Considering how ‘medical’ marijuana has worked out in the places that have adopted it, I think he should reconsider. It’s gone from growing your own for private use, to buying at a shop, to lollipops, pizzas, brownies containing it for sale. It’s a mockery of the people in those states who naively believed it would be the compassionate thing to vote for.
“medical” pot is a joke.
I wonder how often a quack who works for the pot shop says the “patient” needs something else instead of pot??
probably never.
I have the misfortune to be living in Texas in a state of chronic pain.
Right now, the Texas Medical Board, in conjunction with the DEA, is cracking down on ‘pill mills’ in Houston and ALL of the state’s doctors are running scared.
Many innocent physicians and pharmacists are being swept up in the raid. Careers are being destroyed. Jail time is being threatened.
So where does this leave a 40 Y/O conservative woman with a broken back?
Screwed.
I’m sick of the War on Drugs. I’m sick of being (one of the thousands) denied medical care because busy-bodies are so afraid of people getting high.
What’s ridiculous is that the stoners are just as high as they ever were. It’s the law-abiding citizens who’re hurting. And I mean that literally.
Stop this stupid war. Save our economy untold treasure and allow people in legitimate pain to get the help that they need.
If we have 51 jurisdictions free to regulate marijuana as they will, we can see where to draw the line to minimize the damage done on both sides of the issue.
It appears that the war on drugs has been a 40 year flop. If I had to guess, I would guess that legalizing marijuana and probably cocaine would cause damage in some quarters, but it would prevent more damage in more quarters. As things stand, there is no way to test that hypothesis. If the Feds get out of the way, there will be 51 laboratories testing to find out where to draw the line. There will be successes and failures, but what we have now is 100% failures.
It got rid of 90% of the illegal aliens in my town.
“Considering how ‘medical’ marijuana has worked out in the places that have adopted it, I think he should reconsider. It’s gone from growing your own for private use, to buying at a shop, to lollipops, pizzas, brownies containing it for sale. It’s a mockery of the people in those states who naively believed it would be the compassionate thing to vote for.
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For Paul, it’s a Tenth Amendment action: control of marijuana policy passes back to the states. Here in Arizona we just legalized, and are waiting for “clarification” from the feds. Your state is welcome to keep it banned if it wishes.
If your answer is "YES", then you must also accept that federal control of health care, the environment and education are in keeping with original understanding.
If your answer is "NO", then how do you justify supporting laws that violate the Constitution?
Is your answer "YES" or is it "NO"?