quilp Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Mysteron said: One potential downside is the island might end up attracting prolific users... What's different about "prolific" users? What's this downside, the potential for what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Mysteron said: we might then actually achieve the holy grail of getting 500,000 visitors annually. I’ve always said that part of our tourism strategy should probably include potential decriminalization. We’d get 500,000 visitors a year here easy. And they wouldn’t give a toss about the new 4 hour boat journey or the fact that there’s nothing to do when you get here as they’d be off their heads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: I’ve always said that part of our tourism strategy should probably include potential decriminalization. We’d get 500,000 visitors a year here easy. And they wouldn’t give a toss about the new 4 hour boat journey or the fact that there’s nothing to do when you get here as they’d be off their heads. Cheaper than Amsterdam. just need some Manx Tarts stood in the windows around Tynwald cake. Edited February 2, 2023 by NoTailT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: the fact that there’s nothing to do when you get here There is lots to do here. It's an amazing place. Put your boots and waterproofs on and get some fresh air. If you've been working hard in a city all week that's an amazing way to unwind. Build up a really good appetite and then eat some fantastic food. Or go for a nice refreshing swim in the sea - at least about 5 months of the year. Obviously try to avoid Douglas though. Edited February 2, 2023 by genericUserName 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 52 minutes ago, NoTailT said: Cheaper than Amsterdam. just need some Manx Tarts stood in the windows around Tynwald cake. Better get your missus on standby... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 42 minutes ago, genericUserName said: There is lots to do here. It's an amazing place. Put your boots and waterproofs on and get some fresh air. If you've been working hard in a city all week that's an amazing way to unwind. Build up a really good appetite and then eat some fantastic food. El fresco spliff and some munchies 😋 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 1 hour ago, offshoremanxman said: there’s nothing to do when you get here a 1 hour ago, genericUserName said: Put your boots and waterproofs on and get some fresh air. For some people "things to do" involve alcohol or drugs - that's probably the common view of the IoM - alcoholics clinging to a rock etc. Not everybody is that way inclined, but it is popular. Of course young people are influenced by the existing culture they grow up in. This photo I took today, just by chance outside a bar. Just a bunch of young people out for a walk. There were quite a few others in this area today - maybe the weekend starts on Thursday. Many times I've seen families out walking, with the babies in rucksacks. If it is raining they just put up an umbrella. All the same - shorts, T-shirt and a small rucksack holding a bottle of water and a banana. A different culture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTailT Posted February 2, 2023 Share Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Passing Time said: Better get your missus on standby... Doesn’t sound like the makings of a successful adventure. Your ten husbands and three wives however… Edited February 2, 2023 by NoTailT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 11 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: I’ve always said that part of our tourism strategy should probably include potential decriminalization. We’d get 500,000 visitors a year here easy. And they wouldn’t give a toss about the new 4 hour boat journey or the fact that there’s nothing to do when you get here as they’d be off their heads. Decriminalisation leaves the trade in the hands of criminals and means the Treasury can't take it's share. Full legalisation is the best route, with paid for licences for home grow, and continued enforcement at the border to stub out illegal (non taxed) trade. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cissolt Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Decriminalisation leaves the trade in the hands of criminals and means the Treasury can't take it's share. Full legalisation is the best route, with paid for licences for home grow, and continued enforcement at the border to stub out illegal (non taxed) trade. Friends of mine have recently returned from Thailand, they have moved from the harshest sentences in the world to a quasi legal market. Huge growing tourism sector, artisinal growers and sellers, everyone's making good money. Why is our government so short sighted? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 8 minutes ago, cissolt said: Friends of mine have recently returned from Thailand, they have moved from the harshest sentences in the world to a quasi legal market. Huge growing tourism sector, artisinal growers and sellers, everyone's making good money. Why is our government so short sighted? The UK Home Office probably has a lot to do with it. Can you imagine the heavier checks the UK would have to do at the Ports and the airports for returning tourists if we ever went down that route with tourists trying to bring back legally grown Manx cannabis. It will be a legal and policing nightmare for the UK but that shouldn’t be our problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: The UK Home Office probably has a lot to do with it. Can you imagine the heavier checks the UK would have to do at the Ports and the airports for returning tourists if we ever went down that route with tourists trying to bring back legally grown Manx cannabis. It will be a legal and policing nightmare for the UK but that shouldn’t be our problem. Just to add to that, we also never do anything original. We always wait and see and are last to the party. Then we stand around wondering why everyone else is having a good time and no one wants to talk to us especially after we splurged so much money on fancy clothes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Ham_N_Eggs said: Just to add to that, we also never do anything original. We always wait and see and are last to the party. Then we stand around wondering why everyone else is having a good time and no one wants to talk to us especially after we splurged so much money on fancy clothes. Yes I fully agree. If we legalized it would be forward thinking and original. Instead we’re trying to flog expensive licenses for medicinal growing whilst still doing some poor kid for having 50p of weed in their pocket - it’s mad. As for this being an “Organized Crime Syndicate” it’s a load of scouser chancers who are so far down the distribution chain that it’s almost pointless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted February 3, 2023 Share Posted February 3, 2023 7 hours ago, cissolt said: Friends of mine have recently returned from Thailand, they have moved from the harshest sentences in the world to a quasi legal market. Huge growing tourism sector, artisinal growers and sellers, everyone's making good money. Why is our government so short sighted? Rhetorical question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Parents claim children as young as 11 offered drugs in park https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/parents-claim-children-as-young-as-11-offered-drugs-in-park/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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