Re:Delaware will become the 22nd state to legalize recreatio...
by rayiner on Monday April 24, 2023 @07:47AM
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It will 100% go up over time. An important (perhaps the most important) part of law is signaling social norms. We don’t make it illegal to steal because we think we can enforce every little instance of shoplifting. We do it so we can clearly signal that it’s “bad.” Those signals keep the normal people on the moral path. When you remove that signal, you’ll normalize it and usage will go up.
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Re:Delaware will become the 22nd state to legalize recreatio...
by jjulius on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:09AM
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Usage will increase, but it's laughable that people think this will turn us into a nation of locust eaters.
Re:Delaware will become the 22nd state to legalize recreatio...
by rayiner on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:34AM
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Why is it laughable?
Re:Delaware will become the 22nd state to legalize recreatio...
by jjulius on Monday April 24, 2023 @09:46AM
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Because it won't. And even if that's what we become, it will hardly be the only, or the defining, reason. One could also blame being glued to social media, or glued to anything tech, for entertainment, which much of HN's userbase has contributed to in some way.
But cannabis itself turning us into a nation of locust eaters? Laughable.