I'm sure there's a few politians shaking their head at the very thought of restricting the use of cannabis. But even so they'll be alienating quite a few people who go to the country who goes to there for the country and happen to have a few smokes over their stay.

i think it should be legalized for a number of reasons, none of which i can be arsed to go into at the moment. but that's my basic stance.

I like smoking it. I'm all for it being legalized but I wouldn't be overly upset if it didn't. Like Sekto said, I can get it either way, so it doesn't really effect me.

But that's the thing, getting it other ways can land you in trouble over here and I'm not entirely sure about Canada's stance on the subject. I think it's a bit shit that people get criminal records, even prison time, over something that should really be treated in the same light as alcohol.

Give everyone the right to grow five or less plants at a time and you'll cut out a load of the bullshit around obtaining the drug, so long as you're not selling it and I think that even that isn't even a bad thing.

We are muchmuchmuch more lax about it, both in terms of laws and the social aspect. Cops don't give a shit about white people wandering down the street clearly passing a joint amongst themselves, or people toking on a porch (I love porches) or that kind of stuff. But your ass is arrested if you're black. It just is. No other actual context. Black? Get out of Canada. Fast. It's not actively used as an incriminator unless the person is involved in violence or meth.

To be fair, even in this country the police are more likely to just confiscate weed from you rather than take you to the station or file any sort of report against you.

They sort of have better things to do, or worse things depending on the area.

I live in the Shires, there's nothing for the police to do before 10 PM. For God sake I once got the police phoned on me for standing outside a flat for 20 minutes waiting for some friends, two police cars and a fucking police van turned up and one of the police asked me to move on. I did, they followed me for ages. They haven't got anything to do! XD

When I think 'The Shires' I think middle to northern england, not the southeast.

When I think 'The Shire' I think Middle-Earth

Yes. Stop trying to pretend you're not the halfling we know you are, STM.

Well, the Home Counties then, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire area.

And sorry Mac, I'm far too tall to be a halfling, maybe an elf?

Giant midget syndrome.

No I think with Tolkienian racial scaling that would make you an Ent, which is a thoroughly offensive and prejudiced example of a Mediterranean man of his age.

Same here. Thing is, it is so commonplace a crime these days that nobody is actually prosecuted to the full extent of the law without their being some kind of ulterior motive. If a cop goes through the effort of collaring/detaining you for "smokin' the reefer", he's either not met his quota, has some kind of vendetta against you, or is just an authoritative asshole. I understand how in Ireland it might be different (smaller country, more traditional values, etc.), but weed tolerance in the US is pretty high. The time and expense of convicting someone to the full extent of the law for something as minute as possession is almost never worth it.

The few cops I've known personally weren't above getting blazed with their buds every now and again. Chances are, if a cop confiscates your weed, they'll let you off with a warning and just smoke it themselves.

He's a Beeherder, not a Treeherder.

I guess that makes me a bent...no wait hang on...

I was just asked in a random internet poll if I smoke Cannabis in Ireland. I said yes.

Even I'm not entirely sure what our government thinks about grass because it seems to me that it's an outdated law that they're still enforcing just out of pure stubborness and don't want to look as though they can be swayed by public rallying. I've heard a few stories now why it's illegal but I'm not really sure which to believe although they all sound plausible.

I've never had any trouble with the police, yet, but I have been seen by a few coppers toking a dooby. I was okay though, they knew the people I'm currently living with and are big time smokers themselves. I've been told by a few people that they mostly issue "official" warnings and then pocket the weed for themselves, which I would totally do in their shoes.

And the media. By fuck, the media (BBC and all national newspaper's) annoys the shit out of me whenever there's a story to be had on it. I read through a story on the BBC website about it and you couldn't read through a simple story about some man and his views without the editor or whoever throwing in the 'medical experts have concluded that weed breeds mental disorders' argument wherever they want. Which is bullshit for the most part.

Actually that would probably be the outcome.

I have nothing against the legalisation of cannabis, not do I have anything against those that smoke it. Some of my friends smoke it regularly and besides from warn them there's not much you can do to stop them. Admittedly, i've tried it a couple of times but it never really did anythign for me, so legal or not it makes no difference to me.
EDIT: That picture is genius.

Currently getting my passport sorted so I can get to Amsterdam before they bring in this law. I'd hate to miss out on the opportunity.

I always took New York as a more of a crack-smokin' city.

Crack-smoking, coke-blowin', heroin shootin' sinkhole.

But pot is everywhere, so yeah.