Question for those of you living in a country where marijuana is legal. What are the positive sides, what are the negatives?

If you could go back in time, would you vote for legalising again? Does it affect the country’s illegal drug business , more/less?

  • Libb@jlai.lu
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    23 hours ago

    As an ex addict to (too many) substances (not marijuana) I can easily see a few cons regarding drug usage but the real pro, if I had to pick one, would be to remove all that money from drug dealers.

    • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.ca
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      21 hours ago

      I would rather my money went to drug dealers than to capitalists exploiting addiction. I reckon we only finally got legalization because of government corruption and kickbacks. The idea of fucking Fantino (you probably don’t know him, non-Ontario people) making bank after a career of using his power as a police chief to fan social stigmas and demonize users in the press all those decades is more than I can stand.

      • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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        19 hours ago

        I would rather my money went to drug dealers than to capitalists exploiting addiction.

        Those are the same thing, just with different amounts of revenue.