There are long lists of reasons why pot should not be legalized. Only a couple of reasons why it should.
It's just one more step toward decadence.
There are plenty of other pain killers available; pot is not needed for that.
Taxing it won't bring in that much government revenue. Like cigarettes, the high taxes will simply let the black markets lower their prices and flourish.
I guess Trudeau would like to be able to get stoned legally for a change. Think how effective a negotiator he will be on the world stage when he's in a drug induced fog! What an *** he is!
So what are the other decadent activities would you like stopped?
As for other 'painkillers' there is more to pots effects than simply killing pain.
The black market is flourishing now with drugs being a billion dollar a year biz. If they price/tax it right it will cramp the Black market and force them to lower their prices resulting in much lower profits for them.....
Mandy McKnight had tried more than 10 medications to control the seizures of her seven-year-old son, who suffers from Dravet syndrome.
Two years ago, she decided to try medical marijuana. It reduced her son Liam's seizures by 90%, she said.
Liam is off the other medications he took before marijuana, a cocktail of Valproic Acid, Clonazepam and Stiripentol, which comes with a handful of side effects including aggression, anxiety, drooling and loss of appetite, according to McKnight.
While it's now legal for Liam to take his medication in oil form, there's currently no medical marijuana producer in Canada distributing marijuana oil.
For now, McKnight is still making marijuana oil at home, though legally. She makes the oil at home, sends the content to a lab in British Columbia to ensure it's the right dosage of chemicals for Liam.
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Mom finds pot reduces her son's Dravet syndrome seizures by 90 per cent | Canada