You know what really grinds my gears? The Gears Strike Back

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3151

Be interesting to see the impact of the states that have done this in the USA

3152

I had an ex-partner in Denmark, CO.

Dispensary on almost every street corner - my understanding is that the taxes alone raised in excess $250mil used for infrastructure, education, agriculture and drug enforcement.

3153

The potential problem with very high taxation is that itā€™s more likely to drive use underground

3154

Not necessarily, look at cigarettes, yes, you can buy counterfeit, but the convenience outweighs the cost most of the time.

Iā€™d do the same with brothel keeping, legalise, regulate and protect the workers.

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3155

If thereā€™s already the criminal network, as currently with cannabis, that might find itā€™s easier to continue working the status quo with itā€™s clientele tho

3156

Start taxation low to drive them out of business and gradually increase the tax/duty as time goes by.

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3157

I wouldnā€™t stop at cannabis. I would legalise everything.

There would have to be controls of where it is sold, hardly going to be next to paracetamol in Tesco. But it would massively cut crime overnight. Would cut deaths with quality control. Users would have the care they need when they need it instead of being drove underground.

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3158

A la Portugal?

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3159

Theres a bat in the house. And it wonā€™t go away.

3160

Whatā€¦ where?
Lolz

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3161

Shotgun is your friend

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3162

We were discussing the negative impact of electric vehicles on tax revenue (especially fuel duty) and how future govts will have to fill that tax gap as people switch at work and the idea of legalising and taxing cannabis was part of the solution and treat it like alcohol eg in terms of driving stoned if you get caught.

3163

We already do that

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3164

Obviously something none of us were aware of.

3165

Same principle as being impaired by any drug - donā€™t drive.

3166

More due to the fact none of us use cannabis or other recreational drugs, so weā€™d not be as aware of anything other than alcohol rules as itā€™s away from our every day experience.

3167

Fixed that for you :slightly_smiling_face:

I donā€™t work in the criminal justice system and I was well aware that driving under the influence of cannabis is an offence in its own right

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3168

The term is literally ā€˜unfit to drive through drink or drugsā€™. It covers everything really.

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3169

I wonā€™t ask how you know that :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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3170

My license is clean! :flushed:

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