Yes, I do. And no, sales of harder drugs have not increased. But then again, the government is also cracking down on opiod smuggling (which is by far the bulk of the hard drug use in the US), so there are confounding effects.
Ah, 'the Dude' effect, love it. Would be interesting to compare with a place like Portugal that decriminalised it in 2011, I suspect very different.
As a Californian, in our defence, it's our coping mechanism against the dystopian political situation. And us Californians get our exercise in other ways, not in a gym. Do you know how many Californians it takes to screw in a light bulb? None; Californians don't screw in lightbulbs we screw in hot tubs...;-)
Yeah? Well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion, man.
Somebody had to do it... 🤣
Chesterton's Fence.
Does anyone know if sales of harder, illegal drugs have increased now the "transgressive thrill" of obtaining and using cannabis has been normalised?
Yes, I do. And no, sales of harder drugs have not increased. But then again, the government is also cracking down on opiod smuggling (which is by far the bulk of the hard drug use in the US), so there are confounding effects.
For international readers I have to say that JK is being very polite when he writes "can't be asked" . Round my way we say can't be arsed.
PS someone tell him heroine≠heroin because I can't be arsed to.
Ah, 'the Dude' effect, love it. Would be interesting to compare with a place like Portugal that decriminalised it in 2011, I suspect very different.
As a Californian, in our defence, it's our coping mechanism against the dystopian political situation. And us Californians get our exercise in other ways, not in a gym. Do you know how many Californians it takes to screw in a light bulb? None; Californians don't screw in lightbulbs we screw in hot tubs...;-)
What about the scenario that people, noticing they are unhealthy, buy a gym membership and end up not going anyway?