r/unitedkingdom • u/RandomUsername1604 • 25d ago

Police officers say cannabis is effectively ‘decriminalised’ in the UK .

https://www.leafie.co.uk/news/police-cannabis-decriminalised-survey/
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u/lxgrf 25d ago

Thing is effectively decriminalising by not going after consumers is kind of the worst of both worlds. The real problem is and has always been the organised crime groups growing and distributing. Legalisation takes the power and the profit away from them. This doesn't.

Plus selective enforcement leads to discriminatory enforcement.

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u/754175 25d ago

Yes, the benefits of legalized weed has so many upsides including regulation on quality of the product, taxation etc

I just can't see any upside of keeping it illegal.

I know there is mental health problems linked to it, but that does not stop by making it illegal.

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u/Brigid-Tenenbaum 25d ago

If anything it being legal would address many of the mental health concerns. That stems from the incredibly strong stuff that is also sprayed with whoknowswhat so it weighs more and therefore makes more profit. A lot of ‘weed’ is laden with chemicals to make it feel sticky. Or dense. Im sure lots of people will say ‘not my weed’, but we all know that type of weed…and its often sold to the younger customers.

It being illegal is a public health issue.

If it were legal, you’d be able to purchase a low strength product. It would be clean. It would alleviate a lot of the mental health issues associated.

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u/Terryfink 25d ago

The billions they'd make would pay for mental health care for most of the country