Legalising hashish in Egypt

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Legalising hashish in Egypt

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On Sunday we shared the information that Osama Salama, head of the Cairo and Giza Tobacco Traders Association, called for the legalisation of hashish in order to help Egypt’s economy. Instantly the call was met with thousands of supporters, and the likes on the article we published has reached over 29,000, who we assume are people that agree.

Realising that the suggestion was going viral, The Drug Control and Addiction Treatment decided to strongly criticise the proposals claiming the legalisation of hashish poses a serious threat to Egyptian society. Looking to stoke fears Mahmoud Saleh, a researcher at the Drug Control and Addiction Treatment Fund stated that “the call to legalise hashish in Egypt is a joke.” Trying to bolster his statement the researcher alleged that 86% of rapists and 23% murderers are hashish consumers. The fund suggests that hashish was a major cause of road accidents in Egypt in 2014, claiming the lives of 12,000 people releasing statistics conducted in November 2014 claiming that 24 percent of drivers in Egypt drive under the influence of drugs.

Since this story has sparked a national debate, we decided to compile the case and provide the evidence that dispel the misconceptions associated with hashish, while hopefully proving that the legalisation of hashish would greatly benefit the nation.

http://www.cairoscene.com/Demo/Why-Lega ... Save-Egypt

Interesting debate....and one going on in other countries....but does Egypt need any more encouragement to indolence :lol:


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Re: Legalising hashish in Egypt

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It's the Mary Jane that's the market not the hashish.
First they need to learn from the Dutch on correct cultivation and storage.
Growing in dusty wadi's doesn't help....8)
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