Mr Wilkinson added: "The idea that cannabis is a harmless drug is a misconception. Its cultivation and distribution are often controlled by organised crime networks that exploit vulnerable individuals and perpetuate violence.
Yes, because it's illegal.
Make it legal and regulated like alcohol and these issues disappear. Moving it from illegal to SUPER DUPER illegal won't change anything. Moron.
although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA).
In men... ...side effects of some drugs may include depression, suicidal ideation, hot flashes, anemia, infertility, increase in body fat and higher risks of cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis.
In women... ...side effects include the deflation of breast glands, expansion of the size of the nipple and shrinking of bone mass.
My original point was about wrongful conviction but fuck, even if the person is guilty, that is cruel and unusual punishment.
State enforced depression and suicide ideation? No thanks. That's Josef Mengele style shit, the Nazi SS Angel of Death
New figures show that 84 people were wrongly convicted of crimes between 2007 and 2017.
Charges ranged from murder to rape and included people serving life sentences.
To clarify: that number is just for Northern Ireland, I don't know the number for the whole UK but presumably proportionally similar. By my maths that would be 296 people wrongfully convicted in the UK per year
They're representative politicians in a supposed representative democracy.
The word representative means they are there in place of "the people" because you can't expect everyone to read and fully understand everything.
That is therefore the politician's job. They are not supposed to have people to summarise the bill for them. They are meant to understand it and determine whether to vote yes or no based on the needs and requirements of their constituents.
If the bill is too long or complex then they should vote no until they can understand the whole thing.
In the opposite of The Simpsons Governator, they are meant to read, not to lead!
All I can find about this book online (which has just released) are the same marketing buzzwords and phrases as OP used and a "detailed review" that throughout can't spell the author's surname...
Not to mention the constant paranoia and assumption that you're stealing from them whilst saving them an immense amount of labour costs. Cameras watching your every move and "UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA".
Makes for such an enjoyable shopping experience...
Cruel and unusual punishment from a Labour government. Great.
Interesting that £1k of benefits cheating will give the government carte blanche to look through your bank accounts but fraud and tax avoidance by the richest in society and HMRC can't do a thing. Funny how that works...
"The only recourse you'll have" is the whole point. You have no recourse on Reddit. There is no other Reddit server. There are many Lemmy servers, all over the world, with very different views and policies.
What's the point in mining the Moon if we're just gonna leave what's been mined there? Of course it would be removed.
Where did you get that 10% is what would be required to affect the tides? Why don't we just say it's 90% to back your point up even more?
The point is, if allowed, we'll fuck it up like we fuck up every environment. Why must we insist on destroying everything just so some rich people can get richer? Climate change is upon us and instead of acting to prevent it we're looking to do similar destruction elsewhere.
When you look up at the vastness and marvel of space and planetary bodies, are you desperate to see dump trucks, bucket excavators, and orange flashing lights looking back at you?
Yes, because it's illegal.
Make it legal and regulated like alcohol and these issues disappear. Moving it from illegal to SUPER DUPER illegal won't change anything. Moron.