Marijuana;
I feel like theres no middle-ground in this debate
at all.
Instead it´s two different sides.
competing constantly against each other.
But almost nothing in between.
(We have) One side viewing the drug as completely harmless
and want to allow an unlimited hash smoking for everyone,
wherever they want.
And the other side,
who buys the drugwar
every single letter.
With heroine as just the next step.
Sweden:
My social environment,
belongs to the last mentioned group.
Everything has a begining.
And it begins with a joint...
moves on to hash
and then they´re in the entire system.
And then they comes to us upstairs.
Here we now have, a drugtree.
With the drugs, with the biggest consequences
at the top.
And the least dangerous
at the bottom.
Based on normal consumption, overdoses
+the risk of affecting others.
Four of these drugs are legalized
even for using privately, in most countries worldwide.
Sugar
Caffeine
Alcohol
And Tobacco
Sugar and Caffeine: Because it have grown into the western world´s society.
Since 200 (Caffeine)
and millions, (Sugar) of years
and are considered today.
to have minuscule effects on their consumers.
Alcohol: actually became criminalized, in the 70s...
But when it´s ancient method
led to maffias, with influence
right down to the political core.
It was accepted as not worth it.
and Tobacco:
Cigarettes
Is simply legal, because the tobacco companies.
Successfully sold in the idea so well.
And became so rich...
That it´s nearly impossible to remove them today,
with democratic methods.
Marijuana we have here,
downhill the tree.
Direct cases of death doesn't exist.
It can give the user some bad side effects.
Like decreased learning ability.
Lost attention,
energy,
motivation
and sleep.
anxiety
and depression.
Blackouts
and short term forgetfulness.
And on long term, bronchi inflammations.
Generally speaking are the affects on young people the worst.
With additions such as...
Paranoia (including schizophrenia)
Plus some questionable science on (permanent) loss of IQ.
It doesn't make you violent.
but their are though a weak link...
Because marijuana leading to schizophrenia
= leading to violence.
Because schizophrenic people are significantly more violent.
So in direct consequences marijuanas place VERY low.
But violence or not,
just like nicotine in cigarettes
is marijuana an addictive drug.
According to WebMD
a source I at least viewed as fully credible.
Are about 10% of cannabis users, dependent.
And the money they spent
are coupled with effects
connected, with worsen productivity.
With that I doesn't mean that the entire 10%
have serious economical problems.
But these factors still do
so it can't be put in the absolute bottom,
of the drugtree
Advocates of legalization want to move marijuana
from the illegal drug tree...
to the allowed drug bush.
and ad a fifth legal drug into the system.
and the second one
with a direct affect on peoples brain, after alcohol.
necessary?
Possibly.
Advocates for criminalization, anyway.
Argues that you can't just consider marijuana
by what consuming actually leads to.
But instead have to create strings to substances
higher in the hierarchy
The argument though, ironically miss substance.
If you (In Sweden) search for Marijuana gateway drug "Marijuana inkörsport"
Is it questioned by more than half of the results.
And the support comes from things like SVT. (The Swedish Public Channels)
Referring to a Swedish
"Trustworthy" study, from the Karolinska institute.
Another funny thing
is that among legal drugs,
like tobacco and alcohol.
that opposition doesn't at all exist in the same kind of way.
This type of view,
leads to missed medical opportunities.
both by science
and medicin.
Times in prison for people, who are not a danger for the society
who are not a danger for the society
by any accounts.
And drug cartels
simmular to those created when alcohol was banned.
The drug problem Sweden has
are though not even near the US.
Mainly because, private prisons doesn't exist here.
And thereby no outside force,
trying to incarcerate, innocent people.
In numbers!
that means per capita, that more than 3 times more
are punished for marijuana, in the United States...
Than all types of crimes, in Sweden.
The difference in punishments are also significant.
One being caught with a personal dose,
for the first time.
Are usually punished with a couple of fines.
Worst case scenario, 1-3 months in prisson.
While in the US the federal punishment, for first offense,
one year, no matter what.
Drug dealers in Sweden of the same dose,
are probably punished by prisson.
But we are talking months to a year.
While in the US
is the (federal) punishment 5 years.
no matter what, again.
Which is half of Sweden's hardest marijuana punishment.
The only comfort you Americans got,
Is that capital punishment doesn't exist.
Because that would lead to the prisson companies,
losing a shit ton of money.
That legalizing would solve the problem in the US.
I doubt.
Chances are that the private prisson companies,
would find new ways to incarcerate humans.
And that it´s there
The problem that has to be fixed, lies.
Any, way.
Back to Sweden and the drug policy,
I believe we should apply.
the optimistic mind, is a good start:
Were lies, the optimum base?
It´s of course up to each and every one.
But me personally,
Is not a fan of substances, capable of effecting peoples brains
and would like, a world without them.
Therefor my base is that all drugs,
should be illegal.
Then we move on to a realistic set of mind.
and realizes
that sugar and caffeine: Are way to deeply bundled
in the Swedish culture...
To make it work.
Tobacco:
And especially the disgusting cigarettes,
by which smokes affects, everyone!
Am I all for fighting to remove...
as long as it´s the companies
and not the users
that are being fought.
But it will be everything, but easy.
And alcohol:
Can we by experience say, that criminalizing is a TERRIBLE idea.
Though I can imagine,
having drunk drinks, like vodka illegal.
If so, with fines as the punishment.
From a realistic perspective,
is my personal opinion that marijuana
would be illegal.
But!
Because it´s so much at the bottom
of the drugtree
And every strings over it
are cut.
Should it be treated as a extremely easy
and not particularly dangerous drug.
And thereby comes, very easy punishments.
Think the punishment you would get, caught not paying the metro tickets;
1000 Sek.
100 Bucks.
For all amounts you can carry, by your own.
No dots in your criminal record.
A punishment the absolute majority,
can live with.
And maybe;
3000 Sek.
300 bucks.
For selling.
In general I think a mild criminal view,
would give the best from both sides.
Moderate users, can continue to use the drug,
if they just pay a smaller amount
when they get caught once a year.
or some times.
While at the same time not having another drug
into the system...
For those who really never, breaks a (serious) law.
Yes
these people, exist.
I am one, myself.
The criminal activities
may not end at the same level
as legalizing would mean.
But a likely assumption is that essentially more ordinary citizens,
would want to sell the drug.
If what was at stake, wasn't months in prison.
And with that, would the criminal business,
be significantly more difficult.
Young people, those affected the most (by the drug)
oppurtunities to get their hands on the drug.
Is another strength of mild criminalization.
You can on moral grounds sentence someone,
consciously smuggling a illegal drug, to a 14 years old.
To a serious prisson punishment.
But if the drug, is completely legal to smoke.
For everybody else in town.
Is it not possible to sentence,
the one abusing the line a bit
to the same punishment.
And that young people
will smoke more cannabis,
if it´s legalized.
Even if they are under the age restriction...
is just pure facts.
One thing I though realize
is that growing marijuana has to be legal.
It´s simply not possible
to punish those who grow as one-time offenders,
in the same way users and dealers can be.
Since a plantion doesn't move around.
From these plants we also get medical marijuana
Which of course should be allowed.
If we Compare it with, other medicines,
that are legal.
Plus all environment advantages
hemp can be used for.
Which BTW is already legal to grow in Sweden.
But because of the harsh view on marijuana.
Way to many are skeptical to.
A secondary point I want to end on...
Is that help for cannabis abuse
and all other drugs for that matter.
Should be cheap and not lead to any consequences.
I've hard to understand the mentality...
of not encourage people who wanna change their behavior.
as a principle.
"If you doesn't hurt anyone, but yourself,
should you always have the right to help." EBHAE
and on that note,
I look forward for a, juicy nuanced debate.
Were we see, if my proposal can be seen as an alternative.
Or if it´s really just one possible answer
to this question.
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