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OldMan&TheWeed · 07-06-2008, 12:08 PM

Would we smoke pot if the penalty for doing so was death?

One country where almost no one smokes weed is the Asian city-state of Singapore. Singapore's drug laws among the harshest in the world. Possession of more than 500 grams of cannabis faces mandatory execution by hanging. Possession or consumption of ANY smaller amount will get you ten years of imprisonment. In terms of executions per capita, Singapore's ratio is higher than Saudi Arabia, China and Sierra Leone. There were an average of 13.57 executions carried out per one million of the population between 1994 and 1999, three times higher than the next country--Saudi Arabia.

Singapore is well known for its social conservatism. Just last year the government ended a 13-year ban on chewing gum - but only for medical use. And under Singapore law, oral sex, anal sex and homosexual intercourse are defined as acts "against the law of nature" and punishable by up to 10 years in jail.

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OldMan&TheWeed The Old Man and the Weed Join Date: May 2006 Location: The West Posts: 1,483 Thanks: 21 Thanked 173 Times in 94 Posts	Would we smoke pot if the penalty for doing so was death? One country where almost no one smokes weed is the Asian city-state of Singapore. Singapore's drug laws among the harshest in the world. Possession of more than 500 grams of cannabis faces mandatory execution by hanging. Possession or consumption of ANY smaller amount will get you ten years of imprisonment. In terms of executions per capita, Singapore's ratio is higher than Saudi Arabia, China and Sierra Leone. There were an average of 13.57 executions carried out per one million of the population between 1994 and 1999, three times higher than the next country--Saudi Arabia. Singapore is well known for its social conservatism. Just last year the government ended a 13-year ban on chewing gum - but only for medical use. And under Singapore law, oral sex, anal sex and homosexual intercourse are defined as acts "against the law of nature" and punishable by up to 10 years in jail. A Conservative Paradise __________________ The above story is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coincidental. Last edited by OldMan&TheWeed; 07-06-2008 at 12:14 PM.