Comments on: Should Government Legalise and Tax Cannabis? http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/ Economics Blog - current events and economics essays Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:46:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ruaidri http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-5009 Ruaidri Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:19:00 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-5009 carl: i love drugs ^what an extremely intelligent post. Upside: If THC based products became legal then the government would be able to spend their resources battling drugs that are a lot more dangerous than cannabis, I mean cigarettes are legal but they are extremely dangerous for your health and they put so much strain onto the health system. Downside: Ridiculous amount of tax. carl: i love drugs

^what an extremely intelligent post.

Upside: If THC based products became legal then the government would be able to spend their resources battling drugs that are a lot more dangerous than cannabis, I mean cigarettes are legal but they are extremely dangerous for your health and they put so much strain onto the health system.

Downside: Ridiculous amount of tax.

]]> By: Ash.... http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4818 Ash.... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:31:04 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4818 Why would we be worried about a tourist crossing our shores for a spliff on his 3 day trip abroad?? We dont seem to worry about letting people who want to blow us all up live here !! The moneys raised could go straight into fighting disease and more addictive drugs. I dont know if anyone agrees?? But im thinking if you went to Tesco to buy a 10 bag, the cashier wouldnt try blagging me into buying a few pills and a gram of coke !! But where we all buy our weed from we are instantly put in direct contact with the option of buying Coke and Pills... ( most cases the one man can get it all ) This has more to do with 1 drug leading to another in my eyes.. AVAILABILITY!! When i was 13 and i had a spliff or 2 i didnt think.. Oh i need to try coke now!! But when i was 13 i was buying off a guy who only had skunk for sale.. as most of you were!! As you got older , you were buying off a guy who had other things available, because he got older and got more contacts.. Suddenly the conversation after i bought the 10 bag went something like,, oh ive got nice coke too if you want to try it ! Yes the social circle plays a massive part and there are so many different scenarios.. But i cant see how legalising it cant help! The rise in users would be minimal if any.. the police time free'd up would be Big if not Massive!! Unfortunately tho im thinking it wont be legalised.. Its more likely that Cigs and Alcohol will be made illegal.. :( Why would we be worried about a tourist crossing our shores for a spliff on his 3 day trip abroad?? We dont seem to worry about letting people who want to blow us all up live here !!
The moneys raised could go straight into fighting disease and more addictive drugs.
I dont know if anyone agrees??
But im thinking if you went to Tesco to buy a 10 bag, the cashier wouldnt try blagging me into buying a few pills and a gram of coke !!
But where we all buy our weed from we are instantly put in direct contact with the option of buying Coke and Pills… ( most cases the one man can get it all )
This has more to do with 1 drug leading to another in my eyes.. AVAILABILITY!!
When i was 13 and i had a spliff or 2 i didnt think.. Oh i need to try coke now!!
But when i was 13 i was buying off a guy who only had skunk for sale.. as most of you were!! As you got older , you were buying off a guy who had other things available, because he got older and got more contacts.. Suddenly the conversation after i bought the 10 bag went something like,, oh ive got nice coke too if you want to try it !
Yes the social circle plays a massive part and there are so many different scenarios..
But i cant see how legalising it cant help!
The rise in users would be minimal if any.. the police time free’d up would be Big if not Massive!!
Unfortunately tho im thinking it wont be legalised..
Its more likely that Cigs and Alcohol will be made illegal.. :(

]]> By: mummy http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4686 mummy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:23:53 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4686 i love weed i smoke it everyday i get up on the microphone and hit it with the deejay ;) i love ittt im telling you i just love it cant get over it i loveeee ittt im telling you its amazing i mean sitting on your own and ripping a bong its amazing im telling you !!! i justtttttt love ittttttt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 when i grow up i want to be a weed plant i love it that much :) i love weed i smoke it everyday i get up on the microphone and hit it with the deejay ;)
i love ittt
im telling you i just love it cant get over it i loveeee ittt im telling you its amazing i mean sitting on your own and ripping a bong its amazing im telling you !!!
i justtttttt love ittttttt !!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
when i grow up i want to be a weed plant i love it that much :)

]]> By: mummy http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4685 mummy Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:23:22 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4685 i love weed i smoke it everyday i get up on the microphone and hit it with the deejay ;) i love ittt im telling you i just love it cant get over it i loveeee ittt im telling you its amazing i mean sitting on your own and ripping a bong its amazing im telling you !!! i justtttttt love ittttttt when i grow up i want to be a weed plant i love it that much :) i love weed i smoke it everyday i get up on the microphone and hit it with the deejay ;)
i love ittt
im telling you i just love it cant get over it i loveeee ittt im telling you its amazing i mean sitting on your own and ripping a bong its amazing im telling you !!!
i justtttttt love ittttttt
when i grow up i want to be a weed plant i love it that much :)

]]> By: lauren http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4591 lauren Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:55:13 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4591 alex your lieing your 8 x alex your lieing your 8 x

]]> By: Alexandra and lauren http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4590 Alexandra and lauren Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:54:27 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4590 I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CANNABIS :D:D LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS , IM HIGH BABY !! ME AND LAUREN ARE GETTING HIGHHHH BABY WOOOOHOOOOOOO !!! AND WERE ONLY 10 :D I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CANNABIS :D :D LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS , IM HIGH BABY !!

ME AND LAUREN ARE GETTING HIGHHHH BABY WOOOOHOOOOOOO !!! AND WERE ONLY 10 :D

]]> By: Ollie, Troy, Len, Sam, Joel and everyone I know http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4584 Ollie, Troy, Len, Sam, Joel and everyone I know Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:37:10 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4584 Legalise weed its good and there would be alot less crime rates. Legalise weed its good and there would be alot less crime rates.

]]> By: Tay http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4216 Tay Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:41:09 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4216 Ha! This is EXACTLY why legislation of this nature will never see the light of day. Nobody with two brain cells can be bothered to put together an intelligent argument for or against the subject. "just to say all you none weeders are stupid" - come on man, did it take you all day to come up with that argument? srsly There are many economic reasons as to why legalizing marijuana would be helpful, especially in today's struggling economy. The problem is do those reasons, as numerous as they may be, outweigh the dumbass factor that seems to be present among the majority of it's consumers? Discussions such as this one really leave me with doubt... Ha! This is EXACTLY why legislation of this nature will never see the light of day. Nobody with two brain cells can be bothered to put together an intelligent argument for or against the subject.

“just to say all you none weeders are stupid” – come on man, did it take you all day to come up with that argument? srsly

There are many economic reasons as to why legalizing marijuana would be helpful, especially in today’s struggling economy. The problem is do those reasons, as numerous as they may be, outweigh the dumbass factor that seems to be present among the majority of it’s consumers? Discussions such as this one really leave me with doubt…

]]> By: scotty http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-4210 scotty Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:00:24 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-4210 we are in hard times with the trade market i smoked since i was like 16 on and off and it s like having a pint wen i smoke a joint and i was in the army for 4 yrs came off all drugs neva drank was in afganistan with afgan army dudes smokin round me and i was neva tempted too smoke so its not addictive . like the 15 yr old says u make it more tempting by making it illegil they need too get rid of the posion herion rather worrie aboot sum stoner wee the muchies sorry for spelling but im relly high :P we are in hard times with the trade market i smoked since i was like 16 on and off and it s like having a pint wen i smoke a joint and i was in the army for 4 yrs came off all drugs neva drank was in afganistan with afgan army dudes smokin round me and i was neva tempted too smoke so its not addictive .

like the 15 yr old says u make it more tempting by making it illegil they need too get rid of the posion herion rather worrie aboot sum stoner wee the muchies

sorry for spelling but im relly high :P

]]> By: rasta man http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/comment-page-1/#comment-3586 rasta man Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:08:09 +0000 http://www.economicshelp.org/blog/society/should-government-legalise-and-tax-cannabis/#comment-3586 i spent 3 years in holland working,i must say that they have a more relaxed way of living and there country is better than ours at the moment..LEGALISE THE HERB.herbs are good for you,i will not stop growing just because of our pompus goverment....... i spent 3 years in holland working,i must say that they have a more relaxed way of living and there country is better than ours at the moment..LEGALISE THE HERB.herbs are good for you,i will not stop growing just because of our pompus goverment…….

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