The Global Impact of USA Cannabis Legalization

For decades, the United States has set the pace for global cannabis policy. As far back as 1937, when America first prohibited cannabis, it imposed its anti-weed irrationality on the rest of the world.

While countries have towed the line regardless of their independent thoughts on the matter, international treaties have also played a part in ensuring the prohibition of cannabis in most parts of the world. Prohibition laws have done more harm than good. It has sent young people and breadwinners off to jail just for minimal possession and that has had a ripple effect on many families. It has also prevented countries and communities from reaping the benefits offered by Mother Nature herself.

The cannabis industry has had years of untapped potential to create jobs, boost economies, generate tax revenues, and play an active role in pharmaceuticals and people’s well-being. Now, with the MORE Act being approved by the US House of Representatives, it just needs the nod from Senate to take effect. The odds of it being passed by the Senate is anyone’s guess with some saying it’s favorable and others saying it’s unlikely. Only time will time.

But while we wait to hear from the politicians, we can fantasize about a world where cannabis is legal. And if legalization starts in America, how would that impact the rest of the world?

What-If?

If the United States went ahead and legalized cannabis at the federal level, it would be a new era for the country and the rest of the world.

Even though there is current cannabis research, countries would invest more in this area. Countries get competitive with innovation, so finding new drugs and exploiting the full benefits of cannabis could be a great driver for medical advances.

The United States is a major influencer in global banking practices and policies and if it legalizes cannabis, it could revolutionize banking services for the global cannabis industry that would become a huge money spinner.

It would open trade between countries and create so many opportunities for the man on the street while knocking black markets. Instead of stifling modernization through prohibition policies, it could give rise to a new generation of inventors and discoveries. And it’s not just because the product is available for research and manufacturing.

The amount of money, time, and effort spent on policing trivial issues with personal amounts of possession and smoking, those resources can be direct in so many other ways to benefit communities. Cannabis has been around forever and it’s popular in just about every country, regardless of its legal status. But prohibition pushes people underground, forces criminality, and allows dodgy dealers to exploit innocent people.

Obviously, consumption will increase among adults but if we had to compare the social and health effects of alcohol abuse, which is widely available to smoking a reefer, the latter is far more beneficial. It could be a great motivator for people to become more creative and imaginative. It could help people get off alcohol and cigarettes, both of which cost national medical systems millions in dollars every year.

Imagine a world full of “irie” vibes where people are healthier, chilled out, and just cool with each other while benefiting the most from nature’s Flower.

Countries where cannabis is legal

If you’re going to travel to a foreign country and you want to take weed, our advice is don’t. Don’t travel with cannabis ever. Rather get to your destination and suss out the place first to see what is acceptable and what’s not. Laws differ between countries when it comes to medical marijuana, possession, public consumption, and so forth.

So, the best way to avoid spending time in a jail where nobody will find you, do your homework first. Technically, the following countries allow medicinal use of cannabis in the comfort of your own home. Laws on possession are different and can change at any point in time, so this list is not an official get-out-of-jail-free-card.

• Canada
• Specific USA states
• Belize
• Jamaica
• Argentina
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Uruguay
• Belgium
• The Netherlands
• Portugal
• Spain
• Switzerland
• The Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Russia

The next list is for countries where you should never even think of taking, buying, carrying, or even smelling like cannabis. You could be executed for it:

• Saudi Arabia
• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Phillippines
• United Arab Emirates
• Singapore
• People’s Republic of China

Happy Travels.