Posted on 03/11/2015 4:30:56 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Republican Sen. Rand Paul joined Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand Tuesday to propose legislation to legalize medical marijuana on the federal level.
The bill, termed the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act, would move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II, allow access for veterans and put a final stop to federal raids on dispensaries, among other things.
This is the first time a medical marijuana bill has been introduced in the Senate, whereas the House has seen 15 pieces of legislation on marijuana reform in the last session of Congress, according to Marijuana.com.
The move from Schedule I to Schedule II would mean federal regulatory recognition that marijuana has medicinal value, but also high abuse potential.
“This is an absolutely ground-breaking moment,” Leslie Bocskor, managing partner of Electrum Partners, told The Daily Caller News Foundation. “Whether it passes or not, the fact that it exists is an important step. In proposing to reschedule marijuana, the senators are also acknowledging the pre-existence of the marijuana manufacturing industry by including a provision on financial services and enforcement.”
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Sheesh.
Ted Cruz says leave marijuana to the states =>
“I actually think this is great embodiment of what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called ‘the laboratories of democracy,'” Cruz said. “If the citizens of Colorado decide they want to go down that road, that’s their prerogative. I don’t agree with it, but that’s their right."
--Ted Cruz at CPAC.
And legalization is working out so well for Colorado.
I am sick to death of the MJ issue.
People have used MJ for 6,000 years or more.
In the US it only became an issue when “refer madness” was produced, which by the way only had to do with “negro music and white women enjoying it, 1930s or so., before that no one cared.
Maybe you should actually learn about the benefits
That is a HUGE issue
I’ve seen all the “benefits” I need to, unfortunately. I haven’t been hidden away in a cave, so there have been way too many POTHEADS demonstrating the “benefits” to me ... LOL ...
So do you agree with Ted Cruz (and the Tenth Amendment) that Colorado should make that decision rather than fedgov?
I do—It’s well past time for the states need to tell the FedGov to pi$$ off.
Cruz is right, 100%.
The more we can get the fedgov OUT of, the better off we are.
All the common and known vices in the world have been around for 6,000 years ... that doesn’t mean much ... LOL ...
In time, it would expand. I hate to think how many more DUMBED-DOWN VOTERS the Democrats would be getting. That’s probably the plan, anyway ... “Make them POTHEADS and compliant! We’ll never lose another election!”
I know that THC can help many remedies, I do NOT want to be high I WANT to be pain free, there ARE strains that can accomplish that.
It is the “no matter what what everyone wants to be high” people are blocking my ability to be pain free.
Get the active ingredient in capsule, pill or liquid form, get it dispensed at a doctor’s office and go there every month if you need to. I know others who deal with pain and they have prescription pain medication and they get a prescription each month. That’s fine being medically managed with that kind of methodology.
Maybe, I just don’t think so. Portugal legalized iall drugs a few years ago and there was a bump but usage is actually down.
Maybe the Portuguese have more self-control ... but here in the USA ... it will be a “killer” just like it’s turning out to be in Colorado.
From my cold dead hands! ;-)
Keep it in your house ... and I’ll make sure I don’t accidentally drive down your street ... LOL ...
Bring it! I’m always home.
You clearly do not live in CO, and you seem to fall for more BS stories than the liberal masses who follow the MSM. “Vast majority of driving while impaired cases”? Not even close to being true.
No, no ... you got the wrong idea ... I want to STAY OFF the POTHEAD’S streets who have guns ... LOL ...
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