[Brad Lockyer]

The Victorian Greens have revealed an ambitious plan to legalise marijuana for recreational use in Victoria, ahead of the state election next month.

Under the plan, marijuana sales would be taxed at 30 per cent, which has the potential to raise as much as $1.2 billion over a decade.

“Thousands of Victorians use cannabis each year, yet for 50 years we have been more at risk from the criminal justice system than the drugs,” says Tim Read, Victorian Greens health and justice spokesperson.

“If we’re serious about tackling organised crime, taking their market away will do more than any amount of enforcement.”

Would you support lifting the marijuana ban?

[David Ryder]

Yes. Marihuana use should always have been regulated and taxed like alcohol use.
Banning popular products just makes good people into criminals and gangsters rich.

[Pacahawi]

Typical Greens! Do we want these people running the country?
Among other things…
“…It May Affect Your Mental Health
Not everyone’s experience with marijuana is pleasant. It often can leave you anxious, afraid, panicked, or paranoid. Using marijuana may raise your chances for clinical depression or worsen the symptoms of any mental disorders you already have. Scientists aren’t yet sure exactly why. In high doses, it can make you paranoid or lose touch with reality so you hear or see things that aren’t there.
Your Thinking May Get Distorted
Marijuana can cloud your senses and judgment. The effects can differ depending on things like how potent your pot was, how you took it, and how much marijuana you’ve used in the past.It might:
>Heighten your senses (colors might seem brighter and sounds might seem louder)
>Distort your sense of time
>Hurt your motor skills and make driving more dangerous
>Lower your inhibitions so you may have risky sex or take other chances
It May Impair Your Brain
Marijuana can make it harder for you to focus, learn, and remember things.
It Intensifies Alcohol’s Dangers
Combining alcohol and marjuana at the same time roughly doubled the odds of drunk driving… compared to drinking alone…”
https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/marijuana-use-and-its-effects#1

[Janelle Ward]

Agree with Pacahawi, but alcohol and some prescription drugs can also have an adverse reaction in some people.

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