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"I am so tired of the US lagging behind the rest of the world" Can you give a list of countries that are "ahead" of the US in regards to marijuana decriminaliz
by mason240 13y ago
"I am so tired of the US lagging behind the rest of the world"
Can you give a list of countries that are "ahead" of the US in regards to marijuana decriminalization?
Lets see, there is North Korea, the Netherlands, and Uraguagy might decriminalize this year.
I am so tired of the "the US lagging behind the rest of the world" trope. It's the same thing with same sex marriage. The US has been and is ahead of curve when it come to sex marriage rights.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World-cannabis-laws.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World-cannabis-laws.png
- hahainternet 13y agoThe fact you leave off Portugal indicates you don't really know what you're talking about. The US is often behind the curve. I have no idea what 'sex marriage rights' are but DOMA is pretty much not going to prove your point.
- mason240 13y agoDOMA was just ruled unconstitutional by Supreme Court. Even if we put Portugal in the "legalized" category (which the source I cited does not), that puts the list 3, possibly 4 when Uruguay passes their law.
- kin3tic 13y agoWhat!? >I am so tired of the "the US lagging behind the rest of the world" trope. It's the same thing with same sex marriage. The US has been and is ahead of curve when it come to sex marriage rights. That statement is true of almost everything except cannabis legalization. It's certainly true for decriminalization. And the "country", the US, is no better than it was 5 years ago. The only thing that's changed is individual states making more reasonable laws.