"WAR" on Drugs...

[87chevy]

^ that would be hilarious! I don't do drugs and i wouldn't if they were legal, but imagine the the advetisements on TV that would be some funny stuff!

 

[Arwin]

You'd be surprised how well the free market would regulate itself.

You mean like the tobacco industry did?

 

[the_undrtaker89]

I found out this morning that british columbia has the most stoners in canada. Thats wrong. Second is new brunswick and third quebec i think...

 

[wellyrn]

Besides the hilarity of the ads I definitely wouldn't want to see drug use encouraged.

There is definitely alot of weed in Vancouver where I live. Technically it is illegal, but it would be very hard to find someone over 15 who doesn't or hasn't smoked pot.

The insane US drug policy is attracting gangs to BC because of the huge profits that can be easily made. Even worse, illegal weapons from the US are coming across the border and shootings are becoming a common occurance. We are suffering badly from the US gun and drug laws and until it changes nothing Canada can do can solve the problem. Of course WE are the bad guys in the eyes of your government who call our marijuana "biological warfare" against them. Crazy bastids...

 

[Danoff]

You mean like the tobacco industry did?

Companies should be required to tell their consumers that their product is physically addictive. Otherwise the free market kinda breaks down (isn't really free anymore).

 

[ledhed]

Its interesting to look at the history of drug laws in the US. most where enacted in response to fears from the upper class ( read wasps and /or other rich) to deal with percieved problems or fears of the negro's / chinese/ other immigrant group. The laws where mostly always a way to regulate the bad side of the tracks. Its not hard to see that was mostly class warfare under the banner of "public safety " If you look at it in this light its easy to understand how Hemp could be illegal while booze is not. In the 50's it was a black problem or beatnik / communist thing. In the 60's is was the hippy degenerates and communist along with the black thing..etc. etc. All we have accomplished with our laws is to create a class of criminals and a place to train new ones while we wharehouse them. along to create a multy billion dollar underground economy that is un- taxed un- regulated and un- safe as well as unsavory. we have police chasing stoners instead of bombers and murderers, the money spent could be well used in the school system to educate . this system is broke and no one wants to fix it. but they don't mind building new prisons to create new criminals so they can build more prisons. It's clear it wont ever work the way it is but years go by without noticable change , except for the worse. You want to reduce gun violence ? try reducing drug gangs by eliminating profits for drug dealing. You want to get rid of petty thefts and burularies ? try putting drug addicts who steal to support thier habits and the people who supply them in a program of education and maintenance for thier habit(s). Drugs , be they street drugs or pharms are dangerouse you can die from them or get to a point when you wish you would. Jail wont solve that.
( I put pot in the no brainer , if ANY drug should be legal its that one catagory, my brother died at 35 yrs old from a cocain od and my uncle at 52 from drinking himself to death..even AFTER they removed parts of his stomache and intestines over the years)

 

[Arwin]

I came across an interesting site just now looking up something for my gf. It's the site of the agency that regulates distribution of pot for medicinal use, and it comes in an English version ... It has among others tips on how to consume, through inhalers or through tea. Think of it, a pot of tea ... .

http://www.cannabisbureau.nl/eng/index.html