How can something that is legal in one country (such as cannabis in Holland) be so illegal elsewhere (like America)? If it can work in one country why shouldn't it in another?
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While I agree with the thrust of your question, it is't quite that simple. Holland decriminalised it, as the UK more-or-less did a couple of years ago. It's still illegal, just not a criminal offence. Like a parking ticket. It is allowed to be prescribed as a medicine in several American states. I agree that it seems ridiculous to treat the same substance so differently in different countries, or even in different parts of the same country. It should probably be decriminalised everywhere. It's quite interesting that when they were discussing relaxing the law here, the police who were among the most vocal supporters of relaxing it. They have better things to do than harass people for taking a (nearly) harmless drug.
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I the middle East people blow themselves up for a cause... if it works in one country, why can't it work here? Because every country is different, every country is based on different principles. Sometimes America forgets that not every country has the same "rights" as defined by the US. Also each one has their own form of government and their own set of governmental morality. I personally don't feel it should be legalized, but I'm also not a user so I'm not bothered. As long as it's illegal, it's a little tougher for my kid to get ahold of.
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I think ultimately, americans are just gluttonus. Many who currently use marijuana do not respect its properties and go on to abusing it... like a stereotipical frat boy and his liqour. ignorance and deception dont help this either. Many people fear pot and thus turn to making lies about it or witholding information that could genuinly keep those who are dead set to experimenting with it from doing somthing stupid or using it innapropriately.
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It started as a racial law against Mexicans entering the southern US. It really is just a still a racist law. Research - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_J._Anslinger
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It can't be taxed like cigarettes, alcohol and gasoline.
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Because you're talking about two diffrent cultures and governments. The people in Amsterdam voted to make it legal while most Americans don't think it should be. And here's something Amsterdam is suppost to make sure at their customs that people going to countries that have it illegal aren't smuggling it out. They are in big trouble because they're not doing what they're suppost to. Also I just read a story from the AP that they want to resend that law making it legal to smoke it in public because of the health hazards to non-smokers.
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Holland has always been a center of commerce, and it's said that they have enlightened views - along with their history in horticulture and gardening they are ahead of the times. Grow Dutch: Documentary on cannabis in the Netherlands. Full film: http://tv-links.co.uk/listings/9/5861 Click on link under Full Documentary. Parts 1,2,3 & 4
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Just because something works in one society doesn't mean that it will work another, mostly because of cultural differences and tradition.
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I think that conservative culture is so pervasive that it is able to brainwash the average citizen that something benign is harmful. Truthfully I don't get it. For all that is good just legalize it and regulate it like beer. I am an expert in smoking the ganj and know it all. I wish it were legal, at least that would be a right step in fighting the war on drugs since we could finally depend upon pure weed that wasn't tainted which would be quite a positive thing. You see, I do support the war on drugs, the real ones that cause the real harm and I do not condone their usage one bit at all. Consider the gateway closed for good.
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