Question about the misuse of drugs act.
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In one big lump you might be ok, as it was in 6 bags that looks like she was potentially dealing, not sure what a copper would do as its not crime of the century but given the division of gear it would be more serious than one big personal stash
Vaporizers are becoming more and more popular for weed smoking, and with no tar being inhaled lung cancer and throat cancer issues are very minor
Anything over an henry can get you in trouble. 6 tenth bags would be classed as dealing.
If she's not dealing it then no. They have to prove you intended to supply it. I've seen people with kilograms of drugs for personal use. People bought litres of GBL just before it was banned!
Man of Honour
Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 I believe allows the police to stop anyone they want for any reason they deam fit.
correct me if I'm wrong, as you will have already seen that's pretty frequently
Nope. We can stop people if we suspect they are possibly committing a terrorist related offence. The carte blance search powers have been suspended and even those were in a defined area with prior authorisation.
A few people around here got litres of gbl before it was banned, doesnt mean they wont get jail time if they're caught with it
Soldato
In my opinion, the problem with the cannabis vs. alcohol debate is how do you define equal quantities?
I will tell you right now, if someone had "1 or 2 joints a week" and I had "1 or 2 pints a week" for 10 years, I will have far less alcohol-related health problems than they will cannabis-related problems.
There is no point at which the quantity of each drug can be balanced with each other.
The problem with cannabis is that even small amounts smoked for a few years can lead to severe problems, specifically mental health problems. I had a friend who smoked the odd joint through university and now she has developed OCD and is constantly paranoid which (ok I'm no doctor) but based on known studies of the drug can fairly easily be connected.
As I see it, in this debate, the people who are "pro cannabis" are comparing "1 or 2 joints" to a binge drinking alcoholic doing a bottle of vodka a day and ending up with liver damage. When really this would be the equivalent of a heroin-injecting smack head??
And ultimately, cannabis is illegal for reasons based on medical studies on the health implications, and importantly where it can lead to in drug culture...
I will tell you right now, if someone had "1 or 2 joints a week" and I had "1 or 2 pints a week" for 10 years, I will have far less alcohol-related health problems than they will cannabis-related problems.
There is no point at which the quantity of each drug can be balanced with each other.
The problem with cannabis is that even small amounts smoked for a few years can lead to severe problems, specifically mental health problems. I had a friend who smoked the odd joint through university and now she has developed OCD and is constantly paranoid which (ok I'm no doctor) but based on known studies of the drug can fairly easily be connected.
As I see it, in this debate, the people who are "pro cannabis" are comparing "1 or 2 joints" to a binge drinking alcoholic doing a bottle of vodka a day and ending up with liver damage. When really this would be the equivalent of a heroin-injecting smack head??
And ultimately, cannabis is illegal for reasons based on medical studies on the health implications, and importantly where it can lead to in drug culture...
That's quite a statement with no proof.
FYI people who get mental health problems from weed usually have underlying or hereditary mental issues, unfortunately it isn't always obvious but its about 10% of the population that are more likely to have these issues, those are the people that should avoid it at all costs, your friend is a perfect example.
Show me exactly where it says this.
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Yeah TBH, your friend could have developed OCD with or without cannabis consumtion.
If you take any person who has developed any sort of mental problem in their life, and look back over their previous history or drug/alcohol use, chances are 60-80% of those people will of at least tried some form of drug, but this does not nessecerily mean that this drug is the cause.
There have been studies that I have read that show that when cannabis use increases within a population, mental health issues do not.
I cant remember where I read the study but even with increased cannabis use within a population, the number of people who developed shizophrenia and other mental health issues stayed the same.
If, for instance, you check on the figures for the amount cannabis use has increased in the UK in the past 50 years, and compare that to diagnosed mental health issues, you would expect that as one increases, so does the other, this is simply not the case.
Im not saying that cannabis cant bring out underlying mental health problems, but no more so than drinking alcohol can, thus I see it as a somewhat double standard that one is legal, while the other is not.
If you take any person who has developed any sort of mental problem in their life, and look back over their previous history or drug/alcohol use, chances are 60-80% of those people will of at least tried some form of drug, but this does not nessecerily mean that this drug is the cause.
There have been studies that I have read that show that when cannabis use increases within a population, mental health issues do not.
I cant remember where I read the study but even with increased cannabis use within a population, the number of people who developed shizophrenia and other mental health issues stayed the same.
If, for instance, you check on the figures for the amount cannabis use has increased in the UK in the past 50 years, and compare that to diagnosed mental health issues, you would expect that as one increases, so does the other, this is simply not the case.
Im not saying that cannabis cant bring out underlying mental health problems, but no more so than drinking alcohol can, thus I see it as a somewhat double standard that one is legal, while the other is not.
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