I've tried a few tokes in my time, but I have to admit that the 'old weed' doesn't really float my boat. I think it smells revolting, and what it does to your throat is nobody's business!!
You hear advocates of the habit saying that it should be made legal - but when you stop and actually think of the implications it evokes, you can understand why it's still illegal. Yeah, the government could make a fortune in tax from consumers, but that contradicts their wanting to stamp out smoking for a start.
Other things would have to be thrashed out, like the legal age you can smoke it - would it be sixteen like with tobacco, or would it have to be eighteen on a par with alcohol. Who would supply it - tobacconists or pharmacists? I can't see it being on the shelves in Asda!
What about growers and distributers? Licensed suppliers wouldn't stand a chance because people would still buy their weed from black market sources because it would be cheaper. That creates an illegal aspect to legalised cannabis; because, no doubt, unlicensed growers would be prosecuted. It would be a logistical nightmare to furnish those who 'qualify' to use it while still protecting those that don't.
What makes me laugh is that you can legally buy everything you need to grow the stuff, but as soon as you put one seed into soil you have to keep looking over your shoulder. What's that all about? It's all a bit contradictory in my mind - after all, alcohol does far more damage to mental and physical health than cannabis. And, cannabis is a herb after all.
Recreation Drugs Cannabis - Excite UK
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