04 Jan 2014 20:01:27
Smoking weed is not addictive. People that get addicted are the kind that will get addicted to anything, be it gambling, drinking, working out etc. politicians have always been to scared to legalise it, not because of the effects, or that "frees people's mind". Ute because they don't want to admit defeat on the war on drugs. I smoked three or four a day every day for 12 years. I smoked due to a high pressure job and it was my way to relax. When I had the opportunity to move to Singapore I had to stop and found it very easy. Although I am not in Singapore any more, I've still not had one in over three years as my current job is a lot less stressful. Legalisation needs to happen for one reason and one reason only. To stop the underground trade. How much money do you think is made per year for organised crime through weed. Take this away and it will take away a lot of organised crime. Sell controlled weed, tax it, let the government make its money from it and take away the glorification that might attract some kids. A lot of youths only smoke it because they hear some rapper singing about it and they think that it will make them look like a badass. Don't you think that their opinion would change if they saw the real people that smoked it, like the typical man in the street. Regardless if it's from a plant or not or if it's man made, what harm to society does one cause by smoking a I every now and again especially if it is legal