Cannabis Legalization Debate

This cluster centers on discussions about the varying legal status of cannabis across US states and countries like the Netherlands, preferences for regulated dispensary products over illegal street weed, and debates on legalization policies, regulations, and market impacts.

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detourdog Jun 17, 2023 View on HN

Tell that to the cannabis is laws.

Omnius Nov 14, 2017 View on HN

I am not in a legal state and it seems only the most potent stuff flows out of legal states to us.

Spivak Jan 23, 2023 View on HN

Hell even in states where it's illegal people prefer to drive to a state where it is legal or get it shipped compared to "street weed." This isn't to say that the market has dried up or anything but it's clearly an inferior good in the economic sense. As soon as as an alternative of comparable price entered the market people immediately switched.

TaylorAlexander Jun 15, 2023 View on HN

Wow that’s frustrating! Here in California the growing and distribution of cannabis is legal (with strict legal requirements for distribution) and there’s all kinds of testing and labeling done for product sold in dispensaries. You can have a lot of faith in those products! It seems far superior to buying some totally unknown products made in a foreign country and illegally imported. I know California is ahead of the curve but it seems so dangerous to continue to force users of these products to

sliverstorm May 8, 2015 View on HN

The budding marijuana industry?

permo-w Jun 10, 2022 View on HN

tldr: legal in derivative forms (like hash) but not legal to be sold as a harvested plant

emacsgifs Jan 9, 2018 View on HN

Unless you're not in a marijuana friendly jurisdiction

RajT88 Jan 9, 2023 View on HN

Used to be 100% true, but now there's legal weed in some states.

Crito Dec 11, 2013 View on HN

Many places in the US already have local decriminalized possession of reasonable quantities. Legalization, as seen in Colorado and Washington, should be interesting since it will shortly become possible to run a legitimate business with marijuana (as far as the states are concerned...).

dfxm12 Nov 19, 2019 View on HN

Considering the context of weed being illegal according to the US federal government and the fact that we're talking about a review from a US federal government agency, yes.