“If drugs were legalized, the mafia would control other assets because mafias are created when there is something rare,” De Miguel says. The doctor of psychology and health sciences, Javier Urra, assures that “the state should not legalize the drug morally and ethically, because it is harmful”. “It`s a subject, more than law, moral concept,” he adds. One of the big debates about the legalization of drugs is whether it would lead to indiscriminate use of this type of substance. “Legalization doesn`t end the problem,” Urra says. VGH: It`s terrible. I believe that this is a problem that is not perceived at the national level, it is silenced and suddenly it is exposed. In Chile, we have a huge problem of alcohol and drug use, it is very complicated to solve, and no one knows how to do it. I am speaking at the level of public policy because at the level of treatment, it has an opportunity to be addressed and find a solution.
It`s much more affordable, effective, and cheaper than people think. But as a public policy around the issue, I don`t think anyone knows what to do. There is very little perception of risk. You can show goats images of the brain, the harm associated with marijuana if they`ve been using it since childhood and all, but what effect does that have? When everyone has the information. “This is a measure that needs to be applied globally. If this is done in one country, it would become the market of the whole world,” explains sociologist Amando de Miguel.The sociologist insists that “drugs are harmful and must have some control, including alcohol”. PS: Just as what La Paz says is true in the latest study by the SENDA Observatory on adolescent consumption, it seems that fathers who have a negative attitude towards consumption have children who consume less than fathers who do not. In addition, there is also a model that they introduced in Iceland to reduce alcohol and drug use among adolescents in their country, and this model had three basic pillars, and one of them was that parents had the clear discourse that it was better not to use before the age of 18. The question of parents` attitude and opinion towards consumption, therefore, has a great influence on whether goats eat more or less and sooner or later start. It aims to create a forum for debate with the best professionals, open to the interested public and the media, and serving as a sounding board for the real impact of cannabis use on smokers. We are trying to make people understand that it is not a harmless substance. Like all medications, it has and will have potential therapeutic purposes, but this cannot and should not be a reason for everyone to consume it with the belief that they can do it when they want and how much they want.
It is a drug with harmful effects for those who use it physically, psychologically, in many cases even psychiatrically, and which, under the action of THC, can cause possible harm to third parties (family and social). Drug legalization is a complicated and somewhat controversial topic in national and international policy discussions. For this reason, many countries have spoken out against the new trend, stating that they will give impetus to the legalization of drugs. Many developing countries, such as China and Pakistan, strongly opposed any form of drug legalization during their participation in the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem. Those countries had joined forces to combat the cultivation, trafficking and abuse of illicit drugs, which continued to have adverse effects on health. The debate at UN Headquarters comes at a time when many developing countries such as India and South Africa have adopted political, social, legal and health laws and measures to combat the negative effects of illicit drugs. “Legalization doesn`t stop at the problem,” says Javier Urra, referring to the conflicts that have arisen in some countries due to drug trafficking. “Those who want drugs will have access to it” and there will continue to be problems, says the psychologist. Lainformación.com talks to sociologist Amando de Miguel; Doctor of Psychology, Javier Urra; and sociology professor Enrique Montoya Ramírez on the consequences of drug legalization. MP: The age at which you start using is crucial because the brain is not fully developed, so if you start using it during puberty (13-14 years old), you will develop an addiction much faster than if you start using it after 18 years.
In the end, therefore, the discourse should not be “never consume”, but we should delay the start of consumption until the age of 18, when it would be easier to consume it in a controlled way. It is not, and at least our discourse has never been, against drugs or alcohol, but that it can be consumed in a controlled way. As part of CADE`s “Prevention of Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use” campaign, we spoke with the Punto Aparte Psicoterapia team to learn more about the effects of problem use, how to prevent it and much more. He also hopes that the misinformation that cannabis was the beginning or gateway to other drugs will come to an end, as it is less vicious, aggressive and only overused, which could lead to health problems. However, his group of about ten people, consumers who have known each other for more than 30 ± years, feel physically and mentally healthy, go to the ±Perote trunk every year, go fishing and work and create. Similarly, surveys must take into account that drug use does not only affect the user, explains Javier Urra, but that the person who uses them can hurt and even kill others. Paradoxically, Urra points out: “Spanish justice sees this as a mitigating factor.” Enrique Montoya Ramírez, professor of sociology at the Complutense University of Madrid, asks: “Legalization does not stop at the problem”The problem, according to Urra, lies in education and the fact that “young people are looking for shortcuts in life to be happy.” According to the psychologist, it is very cynical to claim that the drug will not be legalized in Spain if “alcohol is allowed and alcohol is very cheap”, which is available to everyone. Javier Urra points out that it is a drug and that “some of the gender-based violence occurs with alcohol”. Similarly, Montoya Ramírez confirms that alcohol is a heavy drug. The debate at UN headquarters comes at a time when many developing countries have adopted laws to address the negative effects of illicit drugs. He reiterated that what creates violence and danger is the abuse of expensive drugs like crystal that kills young users, and that he does not know what© substance this drug contains because users simply reject marijuana and no longer use it.
Cannabis is the most common illicit drug used by the younger population. Although it is considered illegal, in many countries possession of a small amount for personal or medical use or for consumption in certain regulated clubs and associations is allowed. – Disseminate information about the actual and potential therapeutic effects of cannabis while publishing false myths and beliefs about its healing power. Eduardo, who began using and consuming yerba when he entered Veracruzana University`s sociology faculty about 30 ± years ago, said people are supposed to use it without abuse to calm their nerves, pain, and anxiety because the effect it causes is sleep ± or relaxation. Euphoria and causes hunger, so doctors©can prescribe it for some cases. All of this could lead to higher consumption, as there is also©a perception that the harm ± is not as obvious or immediate. The addition, he repeated, is more psychological. – Provide researchers with a place to present their findings through oral communications and/or posters. A book containing these investigations is published. CL: I think the alcohol problem has been around for many years, but now it`s worse in the sense that there`s less parental control over young people and it`s getting a little out of control.
VGH: People were gathering to stop drinking. Now, board games are also very fashionable. The center is no longer the tuft. Now they get together and can drink, but that`s not the goal. Now, opportunities are emerging to band together to do more things. The vote in the Senate would result in 98 votes in favor and 7 votes against on the proposal to authorize the medical and scientific use of cannabis. The varieties currently on the market are more expensive, for one ounce (30 grams) you can pay up to 600 pesos, if the normal 400 are worth an eighth or 125 grams, which in your case is enough for the whole two weeks; However, one gram of coca is worth 450 pesos.