Legalisation eh? No thanks! Not for me anyway. To be fair I’m about a thousand years old so I’ve a different perspective to the majority, maybe.
When I look back over the last few decades of living this obsession, most of the fun was related to the chase.
Doing your runnings and taking little risks is a great way to release an adrenaline spike. That’s a substance we all crave like no other!
I like being a bit edgy(whilst doing no real harm). I downright love breaking an unfair and unjust law!
I like it that all the wankers disapprove of me! If they legalise it, said wankers will start doing it. They’ll still hate me and I them, only difference is I’ll have lost the smug satisfaction of knowing what they’re missing and enjoying my individuality.
My closest friendships have been made and proven in our collective efforts to maintain a supply of something nice. Like bands of brothers. Celebrating success together, sharing the fun and occasional disasters.
No fun in walking over the shops is there? What about work and driving? I mean you’ve got to watch what you do on social media, how do you think you’re boss etc will react to open drug use?
It’ll still be drugs remember. Naagh, keep it on the low I say. I hope they never legalise it.
It ain’t gonna be nearly as much fun. It isn’t going to be any cheaper. Quality will still be hit and miss. The government will have a field day. But most of all as previously stated all the wankers will start doing it.
Medical? Yes. Small medical grows? Yes. Full on recreational legalisation? Not for me thanks!

AMen bigga fuck dem we don't need their permission, and if this shit here reminds me things can work more civil without them then thats a bonus.

Dead on mate, its a lose-lose I’m convinced. A lot of people will get very rich(not us obviously). Cynical business making all the decisions regarding the thing we all love and have nurtured together as a community. I’m open to a single good reason for it, I haven’t heard anything compelling yet.
I think personally it’s a case of people being careful what they wish for. In case we get it.
Government and legislators won’t understand the minutiae and we’ll end up choosing between red, blue or silver top! They’ll want to regulate and standardise and make everything”safe” for the idiots. They’ll all start sueing each other over who invented white widow or whatever.
Run away as fast as we can. This time we need to hide more carefully as well. We’re doing ok without them people.
Peace

Good reasons for legalisation/regulation:

1. Easy access for disabled/medical patients.
2. Ban the use of contaminants/unsafe fertilizers. Over the years we've seen foliar feeds that contain latex polymers. Liquid sugar/finely ground glass/cornflour/spice and similar chemicals sprayed onto plants. Not to mention hash made of henna/hay/oil/any old shit and the recent problems with carts.
3. Less paranoia.
4. Tax revenue that can be directed into public services.
5. Boost to economy, boost to tourism.
6. An end to kids getting a criminal record for something that shouldn't be a crime.
7. Gradual removal of social stigma.
8. Walking over the shop may not be fun, but it's very convenient.
9. A chance for cottage industries to start competing and growing in a legal marketplace.
10. A raising of standards - I'm told Californian mid-shelf is better than UK top shelf.
11. A much needed counter-balance to the (frankly depraved and embarrassing) UK binge drinking culture, hopefully leading to a more relaxed, European style cafe culture.
12. A more social cannabis scene. With coffeeshops and dispensaries people will have a reason to go out and mix more. An end to the stereotype of the isolated stoner.

I know most of us here are okay now. But what about the youngsters getting sold rubbish? The elderly and disabled going without medicine?

All this balanced against the chance to feel like a rebel and a load of running around. With respect, I'd take legalisation and regulation any day.

True but legalisation will make this community think beyond cannabis and that's a good thing too.

The uk drugs minster needs replaced for a start, she wont discuss the topic of legalisation even though her husbands involved in cultivation of medical in the uk. Its absurd. I think we're a good few years away yet.

I hope after Brexit and when May is not our PM.. she is dead against cannabis. Even for medicinal purposes..

Trouble is that all the old fogeys in the house of lords are still all "reefer madness" about it. Until they change their minds or die off and get replaced by younger lords, it'll never happen. I believe medical thc will eventually become a viable medicine. But it will be administered as some kind of extract probably taken as a pill or liquid instead of a good old fashioned spliff.

I don't know...if public opinion shifts to the extent a majority of MPs got on board I doubt the Lords would stand in the way.

Now Canada and a large portion of the US has legalised, and much more is becoming known about the plant and its relative safety & even benefits, I would think it's just a matter of time before some form of legalisation comes to Europe, and the UK. If we had the rates of use of US & Canada maybe it'd be happening already but there's less users and a more conservative view overall about it I'd say, so it'll take longer but it will happen

I do hope so. And yeah you're probably right. When enough people stand up and say it needs doing, and mps get behind it. They won't have a choice. But yeah it'll probably take a long time. In the meantime I'll continue to tend to my crops on the quiet. Waiting patiently for the day I can come out of the shadows.

To be honest imo we only need decriminalization. That's what has happened in Barcelona. There is a UN law that states you are allowed member only, non profit clubs once that happens.
All above board tax and wage paying businesses.
Notice someone say May us dead against drugs, I don't think thatthat's true as her husband Philip has a great business selling it to the NHS. Only reason I can think is because they want control over it is either for personal profit or they don't think us Plebs can be trusted to run sensible above board businesses.

our day will come as they are losing the argument that it is a dangerous drug... legalise it and I shall advertise it... remember living in mallorca in the eighties where you could sit down in any cafe/bar and as long as you didn't have more than 25 grams, you could place it openly on your table and smoke the day away... you would often see the local poilce in full uniform lighting up a fat one...

Probably some time after 31st October 2019. Once we've got Brexit out the way, a lot of people will need a good smoke to either unwind or get up and go.

I'm think around 5 years time, so around 2025 ish, if not fully legalised by then.

Must admit I do like the rebelliousnes of it.