Democrats want to Legalize Marijuana

[phylodog]

Use of THC to treat a specific problem is one thing.
Normalizing the use of marijuana to anesthetize the plebes to the state of the nation so they'll keep electing progressives is something else.
Increasing the use of "weed" (as it is called on the news) is a political strategy.

It's only a political strategy because it was politicized to gain favor for banning it. It wasn't political for thousands of years until "we" made it so.

Your beliefs about marijuana are ignorant. Not intending to offend you but you've been lied to. My son earned himself a spot at Purdue then earned his bachelor's degree in electronic and computer engineering. Used marijuana the entire time, every single day. Graduated and has held a few good jobs now as he gets calls from head hunters regularly, still uses marijuana. He's far from alone.

 

[indyblue]

Just imagine what might happen if Trump made removing weed/thc from schedule 1 as a campaign promise/goal.
He wouldn't even necessarily have to legalize it.

He'd gain voters and cause heads to explode at the same time.

 

[Doug]

YMMV.

 

[phylodog]

Easier to fool people than convince them they've been fooled.

 

[KellyinAvon]

If you set something on fire and suck the smoke into your lungs it ain’t good for you.

With that said, there are better ways, that don’t stink like a skunk, to get it in your system.

 

[phylodog]

We're up to 38 states now with medical allowance, 24 with recreational. If marijuana were half the "problem" its purported to be we'd know it. Somehow life continues to go on in those states and millions of Americans manage to use it responsibly and for a variety of reasons. The "there will be blood in the streets" claims are falling short, just as they did when the assault weapon ban sunsetted.

 

[Creedmoor]

Isn't that what fire alarms are for?

Nowdays, it just seems so.

 

[KLB]

Use of THC to treat a specific problem is one thing.
Normalizing the use of marijuana to anesthetize the plebes to the state of the nation so they'll keep electing progressives is something else.
Increasing the use of "weed" (as it is called on the news) is a political strategy.

That's quite a take. I'll have to know those I know that partake that they are actually progressives. I'm sure they will be surprised by that knowledge.

 

[Creedmoor]

It is important to normalize cannabis use so the masses can be sedated enough to believe everything is good.

Man has been medicated on weed since 8100 BC. Its nothing new.

 

[indiucky]

It is important to normalize cannabis use so the masses can be sedated enough to believe everything is good.

"Yeah Mother Nature!!!That's our job!!!" Big Tech probably...






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[edporch]

Do they not have a staff?

Put up a bill to increase the time from interduction to the vote.

Yes, I would agree with a House Rule change to make sure no Bill is voted on until generous time is allowed to study it in detail.

 

[dudley0]

There still needs to be a set time limit though. Otherwise someone against the bill will say they never got the time to read it. Thus damning it.

I like the idea of wording the bill with sensible speech. Get it out there in a simple way so that people can not only understand it but they can have time to ponder the yay or nay.

 

[Nazgul]

The older I get the more of a Libertarian I become. Don't use MJ but thoroughly believe we should be able to do whatever we want. Guns/drugs/alcohol with no restrictions. HOWEVER, we should be held responsible to the outcome of our behavior. Lying OD'd on the street? Well, bye. Family in the dumps because of your behavior? You should be responsible.

Therein is the problem. We rarely hold people to any standard.

My $.02.

Don

 

[phylodog]

I thought this was pretty well done for the most part and thought provoking. I believe the gentleman on the right is more concerned with capitalism than cannabis but good points were made on both sides.

 

[bwframe]

 

[jamil]

Dr Drew? I mean when I stop seeing him on obviously grifter ads, maybe I'll take him a little more seriously.

 

[bwframe]

Woman who fatally stabbed man 108 times gets probation, no prison time

She has been out on bail since the 2018 slaying.

fox59.com

No prison time for Bryn Spejcher, convicted in cannabis-induced killing

Bryn Spejcher was sentenced Tuesday to two years probation in the cannabis-induced killing of the man she was dating.

www.vcstar.com

Woman who fatally stabbed man 108 times gets probation, no prison time

She has been out on bail since the 2018 slaying.

www.abc27.com

 

[KLB]

I had a feeling that would end up posted here

 

[phylodog]

Lol. Gonna swing back around to refer madness now, great plan.

 

[Derbster]

I know I didn’t read all 59 pages of this but could it create another revenue stream for small time farmers with off seasons?
I’m also on the side of it’s never stopped anyone from doing it because it’s illegal. That’s like saying Gun control keeps guns out of criminals hands.