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Getting the munchies and getting fat? Falling asleep? Even driving while high is still less dangerous than driving drunk.
Cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol. The medical benefits are amazingly well documented, but recreational use is being legalised because:
1. It's a massive drain on police budgets to enforce laws against soft drugs.
2. It's a law that's often applied selectively to penalise people the police don't like.
3. Legalising and taxing it will raise huge amounts of money.
4. Legalisation stops money flowing to criminals.
5. Both Washington and Colorado have had crime rates significantly decrease post-legalisation.
Why is it being unscheduled now?
Getting the munchies and getting fat? Falling asleep? Even driving while high is still less dangerous than driving drunk.
Cannabis is less dangerous than alcohol. The medical benefits are amazingly well documented, but recreational use is being legalised because:
1. It's a massive drain on police budgets to enforce laws against soft drugs.
2. It's a law that's often applied selectively to penalise people the police don't like.
3. Legalising and taxing it will raise huge amounts of money.
4. Legalisation stops money flowing to criminals.
5. Both Washington and Colorado have had crime rates significantly decrease post-legalisation.