Orange Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 Medicinal marijuana in Alabama? Darn tootin! https://www.wrbl.com/top-stories/alabama-lawmakers-discuss-medical-marijuana-legalization/ I gotta be honest, I don't know that I'm sold on the strategy of selling marijuana legalization as a medicinal goal. Yes, some people may benefit from some aspects of the plant. The main reason not to criminalize marijuana is because the description of the requirements for a "drug" to be listed as a Schedule I narcotic (addictive, no medicinal properties, high risk for abuse, harmful, etc.) simply don't apply to marijuana. At minimum, a government needs a rational basis to restrict a certain activity. There simply is none in this case. The lone voice of dissent in the story in the link is from a doctor who fears that the perception of weed as medicine will lure young people toward it. Huh? Since when does the term "medicine" make the teens go wild? Kids are lured to marijuana because it's fun to be high. Regulate it as best we can to keep it out of kids' hands, but stop forcing adults to go to their street dealer, or kill themselves with whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted September 25, 2019 Author Share Posted September 25, 2019 SAFE Banking Act passes the house. More than 300 votes in favor of a pro-cannabis piece of federal legislation. That is, obviously, a record for a pro-marijuana related bill. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/house-expected-to-pass-cannabis-banking-bill-but-getting-senates-ok-still-looks-tricky-2019-09-24 On to Moscow Mitch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 2, 2019 Author Share Posted October 2, 2019 55% of Americans favor decriminalizing drugs. https://www.cato.org/blog/55-americans-favor-decriminalizing-drugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2019/10/08/marijuana-legalization-poses-a-massive-threat-to-this-industry/#62ce3e1c5c3d Legal marijuana poses a serious threat to the alcohol industry, which is a good thing for a humanity. Since I became a more regular smoker of weed, I've reduced my alcohol intake by probably 90%. I just have no taste for it anymore . I get the same euphoric high from marijuana that I do from alcohol, without the stumbling, idiotic aggression inherent with being buzzed or drunk, and minus the hangover. (Oh, and minus the 9,000,000% higher chance of death). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 10, 2019 Author Share Posted October 10, 2019 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07418825.2019.1666903 Notably, we observed no statistically significant long-term effects of recreational cannabis laws or the initiation of retail sales on violent or property crime rates in either Colorado or Washington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 A fucking supermarjority of Americans support federal legalization of marijuana. This is stupid. It's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Just an FYI out there, kids: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KUGRDON Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Probably a hoax https://www.google.com/amp/s/fox61.com/2019/10/31/police-warn-parents-to-check-baskets-after-marijuana-gummies-found-among-halloween-candy-in-waterford/amp/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 If the kids had ingested all of them, the worst thing that could've happened would likely be a long night's sleep. Hell, might've been safer than eating the regular candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Orange Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/20/house-committee-approves-bill-decriminalizing-marijuana-on-the-federal-level.html The first ever bill to fully legalize marijuana makes it out of the House Judiciary Committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167629618309020?via%3Dihub Analyzing a dataset of over 1.5 billion individual opioid prescriptions between 2011 and 2018, which were aggregated to the individual provider-year level, we find that recreational and medical cannabis access laws reduce the number of morphine milligram equivalents prescribed each year by 11.8 and 4.2 percent, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Oregon state university study shows binge drinking decreased since recreational marijuana legalization. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030646031930783X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 big if true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Orange Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 The FBI can't hire hackers because of their batshit marijuana rule. https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/fbi-struggling-find-good-hackers-due-pot-rules-article-1.3949920 The FBI has a three year waiting period for weed imbibers. And if another different illegal substance has been used, such as cocaine or ecstasy, the waiting period turns into 10 years. This policy isn't hurting hackers, unless it was their lifelong dream to join, but it could be hurting our cyber security during a time when that's simply unacceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 I don't understand how Biden can be such a fucking coward on this issue. https://www.vox.com/2020/5/18/21260228/joe-biden-marijuana-legalization-donald-trump-president Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack 12 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I think events of the past couple of weeks may cause Joe to re-evaluate his position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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