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May 2 2012, 12:50 PM
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QUOTE (Roger T @ May 2 2012, 01:45 PM) I'm sure the statistics are correct but I wonder what people think of cannabis use. I don't use it myself. I'm 40! It would be immature. My Nephew doesn't either. Not sure about Mrs T. Although she is known to have green fingers.
But - from what I can tell. Using cannabis doesn't cause any serious health effects, certain no scientific evidence, plenty of speculative assumptions though made my those in seniority. Unlike the alcoholic beverages some of us like to consume. And people who are using cannabis from what I can tell, by means of watching rap videos, don't really fall over in a puddle of their own vomit.
So is it really worth the policing cost to prosecute users/dealers? Personally I think no. Toodles. I think the problem with kids smoking Cannabis is that it leads on to more dangerous and addictive drugs but you could say that about cigarettes and alcohol. I think that used sensibly it is OK but how do you ensure that is the case.
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May 2 2012, 02:11 PM
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QUOTE (Roger T @ May 2 2012, 01:45 PM) So is it really worth the policing cost to prosecute users/dealers? Users?.....probably not. Dealers?.....absolutely. I doubt they only sell cannabis, certainly sell to just about anyone with money and probably have a whole range of other, more toxic (in every sense of the word) drugs available. As Steppenwolf sang " Goddam the pusher man".
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May 2 2012, 02:19 PM
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QUOTE (Dodgys smarter brother. @ May 2 2012, 03:11 PM) Dealers?.....absolutely. I doubt they only sell cannabis, certainly sell to just about anyone with money and probably have a whole range of other, more toxic (in every sense of the word) drugs available. Perhaps a very assumptive way of the world. Maybe some do only deal in the grassy substance.
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May 2 2012, 02:39 PM
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QUOTE (Roger T @ May 2 2012, 03:19 PM) Perhaps a very assumptive way of the world. Maybe some do only deal in the grassy substance I did say 'probably', in the same way as you said 'maybe'.
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May 2 2012, 03:48 PM
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QUOTE (Nothing Much @ May 2 2012, 03:33 PM) Well Ok RogerT. Back on weed only. A young man I know buys his kit from a friend's aunt. She must be 60 by now. I have to ignore it as I am not perfect. Or even a prefect. ce What a smashing Aunt she must be. Perhaps similar to Mrs T. Although she isn't 60. Prefects, at school my Nephew complains of how some of the "prefects" are mean to him. I guess when given responsibility some teenagers abuse it. Like the green cross code, rarely does anyone pay any attention to it.
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May 2 2012, 04:06 PM
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If paid for with taxable income, would that be OK? Personally I believe cannabis is the least destructive of any substance out of tobacco and alcohol. (but not excluding apple juice, that makes people do crazy things. And lemons.) Yet because it's deemed illegal, a big hoo-har is in the midst. In the Netherlands, they seem to do alright. Chilled out as heck. I had a dutch girlfriend once, when I was younger. A wild thing, crazy with a good sense of humor. And talking of lemons, they weren't too bad So what about legalization and taxation. Imagine that it would not be a wholly indifferent amount to that of cigarettes. As Ms Tweedy said, it's sure worth fighting for. Perhaps if just to keep the peace, and save resources, increase tax income.
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May 2 2012, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE (Roger T @ May 2 2012, 05:06 PM) If paid for with taxable income, would that be OK? Personally I believe cannabis is the least destructive of any substance out of tobacco and alcohol. (but not excluding apple juice, that makes people do crazy things. And lemons.) Yet because it's deemed illegal, a big hoo-har is in the midst. In the Netherlands, they seem to do alright. Chilled out as heck. I had a dutch girlfriend once, when I was younger. A wild thing, crazy with a good sense of humor. And talking of lemons, they weren't too bad So what about legalization and taxation. Imagine that it would not be a wholly indifferent amount to that of cigarettes. As Ms Tweedy said, it's sure worth fighting for. Perhaps if just to keep the peace, and save resources, increase tax income. Not quite sure what you are getting at here. If it was legalised it would still have to be paid for and a great majority of those that use it are not able to. Therefore they commit crime to do so. That is the problem I am highlighting, legal or not.
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May 2 2012, 04:15 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 2 2012, 05:11 PM) If it was legalised it would still have to be paid for and a great majority of those that use it are not able to. Therefore they commit crime to do so. That is the problem I am highlighting, legal or not. Is that like going on a crime spree to pay for a 5 star holiday?
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May 2 2012, 04:23 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ May 2 2012, 05:15 PM) Is that like going on a crime spree to pay for a 5 star holiday? No, because you don't get addicted to a 5 star holiday. (Well, maybe some!)
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May 2 2012, 04:29 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 2 2012, 05:23 PM) No, because you don't get addicted to a 5 star holiday. (Well, maybe some!) Running up huge credit card bill one can't pay so as to have nice things isn't that far removed from a little shop lifting to pay for the next hit........
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May 2 2012, 04:40 PM
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QUOTE (dannyboy @ May 2 2012, 05:29 PM) Running up huge credit card bill one can't pay so as to have nice things isn't that far removed from a little shop lifting to pay for the next hit........ Except one isn't a crime and one is.
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May 2 2012, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ May 2 2012, 05:40 PM) Except one isn't a crime and one is. LOL, which is which?
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