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Cannabis makes me paranoid and psychotic, walking by someone smoking it makes me "high". I doubt I'm the only one who feels this way, therefore it's harmful to others and should be forbidden. Consumtion in any other way should be legalized.

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[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Then the opinion should be ban smoking cannabis in public, not just a general ban.. and with that reasoning I don't see why it should be cannabis specific. I hate choking on cancer fumes of others, so ban smoking/vaping in public seems like a much better ban in that regard, if the concern is not harming others with 2nd hand smoke

[–] Isa@feddit.org 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Then the opinion should be ban smoking cannabis in public, not just a general ban..

But OP asked only for smoking weed, instead of banning weed altogether!? 😲

so ban smoking/vaping in public seems like a much better ban in that regard, if the concern is not harming others with 2nd hand smoke

I'd absolutely agree on that. Please let us ban any drugs that produce 2nd hand harm! (I'd even put alcohol into that ban too then, for the violence drunkenness produces in the drinkers, that then harms all around them.)

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

But OP asked only for smoking weed, instead of banning weed altogether!? 😲

Don't see why that's relevant. I never implied they said it any other way.

But a general ban on smoking weed rather than smoking in public specifically does mean you can't smoke at home too ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

I'd absolutely agree on that. Please let us ban any drugs that produce 2nd hand harm! (I'd even put alcohol into that ban too then, for the violence drunkenness produces in the drinkers, that then harms all around them.)

Im down to ban it too, but then it would be an issue of enforcement :3

[–] Isa@feddit.org 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I never implied they said it any other way.

My mistake then (non native speaker here), sorry! Really thought you did. 😬 My apologises then, if I may. ^^

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 2 points 15 hours ago

It's fine x3.. I may have phrased it oddly too as another non-native speaker tbh