Basically, he proposed this: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1qsnkbc/it_wasnt_working_canada_province_ends_drug/
It’s a reflection on what a poor politician that Starmer is that he is leaving this low hanging fruit for someone else to pick.
I see no reason at all why weed shouldn’t be legalised, taxed and regulated.
I don’t like drugs personally but would rather they were regulated (ie safer) and taxed like tobacco and alcohol.
The current approach isn’t working, we should try a different method of dealing with drug addiction.
I don’t think myself or anyone I know would start taking meth, crack or heroine if it was legalised.
Providing the money generated is used to help those people on hard drugs get clean I don’t see what the problem is.
Currently all the money generated from drug use goes into the black market and the country doesn’t benefit from it. This way drugs can be more controlled & taxed.
“I’ve always liked dancing without taking drink or drugs”
Well I’m definitely not voting for him now. That’s weird.
Thing is we’ve trialled harm reduction, prescribing addicts with heroin several times. In the 60s and in the 80s, under Thatcher no less. It’s a lot cheaper than the cost of prison spaces, property crime and diseases caused by forcing addicts into a marginal existence.
Why isn’t it working? If you follow the law you stay out of harms way. Funny that.
Lotta weed smokers driving round where I live,3 passed me on the road on a 15 min walk.it doesn’t inspire confidence in legalising it.
i prefer the way the netherlands do it. not strictly legal but there are legal ways to buy.
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Basically, he proposed this: https://www.reddit.com/r/worldnews/comments/1qsnkbc/it_wasnt_working_canada_province_ends_drug/
It’s a reflection on what a poor politician that Starmer is that he is leaving this low hanging fruit for someone else to pick.
I see no reason at all why weed shouldn’t be legalised, taxed and regulated.
I don’t like drugs personally but would rather they were regulated (ie safer) and taxed like tobacco and alcohol.
The current approach isn’t working, we should try a different method of dealing with drug addiction.
I don’t think myself or anyone I know would start taking meth, crack or heroine if it was legalised.
Providing the money generated is used to help those people on hard drugs get clean I don’t see what the problem is.
Currently all the money generated from drug use goes into the black market and the country doesn’t benefit from it. This way drugs can be more controlled & taxed.
“I’ve always liked dancing without taking drink or drugs”
Well I’m definitely not voting for him now. That’s weird.
Thing is we’ve trialled harm reduction, prescribing addicts with heroin several times. In the 60s and in the 80s, under Thatcher no less. It’s a lot cheaper than the cost of prison spaces, property crime and diseases caused by forcing addicts into a marginal existence.
Why isn’t it working? If you follow the law you stay out of harms way. Funny that.
Lotta weed smokers driving round where I live,3 passed me on the road on a 15 min walk.it doesn’t inspire confidence in legalising it.
i prefer the way the netherlands do it. not strictly legal but there are legal ways to buy.