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Mexico has quietly enacted a radical change in drug policy:

Under the new rules there will be no action taken against those carrying up to a half-gramme of cocaine, 40 grammes of marijuana or 50 milligrammes of heroin.

This is happening everywhere in Central and South America. Sorry USA, you have lost the war on drugs - find something new to be unreasonable about.

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Marijuana is not a “gateway” drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study.

The study only looks at some minor aspects of this, but the headline is welcomed. To my mind, all addictions are a combination of the following:

- genetic and life-so-far disposition
- availability
- peers
- response to symptoms

If your parents or grandparents were addicts of any kind, it's more likely you will be as well. If you witness their addiction, that can increase/decrease the odds, depending on your reaction.

If you can't get hold of it, you can't use it - so environment is a big factor.

If you are hesitant, but your peers are urging you on, you are more likely to partake.

Hangovers and come-downs can be enough to put you off (I guess that is their biological purpose), but some folk don't care, and keep on keeping on....

That's it. How much you feel the need, how easy it is made for you, and how you react to the side-effects. Which drugs you take comes down to personal preference, not the order of introduction.

Meanwhile, a Californian stoner plans on creating the world's longest joint (3 feet), and it is (medically) legal!

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