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Kamala Harris pledges to support federal cannabis legalization (www.sacurrent.com)

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Vice President Kamala Harris pledged Monday to federally legalize cannabis, ensuring that "safe cultivation, distribution and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land."

Good stuff.

Harris' promise is part of a package of initiatives aimed at energizing Black male voters ahead of the November election.

What the shit?

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[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure I understand. Cannabis isn't just a more potent form of alcohol. They have completely different effects on a variety of different body parts.

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee -1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Weed can be classified as a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen, alcohol can be classified as a depressant or stimulant, but what I'm concerned about isn't about those distinct effects, but the psychological effects.

Our bodies have had millenniums of evolution to optimize for social and personal development, and not only is it falling behind with the size of modern societies, but this is an external override of the system based purely out of an ability to buy it. The psychological effects of drugs were one of the key driving crisis behind the Opium War, I think it's sensible to consider whether society can handle the longterm consequences for this. Even Amsterdam's government is constantly struggling to determine where to draw their line. Doesn't matter what year you search about it, if you look for news about Amsterdam's marihuana it will always have articles about issues regarding its regulation.

I hope you are right, but as someone who is not interested in consuming it and does not wish to see it appear in small letters under general store labels and who is already in a higher crime zone because of the presence of drug dealer hotspots and the people who've become dependent on drugs, I'm just concerned about how it will affect my way of life.