DeadElvis666
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I love these answers, especially the stories about countries outside the US. It's really fascinating to me how different European countries can vary so much in their outlook on cannabis.
I love these answers, especially the stories about countries outside the US. It's really fascinating to me how different European countries can vary so much in their outlook on cannabis.
The U.S. having 23 states now with legalized medical mj, 4 states and the nations capital have legalized recreational weed, and 19 states (DC as well)have decriminalized street mj to the effect you get a ticket for possession of smaller amounts of smoke. At least on this policy our government is finally moving in the right direction and I believe with in the next decade it will be legalized recreational in at least 75% of the country,which is something if you asked me in the 90's I would have told you it would never be legal!
In Scotland it is quite common for people to smoke weed. This being said there is still a stigma surrounding the issue. In part this is caused by the current generation in power if you like. In general their attitude towards it is fairly negative which I believe is caused by a different attitude towards the drug which existed 20/30 years ago in this country. The younger generation is no longer affected by the scaremongering tactics of the government. Because of this it is still something which people tend to hide so the kind of liberalism which now exists in other parts of the world isn't exactly common place in the British society even though a good number of people smoke it. I do believe these attitudes are changing and hopefully within the next decade public option will have changed and the stigma surrounding the subject will be broken down.
I wouldn't mind being like my parents. (Who, coincidentally, smoke weed)