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President Trump versus The Justice Department on Medical Marijuana
Townhall.com ^ | December 15, 2016 | Brian Darling

Posted on 12/16/2017 6:32:14 AM PST by Kaslin

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To: corlorde

Yep, that too.


21 posted on 12/16/2017 7:41:32 AM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Vaquero

That’s true

If you have a card in Michigan as a patient or provider

You can be charged

It’s discretionary

Michigan marijuana governing commission

Three out of Five members are law enforcement


22 posted on 12/16/2017 7:43:14 AM PST by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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To: AndyJackson
The really big business is going to be medical marijuana when pharmaceutical companies gain control of it, followed by recreational marijuana when the tobacco companies or similar entities gain control of that market. Using it will be an excuse to take away gun rights. Stoners will be arrested for having any marijuana not sanctioned by the gov, controlled, and taxed. When stoners have a coherent moment, they'll wonder whose dumb idea it was to legalize a plant that grows easily.

JMHO.....give it at most two decades to get there.

23 posted on 12/16/2017 7:56:07 AM PST by grania (Deplorable and Proud of It!)
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To: Vaquero

Furthermore, if you are a rec or med pot user and a hazard prompts a loss and consequent claim under a homeowners policy, you will be denied coverage.

How do I know? “I know things.”

Those who grow or use marijuana should be very, very wary of the corner you’re painting yourselves into by believing the hyperbole under which you are now “legal.”

Insofar as this article is concerned, I simultaneously-object to the reckless manner in which it has been “legalized” and the fact that the “War on Drugs” is used to fuel “the machine” at the public’s expense. I don’t know what the solution is, but it should either be regulated like alcohol nationwide (another bone of contention) or NOT...certainly not this patchwork BS which has created its own hazards (banking problems, proliferating illegal interstate trade, insurance problems, road safety problems due to lack of testing, etc.)...


24 posted on 12/16/2017 8:01:40 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: wardaddy

But when you go to buy a gun from an FFL (Nics) and if the state has told the Feds you have a medical marijuana prescription. You immediately are disapproved from your purchase


25 posted on 12/16/2017 8:06:30 AM PST by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: MarvinStinson
Why is Brian Darling so concerned about marijuana?

Because he thinks when it comes to "medical weed", one should be able to self-diagnose and self-medicate with no strings attached....

26 posted on 12/16/2017 8:16:36 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: Vaquero
Yes I hear that’s the case Right now in California Dutch companies are in California growing 100s of millions in leaf and oil and edibles Meanwhile in say Texas or Tennessee men and women are going to prison for pot and their homes seized Back when some states were dry they were not remotely as severe with bootleggers And I️ personally know people from the 70s and 80s who did 25 plus years for no violence marijuana smuggling And now its quasi legal in almost half they country The libertarians were right all along about the drug war when cane to weed It’s shameful
27 posted on 12/16/2017 8:19:39 AM PST by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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To: corlorde; gunsequalfreedom

Because of GOVT, We are no longer a PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY Nation (not prosecuting based on HARM & govt being the biggest abuser of Rights).

Yet, FR seem to enjoy ‘debating’ from the Socialist talking-points. The issue is moot. Get Fedzilla back to its A1S8 size, THEN see what points need hammering out.


28 posted on 12/16/2017 8:22:00 AM PST by i_robot73 ("A man chooses. A slave obeys." - Andrew Ryan)
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To: Kaslin
It seems that Trump’s own Justice Department has forgotten the repeated promises that candidate Donald J. Trump made on the campaign trail.

Trump’s own Justice Department? That's funny!

Trump's Justice Department's primary mission is to undermine the President at any and every opportunity. Pursuing the politically unpopular policy of cracking down on state-enacted marijuana decriminalization efforts is consistent with Justice's efforts to hobble President Trump.

29 posted on 12/16/2017 8:27:27 AM PST by Drew68
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To: AndyJackson

I started investing in medical marijuana stocks in July. The four companies in that sector I’m still holding are up 14.4%, 23.6%, 31.3% and 186.1% respectively. I could show larger gains but I’ve been adding to the pile along the way and I cashed out early on a couple of big gainers. I don’t think the feds will go after medical MJ.


30 posted on 12/16/2017 9:01:12 AM PST by Chuckster ("Them Rag Heads just ain't rational" Curly Bartley 1973)
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To: Vision Thing

Thanks for the clarification. :)


31 posted on 12/16/2017 9:03:41 AM PST by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: Bonemaker

“The hope is these ghouls who are against medical marijuana wake up someday screaming for the relief it can bring.”

In my experience, many anti-cannabis folks would let themselves die before they would ever consider using the “devil’s lettuce”.

That said, I expect many current prohibitionists will one day be thankful medical marijuana exists. Either for themselves or a suffering loved one.


32 posted on 12/16/2017 9:07:50 AM PST by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: Bonemaker
The hope is these ghouls who are against medical marijuana wake up someday screaming for the relief it can bring.

While I don't smoke or vape marijuana, CBD oil is about the only thing that relieves the severe pain of my neuropathy as a result of the Ankylosing Spondylitis I have.

Neurontin, Lyrica and other drugs haven't worked. My own doctor describes me as non-responsive to traditional treatments for neuropathy. CBD oil which is an extract of the marijuana plant and does NOT contain THC or anything that would make me "high" is the only thing that's given me any relief in the past year.

If this gets taken away I really don't know what I'm going to do.

33 posted on 12/16/2017 9:09:45 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: logi_cal869
banking problems, proliferating illegal interstate trade, insurance problems, road safety problems due to lack of testing, etc.

I have a friend who opened a pot shop after state legalization of retail sales here. Now, pot has been legal to grow and possess for personal use in this state since 1975, but legal commercial production and retail sales was just enacted by initiative two years ago. It took 18 months to jump through all the hoops to open a store; lots of roadblocks at the state and local levels.

Now, the banks will not do business with this entrepreneur friend of mine. He has to do everything with cash. Try that sometime. No personal checks, no electronic transfers, no credit cards. Hard enough in your personal life. Think about paying suppliers, facility rent, utilities and payroll without a bank account. In order to get inventory my friend has to fly to the supplier with a sack full of cash and return with a carry on full of pot. (Reports no problems with TSA)

Nevertheless, the business is booming in this little island town that boasts a population which, they tell me, is nearly half senior citizens over the age of 65. Dire predictions of increased crime and pot zombies roaming main street have not materialized.

34 posted on 12/16/2017 9:27:07 AM PST by Chuckster ("Them Rag Heads just ain't rational" Curly Bartley 1973)
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To: wardaddy

California still busts unlicensed growers, in fact they rolled up a multi-million dollar grow operation in southern California this week.

This will likely continue after recreational weed becomes legal in CA couple of weeks from now, as the marijuana subculture rejects the taxing authority of the state.


35 posted on 12/16/2017 10:33:17 AM PST by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: trebb

“Because he thinks when it comes to “medical weed”, one should be able to self-diagnose and self-medicate with no strings attached....”

In other words, he wants potheads to run free.


36 posted on 12/16/2017 10:35:14 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: gunsequalfreedom

= Dead Head Nation


37 posted on 12/16/2017 10:54:44 AM PST by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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To: TheStickman

The caffeine hadn’t taken effect yet when I submitted that reply, so I didn’t have the presence of mind to edit it and make my intention more clear. Thanks for giving me the chance to clarify! :)

If you’re performing during worship at your church tomorrow, have fun, my good FRiend.


38 posted on 12/16/2017 11:19:06 AM PST by Vision Thing (You see the depths of our hearts, and You love us the same...)
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To: Vision Thing

I am & I will, thanks!

Peace :)


39 posted on 12/16/2017 11:40:22 AM PST by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: MarvinStinson

Why is Brian Darling so concerned about marijuana?


A crazy little thing called liberty.


40 posted on 12/16/2017 12:13:18 PM PST by sparklite2 (I hereby designate the ongoing kerfuffle Diddle-Gate.)
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