Posted on 04/21/2021 7:44:03 AM PDT by fwdude
Trump never said he was the best example or someone people should emulate. His most important statement was "...if we do not have strong families and strong values, then we will be weak and we will not survive" Nobody paid much attention, because they were focussed on his failings and not their own.
Earth Day (April 22) is also Leninâs birthday
It was a Wednesday that year.
Intended primarily, I would imagine, to generate large crowds of smelly hippies for the TV cameras that the Soviets could represent as “The youth of the capitalist running dogs shaking-off their chains and celebrating the birth of Comrade Lenin”.
Drug warrior jackboot lickers are congenitally incapable of figuring out the difference between what people do with their bodies (their business) and what they do to others (the business of the public). Booze should be legal, drunk driving shouldn’t be. Same with things that some people who misuse cannabis engage in.
Bust people for crimes, but the people who have trouble with drugs (or guns) being available to whoever wants them are no better than the chicoms.
I mean, there was a lot of drinking going on during the construction of America. Where did these guys meet a lot of the time?
Conservatives: "FREEEEEEEEEDOOOOOOOOM! Unless it's someone growing a plant in their backyard or smoking it in their living room or anything else I don't like."
—”weed can cause psychotic breaks”
Our son the teacher says they see it in the classrooms!!!
But just think of all the tax money coming in from legal and taxed marijuana!!! They overlook the medical, social, education,... costs. BUT,BUT, BUT they will vote for me when it passes!
McCance-Katz taught at Yale and Brown universities and held senior posts for state substance abuse agencies before joining HHS under the Obama administration as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration chief medical officer.
She pointed out that hospitalizations more than doubled for serious mental health disorders among 18- to 25-year-olds nationally from 2012 to 2018. She cited a study in July that shows a 77% increase in suicide deaths from 2010 to 2015 among Colorado 10- to 19-year-olds with marijuana in their systems.
The data on cannabis-induced psychosis, she said, demands the government both speak out and manage fears. Among people who use marijuana, 10% to 20% will develop a marijuana use disorder and “be at risk for these other kinds of mental and physical adverse events,” she said.
“Thatâs not the majority, thatâs the minority of people who use marijuana, but hereâs the problem: We donât know who they are a priori (in advance),â McCance-Katz said. “We do not want to exaggerate the risks.”
As a citizen of one of those towns on the Western Slope of Colorado, I can say with all honesty that your post-apocalyptic description is a bit much. I can also say that issues with homelessness and local economies goes far beyond cannabis. Perception of the problem and reality, in this case, are two entirely different things.
The laws that setup legalization in Colorado do not include these age groups or allow them to purchase marijuana.
What is so special about weed? Alcohol is legal, but you don’t see the govt going around promoting its usage. Weed should be treated the same way. The penalties for driving loaded should be the same as alcohol. No advertising. Not even street signs on the hophead storefronts.
It is not a boon to society.
Good for potato chip manufacturers, though. Especially the sour cream and green onion flavored one.
—”The laws that setup legalization in Colorado do not include these age groups or allow them to purchase marijuana.”
âWell, I, uh, don’t think it’s quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.â
The point being that the article attempts to demonize legal cannabis. What you are discussing is legal cannabis. This is not a result of legal cannabis. That is the black market, which only gets stronger when prohibition exists, and I daresay the illegal street corner dealer WILL NOT be checking your kids ID when they purchase from him.
—” I daresay the illegal street corner dealer WILL NOT be checking your kids ID when they purchase from him.”
I daresay the illegal street corner dealer WILL NOT be charging all the taxes when they purchase from him.
At the same time, the state-approved dealers will be flogging a similar product on local billboards/print/tv.
Difficult to differentiate between the two; except for the price.
The defunded coppers are going to force the market to state control? Right?
The state never wins this game; see 18th Amendment.
As opposed to the legal market getting even stronger for a product that is proven destructive, until all of society is awash in it?
The USSR had shortages of everything but Vodka...a drunk populace was unlikely to rebel...the same with a doped up/drug addled society.
“Most of all, MAGA means restoring virtue among the people. There are a lot of people who missed Trump’s main message.”
So why did Trump green-light the legalization by states at this campaign rally =>
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WZ3ZkcuxiXY (1m:11s segment)
PS => Listen to the crowd reaction when he makes this statement.
PS => Were you stoned when you listened to that?
He defended the Tenth Amendment. That’s good, isn’t it?
Been using cannabis daily since February 2015 for medical/behavioral reasons with great success. I went from being unemployable to working 2 jobs for last 2+ years.
Every aspect of my life; physically, spiritually & emotionally has been improved since I began using cannabis. I do not believe using it = sin.
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