tsukoui wrote:georgios100 wrote:Sotos wrote:The use of marijuana in the USA and some other parts of the world is much higher so it makes sense that it will be legalized there first. Eventually it will be legalized in most other parts of the world including Cyprus. I don't think there is any reason for Cyprus to be one of the first countries to legalize it. The last thing we want is for Cyprus to become attractive to drug addicts. Those are not exactly the kind of tourists we need... if we are so desperate for money then we might as well legalize cocaine to attract high class tourists ... we don't need the pot smoking hippies
Hippies?... Hello! This is almost year 2013 my friend! Everyone does pot around here, rich or poor.
A way of life I might say. Cyprus need all kinds of tourists, revenue is revenue, including the backpacked ones.
Given the Cypriot financial mess, every Euro counts.
I actually agree with Sotos. Holland has banned tourist related sales for this very reason. Having said that, a mature country should be able to deal with legal entheogens, after all they were one of the cornerstones of the Eleusinian Mysteries. As I said, I am against their use for merely recreation. Even spiritually, I have come to view them as a bit of a short-cut. Dedicated meditation can achieve the same results.
Amsterdam is still in the program. Here in Toronto, tourism is a huge issue. Pot would be an attraction like no other. Canadians are not stupid. They see the potential. Done the right way would eliminate street vendors, eliminate bad quality weed, eliminate related crime etc. If Canada implements pot legalization would Cyprus follow? Who knows. One thing is for sure. Cyprus never took the initiative... never!
