As we all know, the continent is the country that is the most severe against drugs, because we have suffered greatly from them.
However, some countries do not think so, not only do not ban drugs, but also enjoy it, such as Canada.
As early as October 2018, Canada officially passed the "Cannabis Act", becoming the world's largest legal drug country.
Why are they doing this, and how will Canada change today?
The statements in this article are based on reliable sources of information and are detailed at the end of the article.
Legal drug use!
According to Canada's Act of October 17, 2018, as long as you are over 18 years old, you can buy cannabis from the government-regulated cannabis sales office, but you must smoke it in a designated place.
Of course, there is a limit to what a person can buy, and it cannot be shared with minors, nor can it be shared with adults in excess of 30 grams.
Moreover, an adult can grow 4 cannabis plants on his own without being confiscated.
This set of tricks can be said to make the whole of Canada "high".
Although minors are not allowed to smoke, according to Canada's control level, this is like a joke.
After marijuana was legalized, Canada was simply a fight with us in the late Qing Dynasty.
You know, marijuana is a very harmful thing.
First, marijuana can impair brain development and cognitive function, especially for minors, and long-term abuse of marijuana can lead to impaired cognitive and intellectual development.
Secondly, there is a lot of marijuana smoking, and there is also a risk of mental illness, and the odds of winning the lottery are high for various schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, depression, etc.
In addition, marijuana can also cause various respiratory diseases, which is dozens of times more powerful than smoking.
Of course, the most terrible thing about marijuana is the physical and mental addiction, even if the willed person is strong, he can't resist it, and eventually becomes a wasted person.
At that time, our late Qing Dynasty was corrupted by opium, and the whole nation was in a miasma of black smoke and suffered from it.
I can't imagine that Canada has taken the initiative to legalize it now, why is this?
Helpless
Although this may seem like an abstract move, Canada is not a whim.
As early as 2001, Canada recognized the legality of cannabis for specific medical uses.
The following year, a proposal was made to allow adults to own and keep small amounts of marijuana, which was a sign of the beginning.
And, even without a policy, Canada is still a country where marijuana abuse is very serious.
Local gangsters often commit crimes because of marijuana, and even have shootouts with the police, which has a very bad impact.
In addition to the gangster problem, there is also a practical consideration in Canada, which is that marijuana has long been ingrained in some regions.
The Canadian underground cannabis market has long existed and is worth billions of dollars.
This underground industrial chain has also seriously endangered social security.
Therefore, after this series of problems, Canada can't manage it, and it can't do it, so it just learns from Uruguay directly.
Uruguay was the first country to legalize marijuana, and the industry has even become a mainstay of the economy there.
The same is true for Canada, which should legalize and regulate marijuana rather than continue its repression.
In fact, Canada's push to legalize marijuana is first and foremost aimed at curbing the illegal trade.
By legalizing cannabis production and bringing it under regulation, governments can crack down on the underground trade chain and effectively reduce related criminal activity.
Again, the legalization of marijuana could also generate significant tax revenues for the government. After all, legal industries need to be taxed according to law.
In fact, Canada can get more than one billion dollars in tax revenue every year from this industrial chain.
In addition, Canada's requirement that it can only be used in specific areas is a more humane approach that facilitates unified management.
Finally, in the abstract, this is actually effective in protecting those addicts, after all, the quality of the source of illegal drugs is often uneven, and there may be other additives, which can easily pose a threat to the life safety of drug users.
Once legalized, the government can reduce these risks by imposing strict regulations on quality.
However, the legalization of marijuana in Canada has also raised widespread concerns about its negative effects, especially in the local Chinese community.
Many people have questioned whether this will contribute to the culture of drug use, have a negative impact on young people, and whether there will be problems with the dangers of second-hand marijuana.
Tragic after-effects
This concern is not unreasonable, because on the day of legalization, there was a wave of "carnivals" across Canada.
Many people openly smoked marijuana on the streets to celebrate the arrival of this "freedom".
Subsequently, cannabis stores have sprung up everywhere, and in addition to offline brick-and-mortar stores, countless online stores have sprung up.
In this way, the number of people who smoke marijuana has also skyrocketed, and many people have also become unwell from the second-hand smoke of marijuana.
According to the latest statistics, Canada has become the country with the highest per capita consumption of cannabis in the world.
To make matters worse, Canada has also seen a staggering number of cases of cannabis-related illness, with twice as many patients admitted to hospital for marijuana overdose in the same period as the previous year.
Moreover, the harm of marijuana may also affect new life, if pregnant women smoke marijuana during pregnancy, it is easy to cause fetal development defects, affect mental development, etc.
At present, these hidden dangers in Canada are constantly emerging, and perhaps an entire generation of young Canadians will cause irreparable damage to their health and development.
Reform still needs to continue
Overall, the legalization of marijuana in Canada has achieved certain results in curbing the underground drug trade, increasing fiscal revenue, and regulating users.
However, this has also created new social problems, which require the government to strengthen supervision and strive to strike a balance between legalization and standardization.
Six years have passed since this change, and the cannabis situation in Canada is still not optimistic, of course, if you want to study in Canada, try to avoid touching that circle, and you must pay attention to protect yourself.
Nowadays, many developed countries are suffering from the impact of the drug epidemic, and there are many foreigners who are particularly envious of our country.
This is also because we have suffered from drugs, as long as we are Chinese, from primary school, we will be educated to stay away from drugs, and there are countless harmful propaganda.
In addition, our blow to this industrial chain is very serious, once discovered, we will be severely punished.
epilogue
Looking ahead, perhaps in addition to Canada, there will be countries that will open up drug use one after another.
However, no matter what others do, we must be soberly aware of the harmfulness of drugs, and any form of indulgence and openness will only lead to greater disasters.
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