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Flying Squid to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago

Elton John Says Legalizing Marijuana in America and Canada Is “One of the Greatest Mistakes of All Time”

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Elton John Says Legalizing Marijuana in America and Canada Is “One of the Greatest Mistakes of All Time”

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Flying Squid to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 months ago
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"I maintain that it’s addictive," he said. "It leads to other drugs."
  • @cRazi_man@lemm.ee
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    -11•6 months ago

    Cool story. Weed should be legal. But let’s not pretend it doesn’t have any harmful effects. Alcohol and smoking should be illegal though.

    • @PapaStevesy@lemmy.world
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      10•6 months ago

      No one is pretending that, certainly not the person you responded to.

    • @Skullgrid@lemmy.world
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      6•6 months ago

      His point is that it’s not a drug that has to lead to other drugs

      • @1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca
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        -3•6 months ago

        yes it has, though not as big as some people make it out to.

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          it has, because it’s illegal and puts people into contact with the legal market.

          When you actually look at it, alcohol or coffee (depending on your interpretation of drug) are far bigger gateway drugs, alongside tobacco/nicotine/vapes.

          • @1985MustangCobra@lemmy.ca
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            4•6 months ago

            I agree with everything you say. vapes (i dont like that name) were alot more controlled being sold only in ecigarette stores, and when they weren’t disposable or these small little devices, there was not many people who were “non-tobacco users” starting.

            Source: worked in the e-cigarette industry for a few years. Left when big tobacco came in.

    • Cruxifux
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      4•6 months ago

      Shut up, nerd.

    • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Alcohol should be illegal? What a dumb take.

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