Cocaine seizure - Dublin Port

it's not totally inaccurate.... want proof.. crack open google scholar and throw those keywords in and fill your boots and get down off the "show me the proof" high horse....

you will see earlier studies 90's and earlier will refer to marijuana addiction, where, as the the perception of legalising weed changed in the 00's, studies tend to refer more to "dependency"..... why? because it's bad publicity to legalise something that is potentially addictive and detrimental to some people...

now, you can go down the rabbit hole and throw spears trying to pick this apart in what you find in your favour.... but at the end of the day, there is a known link between weed with high THC content and addictiveness...

is there a TL:DR version of this?

I'm guessing the majority of it is you trying to make out you're right in every single way possible, while posturing that you don't need to support points, but yet write a book about it?

what's all this about

Why start a discussion if you've no interest in engaging in it?

because I like brevity....I guarantee you most of the fluff post could be condensed

not if it's verbose fluff

it'd be spot on if the grammar wasn't terrible... obviously you have the time for a verbose circle jerk, good for you... trying to use it against someone else is a bit pathetic though.

Your family member's cocaine use is not the same as mine or the majority of its users. I have never threatened anyone with a knife whether I had taken coke or not. The "J" word you used is not nice, addict is the preferred word. I'm neither, I'm an occasional recreational user.

your point can be directed quite easily back at you ... I didn't have any concern about your day also

My own 2 cents:

It's all about the person. If the person is a dick on coke, they're most likely a dick in general anyway. From my circles of friends, out of about 20 people who I know take coke, only 1 is a cnut on it. The rest are the same as they always are, up for a laugh/the craic but never harming/interfering with others. Most the time. Same as drink, most people are grand on it, but it only takes that 1 extra to turn someone into a cnut. The problem with coke, is people think they're Tony Montana and shoveling it up their snots. A small bump every hour or so just to keep a little buzz and keep you awake. That's how most people I know take it. Same as anything, too much and it changes you. I will admit though, that it does seem to attract the dick types in general, usually the same ones who identify as a "mad bastard".

Re: Cannabis, while not completely safe, it's by far the safest "drug" out there. Yes, it doesn't suit everyone, just like literally everything else in life. But for the vast majority of users, it's a harmless (if legal, you could grow your own or it would be regulated). I'm full time smoking for about 5 years now, completely replaced that poison alcohol, and suits my lifestyle perfectly. I don't smoke if I have to drive, nor before work. Albeit, I'm pretty sure I'd be better at both if I did (would reduce my road rage and allow me to work without getting annoyed at work). I'm harming no one directly (no idea where it's coming from, due to the lack of regulation), and it's a product that's being legalised the world over, so it's definitely not going to go away. Legalise growing your own, 4 plants max, and it will remove a lot of the criminal element imo. Shur there's boxes out there for a few grand, you just pop in the soil and seed, close the door and open it a few months later to a fully grown plant. No effort required. You would make your money back in no time, depending on your usage. Still not legal to buy in a shop, but no need to if you have it at home, safely grown without contaminants.

Also, for what it's worth, in my 9 years as a Garda, the vast majority I've arrested have had drink taken. I actually can't recall if I've ever arrested someone because they did something because they were stoned/needed money for weed. I reckon I can honestly say I never have. Because stoners don't usually cause trouble. I'd love to get the stats where cannabis was detected but see what else it was detected with.