12 arguments in favor of state-controlled cannabis in France

Today, France is the biggest cannabis consumer in Europe, despite being the most repressive. Beyond the blatant failure of repression, consumers take many risks to satisfy their medical needs or their recreational cravings. Here are 15 reasons to prefer state-controlled cannabis rather than the corner drug dealer.

Suspicious dealers

In a countries where cannabis is illegal, dealers are very wary. Some keep a low profile and channel their business to stay off the radar. Code names are legion on the phone, and the call never lasts very long. Others, on the other hand, live the high life and don't spare their customers, making them wait at the bottom of the towers, without any «commercial passion» and just in search of immediate profit. You play by their rules, and you get screwed every other time. «Put this in your underpants and get out.

Know what you're getting

Although some businesses are well organized and display varieties and prices per gram, you never really know what you're getting. Sometimes you're told it's «typing», other times you're told it's « hydro »and the price has gone up. You end up with 20 bullets less and a mini-head in a plastic bag.

Wait

Waiting for your contact to show up at your place, or for the guys to land downstairs, always brings a touch of uncertainty. Not to mention the fact that he may never show up, and you could get arrested on the way.

Coherence

Keeping the same dealer for several years in a row is a challenge. A dispensary or coffee shop doesn't close overnight for no reason.

No more paranoia or arrests

The fear of being arrested by the police while dealing may add spice for some, but stresses everyone, dealer and customer alike. At the expense of the peace and quiet of a good Kush.

Weed friendly

The dispensaries in the United States or the coffees in the Netherlands warmly welcome their customers. Everyone knows why you're inside, there are no taboos.

Price and quality

The price of cannabis in a state-controlled establishment may be more expensive than what you usually get, but the quality is there. And the price doesn't change according to the latest arrival or seizure.

Examples from abroad

In 2013, 500 medical marijuana dispensaries opened in Colorado, including 160 that applied for a recreational license. Now, recreational stores are springing up all over the state, and for all types of clientele: medical, young, older, who like space food,etc... Denver, the Mile-High City, a twice as many cannabis stores as Starbucks throughout the state.

The choice

With so many dispensaries and coffees on offer, patients and consumers now have the choice of what suits them best. From a classic White Widow to a more confidential Harlequin, There will be a store with what customers are looking for. And the products sold will come directly from the crops, tested and controlled in the laboratory to ensure the highest possible quality. Tired of space cookies and fancy a brownie? That's possible too.

Experienced salespeople

The salespeople know their product, They can advise you on the medical and recreational properties of cannabis strains or derived products such as oils or cannabis-infused food.

Boost for the local and national economy

Based on a model like Colorado's, taxes applied to cannabis dispensaries fill state coffers and stabilizes an economy devastated by the industrial crisis and subprime mortgages. Colorado sold 996 million $ worth of cannabis in 2015, and collected over 115 million $ in taxes, double the taxes brought in by alcohol.

In addition, the local fabric could be positively impacted by the creation of a new peasant industry in the cultivation of medical cannabis, and the opening of local coffeeshops, and therefore small businesses in rural areas sometimes neglected for lack of services.

Financing projects

While the money given to the dealer goes into his pockets and those of his bosses, who we don't know and who can finance other, much less «innocent» activities, the money that the State would collect could go to finance education in sensitive neighborhoods, the hiring of magistrates at the Bobigny High Court or aid for Breton farmers.

And you, do you see other arguments for the legalization of cannabis in France and stop fattening up drug dealers? Tell us in the comments section!