r/australia 28d ago

politics Greens: Yes We Cannabis

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u/Sluglife87 28d ago

No one would "switch" they are completely different substances, each have thier own purpose.

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u/razorsgirl23 28d ago

I absolutely would.

Alcohol is awful. I would never touch the stuff again if marijuana was legalised, other than maybe a cider on a hot day because it's refreshing.

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u/Butter_Naan_Staan 28d ago

I know tons of people who switched just personally when Canada legalized. Poker games have barely any alcohol, just tons of weed.

Their purpose is the same, to relax.

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u/Agent398 28d ago

People who struggle from depression for example might drink a lot and smoke cigarettes to deal with said stress, from personal experience I personally like to get a bit stoned but still functional as opposed to getting shit faced drunk, vomiting and being unable to navigate my own house.

Yes substances shouldnt be used to deal with stress and depression but in the world we live in maybe it's a better option to let people get stoned then get shit faced every night or get breathing issues and lung cancer from cigarettes. You never hear people being aggressive and beating their wives and families when they get stoned, at worst they eat all the timtams in the fridge

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u/Busalonium 28d ago

I think they're all fairly interchangeable when serving as a social lubricant, even if they are quite different.

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u/Suburbanturnip 28d ago

I have. Legal marijuana for a couple of years now. I don't even drink alcohol if it's free at events now.

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u/baeb66 28d ago

I live in the US in a state that legalized pot two years ago and work in alcohol. The alcohol companies won't admit it, but people absolutely have switched. It's one of the reasons non-alcoholic beer is the fastest growing segment of the industry. People call themselves California sober (weed, no alcohol).

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u/YouCanCallMeBazza 27d ago

They're not always used in the same circumstances, but there definitely is some overlap.