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    … And it’s still illegal to carry on federal land (including boarders). This is a win but it’s a fucking minor one.

    Amazingly enough after Canada legalized weed our country didn’t instantly fall into anarchy.

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      US stayes that legalized weed had all of the predicted positive outcomes like reduced crime related to weed, increased taxes because it is taxed, etc.

      You know, the obvious outcomes for anyone who doesn’t buy into reefer madness.

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        The oligarchs need more time to monopolize the market. Can’t have folks growing their own plants when there’s money to be made now

        /s because internet

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        Legalizing weed would drastically reduce the prison population of America.

        And we all know how bad that would be.

        /s

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              Prison slave labor makes a lot more than just license plates.

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                I am, depressingly, aware. License plates are the stereotypical example (at least in my mind).

                It’s absolutely fucking atrocious that anyone is allowed to profit off prison labor. At the very least those funds could be sent to halfway homes but they should probably just be paid to prisoners.

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      Amazingly enough after Canada legalized weed our country didn’t instantly fall into anarchy.

      Not yet my friend, not yet /s

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      I don’t think you’ve visited enough Canadian online communities.

      If you ask the internet, specifically Reddit, Galen Loblaw will arrest you for buying 30% off stewing beef at the self scan, and while you’re shopping your car will have been stolen and TFWs will have taken your job.

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        Galen Weston is definitely a huge asshole, but I’d blame that one more on capitalism and greed. The weed helps us endure the price fixing bullshittery.

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        Those are primarily ppl larping as canucks, and the same stupid 20% of the population that believes their bullshit as any other country. Like the morons wearing maga hats at a clownvoy rally.

        If you go into a thread with real Canadians in it, you will most likely not see anybody having a problem with foreign workers or immigration.

        Galen Weston can fucking die though… We all agree on that.

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      Admittedly I’m sitting here in Winnipeg, having just taken a huge bong rip but I would sincerely challenge your claims that our country didn’t fall into anarchy post legalisation.

      I’m not saying weed is the cause, in fact I believe more people should take a toke but seeing everything around me going to shit like it is, seeing it accelerate since '19 doesn’t really help with this Indica induced anxiety. Trucker convoy, campuses being taken hostage, food banks over run… This ain’t been a good run bro.

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        I agree that weed wasn’t the cause - I’d also argue that it isn’t Canada as much as the whole fucking world going to pot. And, as much as I’d hate the conservatives even more, neoliberalism has been absolutely wrecking us. Things like food banks, health care, public transit, and the post service don’t need to be independently profitable. Raise our fucking taxes and fund this shit right.