• Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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      1 year ago

      Well i blame the US for influence this part of the world with their war on drug campaign, and the fear of drug is the direct result of opium war. It’s not even that long ago that US started to legalise recreational use of marijuana, it’s kinda condescending to it in such simple way.

      At least there’s been multiple talk by the government of Malaysia (where i’m from) to decriminalise drug, not sure about Singapore.

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        US foreign and domestic policy certainly deserves a share of the blame. And we don’t even have universal legal access here, it’s a shit show.

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          Yeah. The issue with Singapore is they have extremely strong ruling party and nepotism run strong, so the old perspective will take some time to ease out. If there’s more and more evidence piling up on medical use i’m sure they will move to decriminalise.

          The only country to have legal recreational marijuana in South East Asia is Thailand, though they’re about to pull back the decision.

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              Well they aren’t junta, they legitimately won an election. I think you’re confused Thailand with Myanmar lol

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                everyone’s a junta. we’ve got the dem junta and conservative junta’s over here vying for power. don’t take it personally.

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          Yes, but the story and fear never left the community, it passed on for generations and spread across the south east asia.