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Re:Canada to introduce legislation to legalize recreational ... by indlebe on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @09:11PM (#11538963)
Do you think decriminalizing for possessing a small amount in the interim would still fuel crime?
Re:Canada to introduce legislation to legalize recreational ... by kobayashi on Wednesday April 20, 2016 @10:22PM (#11539211)
Well, 10 grams isn't that small (though certainly not large), and retails for about 100 CAD. So, if people become more likely to smoke up once it's decriminalized, then it would seem to me that it would provide a windfall for the sellers, distributors, and producers. I have no hard evidence to support this belief - it's just a supposition that seems to me to be reasonable and logical.