Poll: Should the possession of cannabis for personal use be decriminalised?

26 comments
  1. Voted yes but it’s only half the battle. Needs to be legalised and available to buy in a shop. No use decriminalising it if we’re just going to hand over the business to the gangs.

  2. Decriminalisation is pointless without legalising it, as criminals will still benefit. In fact, they might benefit more, as more people will not be nervous about getting caught with a small amount for personal use.

  3. Lads when you vote and it gives the results on the key it says yes is red no is blue and can’t remember the other one. Looking at the pie chart yes is orange or is it just me?

  4. I moved to Canada few years ago. It’s legal here and regulated.

    I’m not a smoker but occasionally I’ll use oils or edibles. There’s government-run stores where all cannabis products are clearly labelled and they have really friendly staff who will educate you on everything. It’s amazing.

    And yet the world keeps turning: it hasn’t destroyed society, it hasn’t increased drug-related crimes or deaths in any significant way. Kids arent running around smoking in the streets. And Canada has created tens of thousands of jobs and takes in huge tax dollars each year from it.

    Then I look back home and am reminded it’s illegal and the state spends huge amounts every year trying keep it criminalised. It’s mental and silly and financially wasteful.

  5. Was in New York recently and the whole space stunk of hash. Completely changed my mind about it being legal here if that’s the result. I think it should be legal only in the setting like a pub that is specific for cannabis.

  6. Absolutely. While I don’t smoke anymore myself, I don’t and have never seen why someone who chooses to should be penalised or even ostracized for doing so. Like all things, everything in moderation.

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