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Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by mbs159 » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 5:16 AM UTC

odood wrote: post #65

I believe that overall the decision is a good one, there are no real good reasons why cannabis should be prohibited. At the same time, I strongly hope that the cannabis smokers will be considerate of the people around them. It is quite a foul smell if you are not partaking yourself.

> there are no real good reasons why cannabis should be prohibited.

Is there any good reason why alcohol should be prohibited?

Regulating the quality of the cannabis on the market is a large win for public health among users of cannabis. In a black market, you can't be really sure what you're buying and people are incentivized to buy a stronger product even if they don't actually need the stronger variant.

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by seoulmetro » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 7:21 AM UTC

mbs159 wrote: post #310

seoulmetro wrote: post #300

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Prohibition works. It works very well. It's just that you can't have half-working prohibition, which is what a lot of Western countries want to subscribe to when it comes to drugs that really leave a stain on society.

Alcohol prohibition worked perfectly in the US, except that hard liquor usage skyrocketed for some reason, but I bet that had nothing to do with the prohibition itself.

How can alcohol prohibition work perfectly if alcohol prohibition isn't working?

Either you don't know what a perfect ban is or you don't know what perfect means.

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by mariusor » Wed, Apr 03, 2024, 7:31 AM UTC

verisimi wrote: post #303

mariusor wrote: post #71

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Have you ever wondered that if the group that hallucinates is large enough, maybe it's you that's actually hallucinating?

You are talking about the concept of countries - an idea. A country is something that is enlivened in the minds of individuals - without people thinking in terms of 'Germany' or whatever there are no countries. It doesn't actually exist. It is a convention. But unlike the neutral/useful conventions of driving on one side of the road, or having your cutlery set like so, this convention demands that you give it money,…

Your philosophy on how to live life seems to be very different than most others'. You could at try to accept that and acknowledge the difference is on your side, instead of straight faced telling us that society doesn't exist and we're all wrong but you. The way you muddle through concepts doesn't really seem consistent and it might be worth your time examining your beliefs more closely in relation to one another.

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by 7bit » Fri, Apr 05, 2024, 7:45 AM UTC

porbelm wrote: post #97

7bit wrote: post #51

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Landlords can't forbid smokingo they certsinly vannot forbid growing Marihuana plants.

How high were you when you wrote this ;)

Dear dog :D that happens when you write English with an Android Keyboard that tries to correct your words into German language

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by nani8ot » Mon, Apr 08, 2024, 2:33 PM UTC

Hamuko wrote: post #133

croes wrote: post #105

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And still alcohol is legal despite all proven destruction it causes

Because it's really hard to take away something that is legal. I don't think that is a good argument for legalising other harmful things.

> Because it's really hard to take away something that is legal.

I agree, it is really hard to take something away that is established. About 10% of germans consume Cannabis at least once a year even though it is illegal. [1]

Keeping cannabis illegal has the same effect as prohibition of alcohol: higher substance concentration, more black market and greater health risks by acquisition through dubios sources.

[1] https://internationalcbc.com/what-percentage-of-germanys-pop...

Re: Smoking cannabis is now legal in Germany

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Post by WHYLEE1991 » Wed, Apr 10, 2024, 2:35 PM UTC

The_Colonel wrote: post #283

WHYLEE1991 wrote: post #234

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I think we overstate how interesting people are in general. Maybe those people would've just been boring and consumed media in ways you don't seem to approve of sober otherwise?

I think you miss subtlety in the post you're reacting to. Weed makes consumption more enjoyable, therefore you consume more than you'd consume without weed, at the opportunity cost of doing other things. Which in general makes you more boring. I've been around stoner friends a lot (for most of them it was a phase in life which they got out of before ~30) - no matter how boring / interesting they were before / after w…

More so I just don't get why people need to please you or this guy with our interests? All sorts of peoples lives seem maybe not FUN to me because they don't have the same risk tolerance as me as an example but I don't think their lives are "boring". I think maybe they didn't spend as much time as me smoking PCP on traincars as a teenager!

People might have other experiences than you lol! Maybe someone finds watching sitcoms stoned while knitting to be the most rewarding thing in the world? Maybe they think the things you're doing are boring? It's odd to judge what people find exciting in life.