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Luxembourg Is Blazing -First European Country To Legalise Cannabis

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spathiphyllum | 10:38 Thu 08th Aug 2019 | News
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/07/luxembourg-to-be-first-european-country-to-legalise-cannabis

I thought it was legal in Barcelona but who knows ay.. Apparently Luxembourg is first European country to legalise. The movement is... Moving.
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//The movement is... Moving.//

Yes. In the wrong direction.

Cannabis is a psychoactive drug with many short and long term adverse effects. Its smoke contains more than fifty carcinogens and long term exposure to it can lead to heart and respiratory problems, psychosis and liver damage. If used from a young age it depresses IQ development and increases the chance of developing anxiety or suicidal tendencies. It is also seen as a "gateway" drug with many of its users progressing to harder drugs.

Why would any government seek to legalise the stuff (other than the fact that since they cannot control its use they may as well raise a few bob from its sale - never sound reasoning for anything).
Although it is still illegal in the Netherlands it has been freely available for personal use in certain coffee bars.
There are only 2 jails in Luxembourg anyway!
How on earth have the EU allowed this! I thought they ruled everyone with an Iron Fist?
//How on earth have the EU allowed this! //
EU drugs strategy is set out here:-

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52012XG1229(01)&from=EN

note Belgium won't legalise cannabis until these guidelines have expired.
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NewJudge, the benefits obviously out rank the negatives. Just look at the USA.

Cannabis is healthy for old people, especially when consumed orally.
The use, sale, and possession of cannabis over 0.3% THC in the United States, despite state laws, is illegal under federal law.
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That Gym lad Tim guy put forth some strong arguments for regulation the other day.

One of the best arguments is to lower the THC % and increase the CBD % as black market marijuana contains very potent THC % and very little CBD.

People will smoke regardless if it's legal or not.

Making it legal simply means what they're smoking is regulated, taxed and monitored.
How are police officers supposed to ascertain what is legally purchased and what is not ( blackmarket) by a user on the street?
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No one said that they are. However if for example, someone could go and buy some regulated marijuana legally from a store, they're more likely not going to go to black market.

Of course along with regulation and legalising cannabis, laws must allow for people to grow their own.
Retro, as I understand it, it is only cannabis oil that may become legal.
//Of course along with regulation and legalising cannabis, laws must allow for people to grow their own. //

er, why? you can't legally distill your own liquor...…..
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Home brewing is allowed?

And it's a completely different ball game. Cannabis can't kill you purified alcohol can.
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"Retro, as I understand it, it is only cannabis oil that may become legal."

Oils are stronger than flower so i'm unsure why people have an issue with flower.
Spath, what flower ?It's cannabis leaves that are made into cigarettes.
Not the leaves...The buds.
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No it's not. It's the 'buds' that get made into cigarettes. People don't smoke the leaf or stalk.

The leaf and stalk can be used to make oils and extracts, but it's not healthy to smoke them in a cigarette style.
Spath, I bow to the expert.
I am in two minds about this issue.

One the one hand, the £m/billions we have spent in the war against drugs seems to have had appreciably little effect.
If tweaking legislation means that savings could be made to the public purse, or that the same amount of money was redirected to healthcare, then surely that has to be a good thing?

But it needs to be carefully considered and applied.

One of my closet friends has lost her son to cannabis-induced psychosis. He is presently sectioned and will *never* recover.

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