Yep. Somehow half a kilo at a time, it goes from being a major crime, to being totally illegal, from the moment it crosses a threshold. Technically coffee shop owners might well be breaking the law if they put their takings into the bank as well.

In the US, you can face 25 years or more for selling medical approved cannabis if you deposit the takings in a Federal bank, as it then becomes a DEA or FBI matter of money laundering.

It really highlights the absurdity of Drug laws, and the moralistic tub-thumpers who insist on an absurdly ineffective, and costly, criminal justice solution.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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There is probably some truth in both examples. The problem is how the research groups are selected in the psychiatric study, as its within groups experiencing psychosis, comparing those who have a history with weed and those that don't. Alcohol also produces the same results by the way (which is why schizophrenics are generally not included in studies involving alcoholism).

Where as the example in the Mirror is based in a social study based on young adult males, without a bias towards those who have mental health problems.

This actually ties with the general medical stance which is that except in very extreme cases, substance abuse is not a significant causal factor in mental health problems - Its only a factor where individuals are pre-disposed towards a mental illness, in which case it may accelerate onset.

Its worth noting as well that some illegal drugs actually have a beneficial therapeutic effect in some cases of mental health, that tends to be overlooked by anti-campaigners (MDMA in PTSD and trauma counseling, Psychedelics in Depression and Addiction, Ketamine in Depression and so on). In some cases, a similar case can be made that the use of certain drugs might delay the onset of mental health problems, such as depression, even if they increase the risk of early onset of psychosis.

Studies in psychedelics, recently showed that 75% of people who took psilocybin (Mushrooms) rated the experience in the top five most meaningful experiences of their lives, with 37% rating it as the single most meaningful experience of their lives.

"One Nation Under God, has turned into One Nation Under the Influence of One Drug"
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What is really damaging to society is drug use and dependence. Every means available should be used to attack and destroy the 'business'. Those means might well involve legalised use of drugs, where the degenerate addicts would go to clinics to indulge in their wholly stupid activities, and where attempts can be made to get some sense back into what passes, or what is left of their brains.

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Shakespeare smoked weed.
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Drops the mic...

We don't do possession; we do defense and attack. Everything else is just wa**ing with a football.