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Germany legalises cannabis possession for personal use from April (www.aljazeera.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yes. While cannabis is unproblematic to most users, some cannabis users experience substance abuse disorders that are hurting their health and social relations. They should receive qualified and empathetic care, not condemnation and criminalisation.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Yeah, you're right, sorry. They're acting like legalizing pot is done purely to feed addiction and that "empathetic rehabilitation" of those addicted is an alternative to legalization/will make legalization unnecessary, so I still disagree with their original comment, but I shouldn't have so flippantly dismissed the concept of addiction.