i think that the current drug laws with alcohol and tobacco should be made stricter before we try and bring in 'new' drugs. by makin weed legal itll send out the message that its alright (even though i do believe this
) and this will lead to widespread abuse especially with younger kids.
i dont know what its like where you live, but where i am around liverpool, there are heaps of kids smokin cigarettes in their early teens. we dont need them to be smoking weed all day long as well.
im all for (some) drug legalisation but we need to control it.
eg if weed does become legal for say people 18+ (like cigs) then older kids could just buy for the younger ones and shop owners might let younger kids buy because of money or whatever reason.
the government does have alot to gain from legalisation, think of how much money theyll make off taxes!
the whole drug legalisation debate is a tough one. im surprised alcohol and tobacco are even legal with the amount of damage they are clearly doin.