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    Freeman said the findings, published in Lancet Psychiatry, were “encouraging” for policymakers who were considering decriminalising cannabis or strictly regulating the drug in legal markets. The impact of an open market, where the drug is sold in a similar way to alcohol and tobacco, was very different, however.

    This is an article about how capitalism ruins everything.

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      This is an article about how people like to get high, and the ability to safely buy quality/trust worthy product makes them feel more comfortable doing so.

      You could make every dispensary a Government entity in the way that some states run their liquor stores, and the effect would be exactly the same. Stop making capitalism the boogieman for every negative you perceive in the world.

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        This entire penguin has a point.

        It’s time to nationalize all vital industries.

        Starting with cannabis.

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          This penguin would prefer a different administration in charge before we nationalize anything.

          And realistically a more robust system of government with better safeguards.

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            I dunno, if Trump decided he wanted to nationalize spacex on the grounds of national defense I’d support it.

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              I mean, I get what you’re saying. But I’m also sure the orange regime would find some way to embezzle a trillion or so more of our taxpayer dollars in the balance.

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                Yeah I was being tongue in cheek about supporting trump, but I still think nationalizing spacex is a good idea. Having the value of Elon’s company making up such a huge percentage of everyone’s retirement account and then having no oversight over his actions are fucked up. Not to mention the military implications of star link. Dude needs to be reined in

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        My states liquor stores are all state run, dispensaries are private. For every liquor store there’s probably at least 3 or 4 dispensaries. It’s crazy how many more places there are to buy weed than liquor here and I’m all for it lol

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        OMG! Thank you! I’m eager to see people stop doing this, just as soon as capitalist propaganda stops pretending it’s the solution to every problem. It’ll be so nice not to have to fight again those trillions wit my widdle voice that’s apparently more overbearing than the captured media and school system propaganda.

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          I really just don’t understand how you’re relating this story to capitalism? Were dealer’s not working in a capitalist way prior to legal weed? Did your dealer just give you weed?

          It’s such a reach to blame capitalism here that this clearly is the only arrow in your quiver. Which tells me you’re probably just bad at life, so you blame capitalism for everything.