In Illinois where I work pot is completely legal. But there are few dispensaries and they seem to be frequently sold out. They seem to be very expensive too. Although compared to the ancient days pot on the street has gotten rather expensive based on my very limited observations.
In Missouri where I live there is medical marijuana. You have to get a card from a doctor. It appears even more expensive. There was a lottery or competition for "licenses" It looks to me like they want to control the amount of supply and who can buy and sell it. This will not crush the organized criminals.
Compared to the USA the UK allowing you to register and get Heroin (tm) from a doctor amounted to legalization. Here Heroin is a trip to jail and prison. I guess they stopped doing it but all these things need to be re-evaluated in light of the substitution of fentanyls for morphine family drugs. They are like ten to 50 times more potent and cause more fatal respiratory depression.
In Missouri where I live there is medical marijuana. You have to get a card from a doctor. It appears even more expensive. There was a lottery or competition for "licenses" It looks to me like they want to control the amount of supply and who can buy and sell it. This will not crush the organized criminals.
Compared to the USA the UK allowing you to register and get Heroin (tm) from a doctor amounted to legalization. Here Heroin is a trip to jail and prison. I guess they stopped doing it but all these things need to be re-evaluated in light of the substitution of fentanyls for morphine family drugs. They are like ten to 50 times more potent and cause more fatal respiratory depression.