Would Legalization Of Cannabis Help Ireland's Economic Status?
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lozac123
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dude, i cant see any cons, other than we might get a lot of lazy people in the country! but think about it, if it was legalised, and was €10 a gram, id go through 10g a week no prob, thats an extra 100 a week into sum1s pocket, and say 40% of that is tax, its 40 euro for the gov! im not a heavy smoker at all, and im only one person! do the math, if 10,000 people smoked 10g a week, its an extra 400000 for the gov every week! what if 100000 people smoked that much a week, itd be 4 million extra a week. but, what about all the extra revenue from the jobs that would be created! and the jobs that would be created would be in the hundreds!
id love to grow it and sell it legally!
the one thing id like most tho if it was legalised, would be to try all the different strains. there are so many out there, and all i every seem to get is crappy unknown origin weed, thats usually sprayed.
id love to grow it and sell it legally!
the one thing id like most tho if it was legalised, would be to try all the different strains. there are so many out there, and all i every seem to get is crappy unknown origin weed, thats usually sprayed.
YES!! Most definetely YES!! Hundreds (almost thousands) are spend on weed here monthly (and im talkin one person alone, nevermind all the smokers in ireland!) it would be the best thing ever 2!
Dr.Commie
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but the thing is, alcohol would lose out BIG TIME. and a LOT of taxes are comin from drink in this country, which is probably half the reason MJ is still ilegal. the other half of the reason is the ignorance of most of the people that reside here. theyre more stubborn than the republicans from texas.
Dr.Commie
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mhhh why is there 2 threads for this lol
anyways, i posted in the other one
and it looks positive to be honest,
2 years ago, a small group of people marched through bushy park i think, smoking spliff in protest, and got violently attacked by guards, several people got arrested, that sort of craic!
this year, there was over 3 thousand people, marching through city center, EVERY1 smoking weed, and the guards were escorting them and stoping traffic and shit. if thats not change for the better i dont know what is.
in any case, i got a feeling its gona be legalised soooooon
i urge you to attend marches, and smoke smoke smoke
oh and grow grow grow, till theres so much natural vegetation everywhere people will be used to being around it.
anyways, i posted in the other one
and it looks positive to be honest,
2 years ago, a small group of people marched through bushy park i think, smoking spliff in protest, and got violently attacked by guards, several people got arrested, that sort of craic!
this year, there was over 3 thousand people, marching through city center, EVERY1 smoking weed, and the guards were escorting them and stoping traffic and shit. if thats not change for the better i dont know what is.
in any case, i got a feeling its gona be legalised soooooon
i urge you to attend marches, and smoke smoke smoke
oh and grow grow grow, till theres so much natural vegetation everywhere people will be used to being around it.
mutantgargoyle
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it aint ever going to happen the fat cats would lose to much money (witch is the reason its illegal now)
Dr.Commie
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lose motivation because of smoking weed?!
dewd, the people that have motivation will always have it. the people that dont never will. it has NOTHING to do with weed. Ive been smoking weed for 4 years. Im in college, and just aced my exams. Im an entrepreneur (legaly, not with weed) - have yet to see if my business will be successfull. I train a kids' sports team. youre gona tell me i lack motivation?
danrasta
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Hey man i think your wrong about losing taxes on drink i love to drink just as much as i love smoking and most people i kno do to most irish were raised on a culture of drinking so really only the tourist wouldnt be drinking!
danrasta
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Lose of motivation me arse when i was younger i soccer every week trainned twice a week and played three matches a week some times! All this while smoking soapbar everyday of the week and that hash would make a cracked head unmotivated when i smoke weed it makes me wana do things not just sit around!
DownOnWax
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I think anything that can create an entirely new industry is a good thing.
There are pro's and con's to every subject but it certainly would not make Ireland lose any money. Almost every country in the entire world has a system already setup for the production, sale, and distribution of "controlled substances".
So if countries used their example of how they treat alcohol or tobacco then they could easily apply that to marijuana.
And look at Holland, many many people travel there just so they can smoke cannabis without fear of prosecution, Ireland could take some of that tourism money!
It needs to be controlled but there is no reason that I can think of for it not to work. The only thing holding it back are stubborn people who seem to think that MJ is a hard drug, which we all know is not true
There are pro's and con's to every subject but it certainly would not make Ireland lose any money. Almost every country in the entire world has a system already setup for the production, sale, and distribution of "controlled substances".
So if countries used their example of how they treat alcohol or tobacco then they could easily apply that to marijuana.
And look at Holland, many many people travel there just so they can smoke cannabis without fear of prosecution, Ireland could take some of that tourism money!
It needs to be controlled but there is no reason that I can think of for it not to work. The only thing holding it back are stubborn people who seem to think that MJ is a hard drug, which we all know is not true
Dr.Commie
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word. +rep, but i think im right bout the alcohol losing out.
for example, if a MJ cafe opened up where u live, would you go there or to the pub? to be completely honest, when these things are legal, both become impulse buying goods, and people will spend SOME of their expendible income on MJ, which means theres LESS expendible income left to spend on other goods, such as alcohol. Thats basic Microeconomics theory for you.
plus if youre smoking, you dont drink anywhere near to what u would drink without smokin grass, or else u scag out. I mean, if you would drink a naggin and 6 cans, or a half bottle and 6 or sumthing, with MJ, u can kiss the spirits goodbye, and youll be fucked from 2 joints and 3-4 cans therefore drink would lose out due to MJ legalisation 
for example, if a MJ cafe opened up where u live, would you go there or to the pub? to be completely honest, when these things are legal, both become impulse buying goods, and people will spend SOME of their expendible income on MJ, which means theres LESS expendible income left to spend on other goods, such as alcohol. Thats basic Microeconomics theory for you.
plus if youre smoking, you dont drink anywhere near to what u would drink without smokin grass, or else u scag out. I mean, if you would drink a naggin and 6 cans, or a half bottle and 6 or sumthing, with MJ, u can kiss the spirits goodbye, and youll be fucked from 2 joints and 3-4 cans
therefore drink would lose out due to MJ legalisation
danrasta
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Ah i dont kno man i kno boys that spend 100-200 euro a week on drink but only 30-60 on smoke i reckon some people might cut back a bit on the drink at the start just cause of the weed would be that much stronger if it was legal but that would only last a while till they got used to it, also if a bunch of lad go to a coffee shop they'll have a laugh for a while but sooner later there gonna be sleepy where as when they pub the rounds are gonna be flowing and ego's jumping all over the place to prove who's the best and thats when the cash starts flowing!