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I figured there had to be something worth talking about that didn't involve what's spreading across the forum at the moment. It was either this, or 'does religion cause war'.

This had to be something worth debating, and I can't remember if we've had a specific cannabis thread in the past, whether we did or we didn't isn't the point. It's a topic I've been interested in for a while, I'm not fond of smoking any more, haven't had a good puff in months and months. Yet I do advocate for the legalisation of cannabis, as a drug, it's less potent and less dangerous than alcohol, and causes less deaths.

Furthermore, simply illegalise the drug is such a lazy way to try and stop it circulating common usage. If they brought it into our shops, not only would have a remarkable liberalising impact on our culture, the tax generated from its legal consumption could be used to provide cash injections to the NHS for the purpose of tackling smoking related health issues.

The only qualm would be the possibility that legalising the drug would lead to a short run increase in consumption as people who've always wanted to try cannabis, but have never had the balls or inclination due to its legal status, might now have a try.

What say you all?