Should Marijuana be legalized? What will happen if it is?
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4.000+ years of historical record shows no harm coming from marijuana, neither to individuals in terms of their health, nor to peoples and cultures in terms of social cohesion and dynamics.
I can add to this my own 20+ years of experience of living in Amsterdam where marijuana is openly sold in few hundred coffeeshops around the city.
The Dutch policy of decriminalisation has so far resulted in sharp decrease in drug related crime, as well as in reduced drug use, especially among young people.
The Netherlands has less marijuana users, and drug users in general, per capita, than any major industrialized country.
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"What will happen if it is?" There will be a lot less people in jail, or tied up in the court system.
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The sky hasn't fallen in, and life is progressing as normal--with the difference that young people who make a mistake are no longer burdened with a criminal record, or restricted from accessing financial aid.
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As for what will happen? In the general population, little to nothing. Prison overcrowding will certainly be reduced, as all the space containing people in jail only for possessing or selling marijuana would be freed up. I say "little to nothing" in the general population, simply because of this:
How many people do you know, or have heard of, who don't consume marijuana ONLY because they can't get access to it? Think about that for a moment. It seems everyone who wants it can get it, so since Prohibition was proven to be a massive legal failure, and marijuana is no more harmful/dangerous than it (arguably far less so, actually), there is no reason to continue to make outlaws out of pot smokers.
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But weigh that against having folks go to jail for a long period of time for simply smoking the herb themselves, let alone dealing it, and I've gotta say we'd be better off without there being that criminal element...at least.
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With Marijuana, its minimal time. A few puffs, jump behind the wheel and you are a guided 'off with the fairies' weapon. Depending on your tolerance to the drug of course.
I realise the debate of legalization goes way beyond this superficial point, but the relative time investment of intoxication should be taken into effect.
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My Thoughts.
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p.s we should do it