodity to be exploited. a negative view I know, but I doubt its far off the mark for a good portion of the world's population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udontgo Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 I think Bonzo is the perfect advert for "DON'T DO DRUGS!" . :hihi::hihi:. Funny but very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denlin Posted March 10, 2011 Share Posted March 10, 2011 Just carry on, addle your brain - who cares, the only person you're slowly killing is you:roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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