Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 - Impact Assesment. Petition (30,000 signatures already)

[FlyingJesus]

Dont care either way, but if they legalise it, people will start driving high and there will be a lot more road traffic accidents.

Driving whilst intoxicated would still be just as illegal since it involves the safety of others in a direct way

[Kardan]

I'd like to keep them illegal thanks.

[AlexJRiley]

Driving whilst intoxicated would still be just as illegal since it involves the safety of others in a direct way

Yeah but as soon as it become a legalised habbit, then it'll increase the likelihood of a road traffic accident whilst intoxicated.

[Kardan]

Yeah but as soon as it become a legalised habbit, then it'll increase the likelihood of a road traffic accident whilst intoxicated.

Certainly will!

[FlyingJesus]

If a person is likely to drive while intoxicated then they'll do so whatever's available to them - people with a brain and some regard for other peoples' lives simply won't. Having more flavours of ice-cream in a shop won't make me buy any if I've gone there to get toilet roll

[Nistez]

Well, legalizing weed is indeed a very controversial topic. First of all, I don't think we fully understand all the concepts of marijuana. Twenty years ago, doctor would recommend smoking (tobacco) as a way to relax those who were under stress and etc, but today we know that smoking causes disease and sometimes even death. What we know for now is that weed helps in many cases where no other artificial medicine works, therefore its uses should be considered by people that know that they might encounter issues we do not yet understand in the future.

But that's just my opinion :p

[CrazyColaist]

some peoples opinion is abit short minded. people who smoke cannabis dont cause as much crap as people who drink.

[Kardan]

some peoples opinion is abit short minded. people who smoke cannabis dont cause as much crap as people who drink.

But does that make it ok?

[CrazyColaist]

But does that make it ok?

mutual

im just saying thousands of lives would be better. and i dont think people would want to go for coke or ketamine etc if cannabis is legal

[Kardan]

mutual

im just saying thousands of lives would be better. and i dont think people would want to go for coke or ketamine etc if cannabis is legal

And how many would be worse off?

It's a bit like saying: "Make child sex legal, it will make thousands of lives better off..."