Submitted on Wednesday 5th March 2014
Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Legalise Marijuana
It's illogical for cannabis to be illegal when a more dangerous and damaging drug (alcohol) remains legal.
Legalising cannabis would free up police time and resources, which could then be used to tackle the manufacture, distribution, sale and consumption of genuinely dangerous drugs.
If cannabis were legal it would take an everyday trade out of the hands of dealers, and put it somewhere it can be fully tracked and licensed
If cannabis were legal, then the government could keep tabs on the quality and strength of the drugs being sold.
If people could buy quality cannabis from a shop then they'd have no contact with drug dealers, so they'd be a lot less likely to dabble in the harder drugs which those same dealers sell.
Legally sold cannabis could be taxed, earning the government extra revenue, which could be spent on any number of worthwhile causes.
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