Posted on 11/30/2017 10:49:51 AM PST by GIdget2004
Attorney General Jeff Sessions hinted Wednesday that the Justice Department may take a tougher stance on recreational marijuana in the near future, a change in policy that would have a significant impact on the five states plus the District of Columbia that already allow the drug to be used for more than medicinal purposes.
California is scheduled to join that group on Jan. 1.
Sessions and other DOJ officials previously indicated they would continue the policy laid out by the department under former President Barack Obama, which in essence allows state officials leeway in how they deal with the drug as long as they meet certain standards, like keeping cannabis out of the hands of minors, keeping it from crossing into states where it isn’t legal and preventing drugged driving.
Marijuana, however, remains illegal under federal law, and there was always the possibility the Trump administration could crack down.
“In fact, we’re looking at that very hard right now, we had a meeting yesterday and talked about it at some length,” Sessions said at a press conference Wednesday. “It’s my view that the use of marijuana is detrimental, and we should not give encouragement in any way to it, and it represents a federal violation, which is in the law and is subject to being enforced.”
“We are working our way through to a rational policy, but I don’t want to suggest in any way that this department believes that marijuana is harmless and people should not avoid it,” the attorney general added, noting that DOJ was also considering how to deal with opiods and other drugs.
Ian Prior, principal deputy director of public affairs at DOJ, declined to comment on what a new “rational policy” might look like or when it might be enforced.
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Sessions is hoping Hillary will consumed by alcohol.
Running out the clock on granny Hil.
Actually a study years ago showed the brain changes done by pot use in people under 20 years ago do not revert fully with time.
Andrew Jackson has hope. He is only a year or so from freedom.
Hey look! It’s Marvin!
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, Marvin.
Hope you have a Blessed Christmas season as well. Take care :)
“Actually a study years ago showed the brain changes done by pot use in people under 20 years ago do not revert fully with time.”
Got a link?
Hey look! It’s Soros’ tool stikman!
Session big contributors are........the Prison Industry.
I realize it’s difficult for a pothead, but Google is your friend.
Feckless. He needs prosecutorial Viagra. Nothing from the Obama Hillary unmasking to go after?, x
Sessions is a senile old man and has to go. Not that I approve of the wacky weed, but aren’t there more important issues to handle?
“I’m a prohibitionist now?”
Well, it’s my experience when an ignorant person calls someone a “doper” for using a legally prescribed substance as prescribed they turn out to be prohibitionists. It’s a life experience thing.
“Let me make clear my views on dope. It should be left to the states. It should be decriminalized in all states. It should be restricted by law and not be used for tax and spend purposes.”
I am very happy to read this. I’m glad you aren’t a prohibitionist even though you sure were writing like one.
“If it must be taxed, then tax the crap out of it as a ‘sin tax’ to offset the negative and destructive social consequences pot brings to our nation.”
Back to thinking you’re a prohibitionist as your wish would lead to de-facto prohibition. That was tried once & the USSC said effectively, “Not Constitutional”. After that Nixon did his thing & we have the unconstitutional Substance Control Act.
Cannabis has been around since ancient China where it was certainly used as medicine. Please give me an example when cannabis caused destructive social consequences in any nation. Just 1 example will do.
“I realize it’s difficult for a pothead, but Google is your friend.”
Ah, that’s sweet of ya, Marvin. I appreciate you caring enough to mention Google to me. I’m certain Google will change my life for the better just because you told me about it.
That’s how much faith I have in ya, Marvin. :)
Yeah. And they learn nothing at all from history. It's almost like prohibition never happened.
Screw the pot stuff he needs to be working harder on the clintons !
Correlation is not the same as causation.
The place that denial shines brightest is when a pot smoker says it is not physically addictive, I can quit any time I want.
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It is mentally addictive, like most drugs, and they can't want anything but more pot. It's all about dopamine.
There's no such thing as 'mentally addictive'.
There is 'psychological dependence', but that's not even remotely close to being 'addictive'.
Addiction is a physical dependence which occurs in drugs like nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, opioids.
Physical addiction withdrawal includes the following emotional and physical symptoms: Anxiety, Restlessness, Irritability, Insomnia, Headaches, Poor concentration, Depression, Social isolation, Sweating, Racing heart, Palpitations, Muscle tension, Tightness in the chest, Difficulty breathing, Tremor, Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Alcohol and prescription drug addiction withdrawal also can have the following symptoms: Grand mal seizures, Heart attacks, Strokes, Hallucinations, Delirium tremens (DTs).
Awww, geeez.....
Jeffie baby, that horse left the barn a while back.
You can't find any work to do, in your neck of the woods (DC)?
Psycological addiction is... adiction.
Certain addictive chemicals are dopamine agonists (meaning that they increase dopamine levels in the body), including heroin, alcohol, nicotine, marijuana and cocaine. Cocaine and amphetamines prevent dopamine reuptake, which results in too much dopamine being left in the synapses between neurons. By overstimulating the dopamine receptors, these agonist drugs decrease the number of receptors, and the ones left become less sensitive to dopamine. This is called “desensitization,” whereby the drug addict or alcoholic builds up a tolerance and has to use more of his substance in order to achieve the same effects.
Some of the latest studies on dopamine indicate that drug addicts can damage the reward systems in their brains and create a state of permanent depression, while others link dopamine levels to obesity.
Oh, and thanks for being such a sport and proving my point!
No, California has been in that group for over a year. In 2018 they are just set to allow it to be sold in special stores.
Gee, I guess California isn’t nullifying federal law after all.
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