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NC congressman introduces 'Stop Pot Act' to curb recreational marijuana legalization
ABC11 ^ | 9/4/2023 | CNNWire

Posted on 09/06/2023 3:02:53 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan

North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards, NC-11, has introduced the Stop Pot Act, which would withhold federal funding from states and tribes that allow the use of recreational marijuana.

NC congressman introduces 'Stop Pot Act' to curb recreational marijuana legalization

The bill calls for withholding 10 percent of federal highway funds from areas that violate federal law under the Controlled Substances Act, which prohibits recreational marijuana and classifies it as a Schedule I drug.

Edwards released the following statement:

"The laws of any government should not infringe on the overall laws of our nation, and federal funds should not be awarded to jurisdictions that willfully ignore federal law. During a time when our communities are seeing unprecedented crime, drug addiction, and mental illness, the Stop Pot Act will help prevent even greater access to drugs and ease the strain placed on our local law enforcement and mental health professionals who are already stretched thin."

The bill does not apply to places that authorize medical marijuana use when prescribed by a licensed medical professional.

Edwards' bill comes as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is set for a referendum election next week that has a question about whether to legalize the sale and use of recreational marijuana on tribal lands.

If the EBCI's referendum passes, the Qualla Boundary will be the only place in North Carolina to buy marijuana legally for recreational use.


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To: Reverend Wright; Does so

The U.S. Constitution gives the federal government no jurisdiction over the smell of urban downtowns - nor any degeneracy that doesn’t cross state lines.


41 posted on 09/06/2023 5:47:21 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

BoomerCon Constitution Mannerism on issues like this when “The Constitution” is ignored on everything else is another reason why “conservatives” have done nothing but lose and lose and lose and lose !


42 posted on 09/06/2023 7:06:46 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

I’m opposed to all violations of the Constitution. That’s why I’m on FR: “Free Republic advocates a return to constitutionally limited government, reserving all government powers not expressly delegated by the constitution to the United States to the States respectively, or the people, emphasizing sovereign state governments, local government, self-government and self-rule, while restricting government powers to only those enumerated in the constitution and maximizing individual rights and liberty as originally envisioned and established by our Founding Fathers and secured and defended by the blood of patriots and statesmen for over two hundred years.”


43 posted on 09/06/2023 7:30:20 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

Yeah, I know we are supposed to worship this stuff.

But “constitutionally limited government,” is how the current situation came about.

“Constitutionally limited government,” only constrains the right, never the left.

I have come to believe that “constitutionally limited government,” has become a containment and gatekeeping device to exclude elements of the right that could effectively fight back.


44 posted on 09/06/2023 7:38:50 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

Then you’re on the wrong site.


45 posted on 09/06/2023 7:41:05 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

46 posted on 09/06/2023 7:44:24 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

1932? Whoa!


47 posted on 09/06/2023 8:46:22 PM PDT by NetAddicted (MAGA2024)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Concur. I don’t care if it is smoke from a clove cigarette or a campfire. Smoke is not good for your lungs. Having said that, there was a article from about 15 years ago that ran an experiment and looked at the history of many smokers and found that if you smoked only about five cigarettes a day your risk was minimal.


48 posted on 09/06/2023 11:02:46 PM PDT by fini
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To: higgmeister

I can remember $25 per ounce pot... With lots of seeds and not much oomph and probably from Mexico.

Then came the high-grade stuff from Columbia. That was in the late 70s, early 80s... And prices rose substantially. Pounds were going for well over $1,000... And ounces were selling for as much as $200 per ounce and those prices were pretty steady and persistent... Right up until legalization in Canada.

Now it’s almost as cheap as dirt and the reason is pretty obvious... It really doesn’t cost that much to grow or produce and we’re growing it right here in our own backyards with hydroponics, so the cost of transportation is negligible.

The Canadian government thought that by legalizing pot they could corner the market and make hundreds of millions in tax revenue... That’s how they sold the concept to the public.. We’ll make hundreds of millions that you won’t have to pay in taxes.

Only problem is... They thought black-market prices would persist... They were wrong. The black-market adjusted and has undercut the legal market to the point where the legal sale of pot is a money loser.


49 posted on 09/07/2023 2:44:28 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Right Wing Vegan

“The laws of any government should not infringe on the overall laws of our nation...
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Like our people, our states are not subservient to “our nation”. “Our nation” lies last on this hierarchy.


50 posted on 09/07/2023 4:49:06 AM PDT by nagant
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To: Reverend Wright

Still the wrong site.


51 posted on 09/07/2023 6:00:27 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Drew68

Perhaps, but they still likely do not smoke 20 joints a day.


52 posted on 09/07/2023 7:27:03 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: AppyPappy

“People wake and bake and go all day.”

I’ve known hundreds of potheads in my life, and yes, some are high all day long, but I’ve never met a single one who smokes 20 joints a day.

Maybe Snoop Dogg or Tommy Chong does, though I don’t know them personally.


53 posted on 09/07/2023 7:28:04 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Boogieman

I feel terrible for you dealing with that. Maybe find a better social group.


54 posted on 09/07/2023 7:29:08 AM PDT by Tilapiafish2
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To: LouAvul

Doubtful.


55 posted on 09/07/2023 7:29:13 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: Right Wing Vegan

I hate all drugs, and I hate all nose rings. Tattoos are also dumb, but OK only for men in our armed forces.

Today’s very potent marijuana is a very insidious and unsafe drug. It is a gateway drug to worse drugs.


56 posted on 09/07/2023 7:31:59 AM PDT by dennisw (Never attribute to incompetence & stupidity, that which is adequately explained by malice)
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To: Tilapiafish2

Notice I used the word “known”, past tense.


57 posted on 09/07/2023 7:39:36 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: dennisw

Wasn’t the old argument that the stronger it is, the less of it people would abuse? And trafficking is worse than ever with legalization.

Everything they said was a flat out lie.


58 posted on 09/07/2023 7:42:59 AM PDT by Tilapiafish2
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To: NobleFree

59 posted on 09/07/2023 8:20:32 AM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Tilapiafish2
And trafficking is worse than ever with legalization.

What do you mean by that.   I was under the impression that they have state approved stores.   Where is the trafficking?

60 posted on 09/07/2023 10:48:59 AM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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