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i didn't mention drug users, i was talking bout people who are pre-disposed to a mental illness, it's a catch-all thingy.
Yes, but unlike cannabis small amounts of alcohol have got known health benefits.
Let's do a comparison table, shall we?
Alcohol: kills 100,000 in the UK per year
Cannabis: has never killed a person anywhere in worldwide history
Alcohol: is responsible for more crimes than any other drug or circumstance. Plays a fundamental part on fights, abuse, murders, rapes, anti-social behaviour, beatings and spouse abuse to name but a few
Cannabis: not exactly known for making people aggressive; can be linked to very few crimes at all (if any whatsoever)
Alcohol: as well as the 100,000 people it kills in the UK alone every year, it harms many more physically and psychologically
Cannabis: in some people it might create mental problems in later life.
Someone explain to me again how dangerous cannabis is please...
As I mentioned earlier there is a tendancy to just pick one side and argue.
Both drugs have risks and both have potential benefits.
That doesn't have to mean that police and CPS resources are used on trying to prosecute people, but legalising harmful substances gives totally the wrong message to society IMHO.
And not everyone knows or understands which diseases they are predisposed to...
I guess we'd better ban everything, from meat to fruit to water to air, given the potential for harm they have.
Surely you must be the world's biggest campaigner for the immediate illegalisation of alcohol, if you really think that cannabis should never be legalised because it might be potentially harmful?
so you're trying to say alcohol isn't worse than cannabis, which, if you look at it in a sensible way, is bullshit. and little amounts of cannabis aren't going to be that damaging, actually mentally benfitial, yes, both do have risks and benefits but i know there's a rebellious stoner in there somewhere in you so stick up for us for once.
i'm pretty sure he uses the "if it's already legal then there's no point making it illegal" excuse, well he is entitled to his opinion.
There is a difference between banning something which is widely consumed, on which a significant part of our economy is based, and is culturally acceptable; and legalising something which is less harmful but none of the above.
This is an argument about preventing potential harm, rather than levelling the playing field for all harmful substances known to man.
The economics argument is not very relevant anyway- were cannabis to be legalised the government would make huge amounts of money out of it- probably as much if not more than from alcohol duty.
As it is, the the people to benifit most economically at the monent are criminals.
all harmful substances ...bleach cement plaster chipboard ...petrol pesticides air fresheners paint glue varnish cars ...the list could go on and on and on and on.
most comunities find cannabis more acceptable than nicotine ...cannabis downgraded ...nicotine being banned from public use?
the government have washed their hands of policing it and told the people to do as they wish.
result ...cannabis is now canadas biggest commercial export.
not a drug cartel in sight either ...problems ...none apparently.
i hope thats not the logical reasoning you've been talking about
c'mon kent, think about it, whats wrong if a person wants to smoke a joint, is he harming himself, yes, it's his choice, will you be affected, nope, unlike alcohol which cna lead to violence
no human can go through life without harming themselves, you wouldn't be human otherwise, from kids scrapping knees, inhaling paint fumes to smoking cannabis, it'll happen, the body is designed to cope, you will cope, broaden your horizens and you'll understand, i know you're a healthy man and i can see where you're coming from but cannabis is a npothing drug compared to say heroin or coke.
there are billions of tax free quids circulating in the british economy thanks to drugs.
where does this money get spent?
woolworths ...tesco ...B&Q ...newsagents furniture manufacturers etc etc.
so the government is already recieving a massive tax kick bak.
the biggest harm from smoking joints comes from the tobacco.
Perhaps I've just been mixing with wrong crowd eh?
Legalising harmful substances, including cannabis in an increasingly anti-smoking climate, can only lead to more wide spread use and therefore potentially more harm.
I'm not making a sophisticated argument - it just seems logical to me.
but ...it also gives me great pleasure ...what is wrong with getting pleasure from a herb?
If you want better painkillers, argue for better painkillers.
If you want to smoke cannabis, argue for the legalisation of cannabis.