Washington moving closer to legalized Marijuana

[insolent imp]

It's not harmless. It can lead to cognitive impairment and there's some research that suggests it could even lead to schizophrenia if consumed before the adult brain has fully developed.

you'd be surprised how many successful stoners there are.

 

[multivita-man]

Your talking to the Carrie Nation of the weed debate.
A full nanny statist that has actually called for the execution of drug users.
Proving that even the right will also use government to control human behavior.

For the record, I voted Trump, for those morons who think those who partake in marijuana are commies.

I really don't care who anyone voted for - vote for dead people for all I care.

In my mind there has to be a balance. I don't think marijuana is totally harmlesss - it has psychoactive effects. But FDA can make MJ a legit product, something that gives you a slight buzz.

 

[insolent imp]

Millions? I told you to lay off the drugs!

nope . if I didn't burn I'd be a dangerous man.

 

[petro]

I really don't care who anyone voted for - vote for dead people for all I care.

In my mind there has to be a balance. I don't think marijuana is totally harmlesss - it has psychoactive effects. But FDA can make MJ a legit product, something that gives you a slight buzz.

Like I said earlier.
Whatever the government does, literally has zero effect on my personal decisions or risk assessment.

 

[multivita-man]

you'd be surprised how many successful stones there are.

My nephew developed schizophrenia and he was a heavy weed user before his brain fully developed. Obviously this is anecdotal but there's research that mirrors his case. I don't really believe MJ is the gateway drug - that's alcohol, sugar, and caffeine, lol. But it's not harmless either. I just don't believe people should have their lives ruined over possessing a bag and getting a 'intent to distribute' charge on their record.

 

[insolent imp]

My nephew developed schizophrenia and he was a heavy weed user before his brain fully developed. Obviously this is anecdotal but there's research that mirrors his case. I don't really believe MJ is the gateway drug - that's alcohol, sugar, and caffeine, lol. But it's not harmless either. I just don't believe people should have their lives ruined over possessing a bag and getting a 'intent to distribute' charge on their record.

schizophrenia is a genetic disease

 

[ColonelAngus]

millions

There have been millions of federal marijuana arrests?

Federal Marijuana Arrests Plummet Nationally as State-By-State Legalization Grows

Last year, only less than 1,000 people faced federal charges for breaking marijuana laws, which makes up under 6% of people charged for violating federal...

cannabis.net

Looks like it varies between 1,000 and 8500 per year over the past decade.

Going back 70 years would be interesting.

How many are currently incarcerated, I wonder.

 

[insolent imp]

There have been millions of federal marijuana arrests?

Federal Marijuana Arrests Plummet Nationally as State-By-State Legalization Grows

Last year, only less than 1,000 people faced federal charges for breaking marijuana laws, which makes up under 6% of people charged for violating federal...

cannabis.net

Looks like it varies between 1,000 and 8500 per year over the past decade.

Going back 70 years would be interesting.

How many are currently incarcerated, I wonder.

the article said none.

 

[multivita-man]

schizophrenia is a genetic disease

Not necessarily, not entirely. There are some hereditary diseases out there (like Huntington's Disease) but schizophrenia is aso impacted by other factors.

 

[petro]

you'd be surprised how many successful stoners there are.

Apparently my worthless ass with a stellar credit rating, a home, toys in a second garage, a camper and a luxury SUV to tow it, and builds million dollar homes for a living is just a lazy pot smoking bum.

And a commie. Lol.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Finally they're coming around


CNN —
President Joe Biden is taking his first major steps toward decriminalizing marijuana, fulfilling a campaign pledge to erase prior federal possession convictions and beginning the process of potentially loosening federal classification of the drug.

Biden on Thursday will pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/06/politics/marijuana-decriminalization-white-house-joe-biden/index.html

Very good.

Well done, President Biden.

 

[insolent imp]

Apparently my worthless ass with a stellar credit rating, a home, toys in a second garage, a camper and a luxury SUV to tow it, and builds million dollar homes for a living is just a lazy pot smoking bum.

And a commie. Lol.

you bastard

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The strains are much stronger than they were even just a few years ago. Weed users nearly 25% more likely to need emergency care and hospitalization | CNN. It is making people sick, ending up in the ER.

And unsurprisingly, the neo-fascist authoritarian right wants to keep in place ridiculous, draconian provisions that treat marijuana the same as heroin and LSD.

 

[scruffy]

Only Congress can legalize marijuana. They have to change the FDA schedule.

Biden can not do it, the States can not do it...

Of course, Congress is full of nerd like cowards.

No. False. You are mistaken.

The legislation in question is called the Controlled Substances Act, signed into law by Richard Nixon.

Here, read: Controlled Substances Act - Wikipedia

Congress established the Schedules, and then delegated away authority for what specifically is on them, to the Executive Branch.

The responsible parties are the Administrators of DEA and FDA

 

[EvilCat Breath]

And unsurprisingly, the neo-fascist authoritarian right wants to keep in place ridiculous, draconian provisions that treat marijuana the same as heroin and LSD.

Marijuana users should be treated as any other drug user. Let them die.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

All the more need to have the feds legalize it and regulate it the way they do alcohol.

Unregulated booze production is dangerous as hell - you can go blind or die from drinking bathtub liquor. But regulate it, and it's something people can enjoy in moderate amounts.

There is more illegally grown marijuana out there than legal. It is still being sold on the streets. Even where it is legal.

 

[scruffy]

Marijuana users should be treated as any other drug user. Let them die.

Exactly. Leave them alone.

 

[scruffy]

There is more illegally grown marijuana out there than legal. It is still being sold on the streets. Even where it is legal.

That's because the dumbasses tax the legal stuff so much that people still go to their dealers.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

That's because the dumbasses tax the legal stuff so much that people still go to their dealers.

Exactly. Which is why legalization never works the way they tell us it will.

 

[multivita-man]

There is more illegally grown marijuana out there than legal. It is still being sold on the streets. Even where it is legal.

That's because there's a market for it. I think there will always be street marijuana, but if we could decriminalize it federally and then basically allow Wall St to come up with companies that turn it into a range of safe, cheap products, I think a lot of the demand for the moonshine weed would go away.