Sarah Harte: Depenalizzare l’uso della droga, ma solo se il messaggio sulla salute pubblica viene gestito
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41553784.html
di gig1922
Sarah Harte: Depenalizzare l’uso della droga, ma solo se il messaggio sulla salute pubblica viene gestito
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-41553784.html
di gig1922
12 commenti
I cannot believe someone in 2025 just called cannabis, dope. It’s not a fucking sheep de wormer
Another backwards article from someone extolling the dangers of cannabis and how it should stay illegal instead of looking at the harm reduction and health measures we’ve put in place around alcohol and tobacco, precisely because they’re legal and can be regulated.
If you’re worried about people smoking weapons grade cannabis, ensuring dealers are the only way to obtain it is a fantastic way of maintaining the status quo.
So frustrating they regurgitate the same disproven nonsense, the war on drugs has been echoing for decades, gateway drug… it’s none of your fucking business, legalize.
Message away then. Make big, shiny posters about the devil’s lettuce and reefer madness. Just stop sending people to jail over “dope”.
Good god. Did she think, I’m gonna appear really cool and call weed “dope”. Even though I’m pretty sure it is usually used to refer to heroin.
ETA: To directly address the content of the article – while an excessive use of cannabis may lead to mental health issues, we still have no problem with alcohol, whose health and social effects have been well documented.
Perhaps this “health-led” approach should be an increase in mental health services. I’m not saying that all people smoking joints have mental health issues, but if they do use weed as a means to escape (as others use alcohol, gambling, gaming, porn, other drugs, etc.), then maybe having available mental health services will curb some of the use.
Bottom line – legalise and regulate weed, use some of the money generated through tax to fund mental health services.
Called it “dope”
Irrelevant opinion from an out of touch dope that hasn’t a clue what they’re on about
I can guarantee 85% of drivers will be hitting bongs on the motorway every morning.
Pretty sure dope is heroin right?
Does it being illegal stop people from smoking it. It’s everywhere . Walk through Dublin or any large town or city in Ireland and the bang weed will hit you at some point.
It being illegal doesn’t stop people from getting it . Regardless of safety. Kids can buy weed , but not drink . Only because it’s illegal. We need to operate on a harm reduction principle. Also take money from the pockets of criminals.
Translated into “we want loads of money for advertising”
The attitude to drugs is beyond stupid.
People use drugs, they will use them regardless of whether they are criminalised. Criminalising people doesn’t reduce use and that is the only thing in a perfect scenario it could do.
If it achieves nothing but causes harm why do we keep doing it?
How is the public health message around alcohol managed?