mycophage Posted July 13, 2011 pdf document Worth reading (and then rolling up like a newspaper and ramming up the arse of every politician you happen across). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slybacon Posted July 13, 2011 AustraliaThe state of Western Australia introduced a decriminalization scheme for cannabis in 2004, and researchers evaluated its impact by comparing prevalence trends in that state with trends in the rest of the country. The study was complicated by the fact that it took place in a period when the use of cannabis was in general decline across the country. However, the researchers found that this downward trend was the same in Western Australia, which had replaced criminal sanctions for the use or possession of cannabis with administrative penalties, typically the receipt of a police warning called a ‘notice of infringement’. The authors state: “The cannabis use data in this study suggest that, unlike the predictions of those public commentators who were critical of the scheme, cannabis use in Western Australia appears to have continued to decline despite the introduction of the Cannabis Infringement Notice Scheme.”30 Thought that was interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FancyPants Posted July 15, 2011 It's so crazy, it just might work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites