In the netherlands they are looking into growing “state marijuana” to supply the domestic demand. The reason why the government wants to grow weed is to get organized crime out of the business. Would it work? Absolutely. If enough marijuana was grown the price would drop so much that organized crime would be unable to make a profit from it. Of course people will always want to smoke the highest quality possible, so if the dutch government grows tasty, potent bud, people would choose it over lesser weed.
The dutch government knows exactly what works. Now lets look at the United States. They have harsh drug laws and yet have a huge drug problem. It is easier to get crystal meth or crack in the U.S. than it is to find good weed. Obviously the war on drugs in not working. It never has, and it never will. The only thing the war on drugs will accomplish is making the drug trade profitable. I don’t expect the american government to ever get it, but I really do wish they would keep their policies to themselves, and leave other countries to enforce their own laws. The day that Marc Emery was arrested by the U.S. government while he was in Canada was a slap in the face to Canadians. This is Canada, not the states, we have different laws, and different culture. The United States should smarten up, and look to Canada as a example of tolerance. As for Canada, we need to stop being so apathetic and stand up for what we believe in. I wonder how many Americans wish the could move to Canada to avoid persecution by the U.S. Government. You can bet that I will never being visiting the states. I really hope that Barack Obama can straighten that country out - he has a heck of a job ahead of him.
