Weed - should it be legal?

[i-need-a-martini]

Uruguay has just changed its legislation and is now the first country in the wrold to sanction the growing, selling and smoking of marijuana.

They have done it to put the illegal drug trade and drug traffikers out of business.

Personally I think it makes sense. If nicotine is legal than there is very little difference between the 2.

Your thoughts?

http://www.smh.com.au/world/uruguay-becomes-first-country-to-legalise-marijuana-trade-20131211-hv59x...

[just_me_karen]

Yes I agree, siggie. Alcohol causes more injury, brain damage and broken lives than any other drug...but possibly that's because it's legal and therefore more open to abuse.

Of course, the vast majority of rec drug users and drinkers don't have any major drama.

[just_me_karen]

Doing aok compared to what standard, duff?

[Anonymous]

I guess compared to ppl who don't smoke pot. you're making out like everyone who smokes pot ends up in your care. lol

[lakeland27]

  i wish i had some,   i'd make  pesto out of it .

[just_me_karen]

No, you're reading me wrong..,like I said, the vast majority go ok. But some don't....and when it goes wrong, it can be devastating.

[Anonymous]

so can a lot of things. Noone I know has ever lost it on pot. alcohol- yep. speed- yep. heroin and cocaine yep, mental illness yep but pot by itself, never.

[just_me_karen]

I've seen it heaps and heaps. Literally hundreds. I guess it depends on where you look.

[Anonymous]

I guess it does.

combinations- all the time.

I would say they maybe had a mental illness as well?

pot may have just been the trigger.

but there are countless other triggers.

[just_me_karen]

I suppose it was a trigger, but pretty much every one of them will say it was drugs that did it. It's really scary for them.

[Anonymous]

uh huh.

lol