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The legalization of cannabis is a highly controversial political debate. Do you think is should be legalized and if so for what purposes?
Legalization of marijuana debate
Cannabis has long been used for fibre (hemp) and for seed and seed oils. However cannabis is also used as a drug for medical and recreational purposes. Cannabis can have various physiological and psychological effects on the human body, which include euphoria, relaxation, increase in appetite, decrease in short-term memory, impaired motor skills and feeling of anxiety. Most of these are short term effects but some scientists argue that cannabis can produce some long term effects too.
Smoking cannabis is more popular than governments would like to admit. Due to its drug related use, possession of cannabis is illegal in most countries. Production and distribution is usually considered a crime. However, in recent years many countries have decriminalized the possession of small quantities of cannabis, particularly in Europe, North America and South America. For instance, in the Netherlands the recreational consumption of cannabis in coffee shops was decriminalized. In Colorado the sale and consumption of cannabis has been regulated for both recreational and medical use. Recently, Uruguay became the first country in the world were the production and sale of cannabis is legal.
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Interesting! But I think you will agree that the shops selling drugs should be very well regulated and controlled. I mean, in many countries alcohol can not be sold to individual under 18 (or even 21), but it's very easy for teenager to get alcohol (using an adult friend, a fake idea, etc). Don't you think having shops selling drugs would make it easier to teenagers to try drugs. Because, if an adult can do it legally, it must not be that dangerous...
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Will you be more inclined to shoot heroin if it were legal? No because I would hope you are an educated and rational adult...as a majority of people are. Those who are going to shoot heroin will do regardless of the legality of the product so I would rather we spent our money in preventive education and rehabilitation rather than futile law enforcement. You have to defend individuals rights to make choices even if these are the ones you wouldn't make for yourself.
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