Comment on Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas? | Simon Jenkins
li10@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
It just surprises me how there seems to be almost no discussion about legalising weed in the UK. It’s really not talked about that much (besides medical use), and I don’t see much push for it either.
I think the government/police are generally happy to ignore it, and smokers are therefore happy to just get on with it.
Would be nice and convenient if I could just buy it from a store though :/
rah@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
I’m not sure where you get that idea from.
li10@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
The fact that houses stink of weed and police walk straight past. There’s a notorious smoking spot around where I live, they don’t bother with it.
I’ve walked past police officers while I smell like weed, if they were to stop everyone like that they’d have their hands full.
As long as you don’t do it directly in front of them and they’re not looking for a reason to arrest you, they’re not gonna bother.
rah@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Just because they have to prioritise, doesn’t mean they’re happy about people using cannabis.
li10@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
Mate, they’re people too. They generally don’t care on a personal level, and as you say they prioritise everything else.
Nobody cares about people smoking weed except pearl clutchers.
socsa@piefed.social 4 weeks ago
I had a security agent at Standsted dig through my carryon, pull out my vape pen, give me a dirty look, and then put it right back where she found it.
rah@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
QED