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Damn, I really hope Prop 19 passes. I'm not even American, but a passage would mark the start of the end of the dreadful war on marijuana around the world. Othe

Damn, I really hope Prop 19 passes. I'm not even American, but a passage would mark the start of the end of the dreadful war on marijuana around the world. Other states would follow, then Latin America (the former Mexican President said "May God let it pass" about Prop 19), countries in Europe (Netherlands, Spain, Denmark) and slowly it would be legalized around the world. Defeat would be a major setback. I urge all Californians who're reading this to do their absolute best to make it pass in these last vital days. Join the phone banks, make sure all your friends are voting, campaign at universities. It could make a large difference, larger than you probably think.

dotBen 16y ago
Other states would follow, then... countries in Europe (Netherlands, Spain, Denmark) It already is legalized in Netherlands and decriminalized (I believe) in Spain and Denmark, as well as UK (although that's about to change back I hear).
- kristofferR 16y ago
  It's just decriminalized in the Netherlands actually, the coffeshops are tolerated, but not legal. Producing marijuana is not legal at all.
  - rabble 16y ago
    It's also completely decriminalized in Portugal, it worked well. California jails so many people on pot charges.
- 0-4 16y ago
  It's never been decriminalized in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis#United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis#United_Kin... Under Labour they reclassified it as class C for a while but then put it back to class B in 2009.
- netcan 16y ago
  The european approach (de facto decriminalization) doesn't solve most of the problems americans are concerned with. Basically, the last link or two (user and/or retail supplier) are decriminalized, but the rest stay illegal. This keeps production and supply in the hands of actual criminals that deal across countries. The legalized links are operated by borderline criminals and shady people. It makes life better for the consumer (I have no problems with this), solves a lot of the policing issues but doesn't tackle solve organised crime, quality issues etc. If you are only interested in legalising marijuana, this policy doesn't create the wall between soft & hard drugs either. That is, marijuana stays in the "drugs" category and doesn't enter the alcohol category (where regular users will be appalled at the thought of their adult children using, for example, marijuana).

dotBen 16y ago

Other states would follow, then... countries in Europe (Netherlands, Spain, Denmark) It already is legalized in Netherlands and decriminalized (I believe) in Spain and Denmark, as well as UK (although that's about to change back I hear).

kristofferR 16y ago
It's just decriminalized in the Netherlands actually, the coffeshops are tolerated, but not legal. Producing marijuana is not legal at all.
- rabble 16y ago
  It's also completely decriminalized in Portugal, it worked well. California jails so many people on pot charges.
0-4 16y ago
It's never been decriminalized in the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis#United_Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_cannabis#United_Kin... Under Labour they reclassified it as class C for a while but then put it back to class B in 2009.
netcan 16y ago
The european approach (de facto decriminalization) doesn't solve most of the problems americans are concerned with. Basically, the last link or two (user and/or retail supplier) are decriminalized, but the rest stay illegal. This keeps production and supply in the hands of actual criminals that deal across countries. The legalized links are operated by borderline criminals and shady people. It makes life better for the consumer (I have no problems with this), solves a lot of the policing issues but doesn't tackle solve organised crime, quality issues etc. If you are only interested in legalising marijuana, this policy doesn't create the wall between soft & hard drugs either. That is, marijuana stays in the "drugs" category and doesn't enter the alcohol category (where regular users will be appalled at the thought of their adult children using, for example, marijuana).