Nah, won’t work in Murica.

Compared to…?

Looking across Europe, I think they’re comparable. No reason to not go for a similar model here.

Worked in Norway and Finland.

Not saying the model works in every country, but we see more and more moving against tobacco and alcohol in the EU, which is a good development.

I guess you’re from the US? I think we can agree alcohol isn’t the biggest drug issue you have.

Appreciated!

As if Finland and Norway wouldn’t exist. 😉

You are right, sorry.

True to an extent, but looking at it from an individual’s perspective, it can be devastating. I’ve seen people stop to function as human beings because of this.

What I am genuinely concerned about is the scale. So far, we don’t have too much insights into the long term effects of this, both on individual and on society level. Cannabis addiction can cause long term psychological issues, and it will be years before we will truly understand what this means for us.

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I’ve seen people so addicted to it that they stopped going to work and completely ignored their family. I don’t have numbers to put it into perspective, but the sheer level of addiction was beyond what I thought was realistic.

Pro:

• people aren’t criminalised for kinda nothing.
• you detach it from other drugs (the regular dealer will also have other stuff for sale - not an issue if you buy officially or grow yourself).

Con:

• despite what people claim, there are people that get highly addicted to cannabis. Probably similar to alcohol, you’d say? Well, in my unpopular opinion, alcohol also shouldn’t be available the way it currently is (make it insanely expensive please).
• most people consume it with tobacco, so there’s that to deal with.

Is it your dream house? Then buy. Is it not? Then don’t.

Opportunities come and go. You have to decide which to pursue.

Same here, but for us, it is a common misconception that this also is for when one dies. Crazy system if you ask me because totally unintuitive.

That actually depends on the country. In Germany, as an example, it doesn’t automatically go to your wife - you still have to declare that in your will.

There are idiots and assholes in every society.