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Laws aren't going to change until rich people start being inconvenienced by them.
Dozens of countries have legalized weed in the last decade and I don't remember any rich people being inconvenienced by weed laws.
You don't? Because all the people I knew queuing up to get "medical" marijuana cards had a lot more disposable income than the median.
Not sure if I would say "more disposable income than the median" qualifies as rich. I was more thinking the top <5% or something. Otherwise I'm rich I guess.
Also the “medical” marijuana really never took off here. Almost everyone I know (and quite a few are rich by your standard) just stuck with the black market, even after legalization.
How would you know? Do you keep up with this information?
Because I was hardly inconvenienced by the weed laws and I'm not rich.
Okay, nice anecdote.
There are literally millions of regular drug users in every country that has prohibition. If the average Joe can get away with it, do you think the rich care? Use some basic common sense.
What about the people who don't get away with it?
They are rarely rich.
Yes... so the laws against drugs aren't affecting the people in power that can change them.
Exactly. So waiting until rich people are "inconvenienced" is pointless. They won't be.
They don't get away with it because some petty kid isn't narcing on them, they get away with it because money buys legal outcomes.
Sorry, I'm not going to continue this discussion further with you.
Have a nice day.
That's fine, you weren't adding a lot of value anyway.
Ahh, one more thing before I block you.
You were just wasting my time with nonsense and clearly couldn't follow a basic conversation. I'm not continuing the discussion because you are not worth my time.
Goodbye now.
Just don't forget to export/import your blocklist when you make your next troll account.