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li10@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

It just surprises me how there seems to be almost no discussion about legalising weed in the UK. It’s really not talked about that much (besides medical use), and I don’t see much push for it either.

I think the government/police are generally happy to ignore it, and smokers are therefore happy to just get on with it.

Would be nice and convenient if I could just buy it from a store though :/

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rah@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

I think the government/police are generally happy to ignore it

I’m not sure where you get that idea from.

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- li10@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  The fact that houses stink of weed and police walk straight past. There’s a notorious smoking spot around where I live, they don’t bother with it.
  
  I’ve walked past police officers while I smell like weed, if they were to stop everyone like that they’d have their hands full.
  
  As long as you don’t do it directly in front of them and they’re not looking for a reason to arrest you, they’re not gonna bother.
  
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  - rah@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    if they were to stop everyone like that they’d have their hands full
    
    Just because they have to prioritise, doesn’t mean they’re happy about people using cannabis.
    
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    li10@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Mate, they’re people too. They generally don’t care on a personal level, and as you say they prioritise everything else.
    
    Nobody cares about people smoking weed except pearl clutchers.
    
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- socsa@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I had a security agent at Standsted dig through my carryon, pull out my vape pen, give me a dirty look, and then put it right back where she found it.
  
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  - rah@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    
    give me a dirty look
    
    QED
    
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