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Originally Posted by Build.It
Curious - what's the sentiment on here around legal cannabis now that we've had it for 5.5 years?
For, against, mixed?
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I dislike cannabis. It carries much of the baggage of tobacco, plus some more. I am particularly alarmed by the effect it may have on the adolescent mind, and the risk of unlocking psychosis in susceptible individuals.
Why people feel this need to lose inhibition and control escapes me.
Having said all this however, decriminalization is probably a necessary evil. Lives can be ruined by a criminal conviction, and, cannabis as a drug does not really have an effect on criminal activity is a manner similar to harder drugs like fentanyl.
If cannabis has to be decriminalized, it should be sold in a heavily regulated environment and in provincially owned stores. This is generally the pattern in NB, although, there are several indigenously owned pot shops in downtown Moncton that the RCMP seem disinclined to do anything about.