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Legalising cannabis increases use and addiction, unless it's tightly controlled. New study finds that decriminalising cannabis does not raise use,but profit-driven legalisation increases use and harms (www.bath.ac.uk)
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[โ€“] grey_maniac@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

seems consistently like harm is associated with the context of profit-driven rather the substance or activity.

[โ€“] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah and if i can get less profit seeking in weed stores sure, but fuck having to go back to dealers