PERSONAL OPINIONS

 Hello

I have chosen the theme of marijuana and hard drugs.

The reality of our country is very different from how other countries live with regard to drugs and we are very far from having an open mind to legislate on this issue and I will refer to marijuana because it is the most consumed. 

I remember that when I was traveling in Amsterdam, I saw that there were coffee shops all over the city, a kind of bar where the main characteristic is the legal sale and consumption of cannabis, very popular with tourists and travelers. But you can only consume it there and not in the street, which is strictly forbidden and its sale is limited only for personal consumption.

They are established place, they pay taxes, what most caught my attention was that their sale is very normal and I´s not like you could imagine a place for drug addicts.

Personally, I think that as societies become more tolerant of drug use and its legislation, we could reduce drug trafficking and all the problems associated with it, whit groups of criminals taking over city territories to fight for markets. And on the other hand, mafia organizations that benefit at the expense of the consumers.

Like what happened in the 1920s, when the sale of alcohol was banned in the USA and the dry law introduced, which over 13 years produced an increase in smuggling, mafias and corruption.

Even though drugs have always existed and will continue to exist, problematic consumption has manifested itself strongly in recent decades, transforming itself into social problem that is on the rise as more as more and more people consume some type of drug, in  greater quantities and at younger ages. There is a greater variety and there are greater facilities for accessing them. That is why it is so important to legislate in this respect because it not only brings consequences to the user but also to the whole family environment.