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Originally Posted by ron122049
I agree with your comments 100%. I am currently living in The Netherlands where pot is legal. You don't see the populus running around high and the crime rate is lower than my hometown in Michigan.As a retired lawyer and prosecutor we wasted tons of time and money on cases involving small amounts of grass. Just raised money for the courts and kept some police officers busy.
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As a retired lawyer you might not see "the populous running around high" just as Villagers don't see it. We live protected lives; we don't live in some of the riskier urban areas. And it's not something you would likely notice just by taking a drive through such an area.
We don't want risky behavior spreading more widely.
You could say the same about alcohol. Alcohol is legal in the U.S. and you don't see people falling down drunk in the streets. But that doesn't mean it's not a problem. That's just an example of choosing to gloss over the problem.