The government needs to decide if profits or social benefits are more important than the other.
Can't have both. Wanting the profit margin of the black market while legalising dope is, as far as the consumer is concerned, is like giving the mafia your home address when buying your drugs on the black market.
Buying cheap regulated dope while having to register has a beneficial trade off for the user.
Given all the red tape and difficulty in joining a club or ordering online with ID for medical cannabis, often at black market price points... Staying in the black market is simply more convenient.
Morality or any other considerations are misguided. Also, cannabis isn't addictive like alcohol or heroin. There is a possibility of psychological dependency, same as with AI chatbots, or people we love, or pets. Is that a problem?
The government needs to decide if profits or social benefits are more important than the other.
Can't have both. Wanting the profit margin of the black market while legalising dope is, as far as the consumer is concerned, is like giving the mafia your home address when buying your drugs on the black market.
Buying cheap regulated dope while having to register has a beneficial trade off for the user.
Given all the red tape and difficulty in joining a club or ordering online with ID for medical cannabis, often at black market price points... Staying in the black market is simply more convenient.
Morality or any other considerations are misguided. Also, cannabis isn't addictive like alcohol or heroin. There is a possibility of psychological dependency, same as with AI chatbots, or people we love, or pets. Is that a problem?