I have not even read the article yet, been working since 8 am yesterday trying to get this project into the city tomorrow and too tired to absorb anything... but I have a gnawing question and saw this thread and thought this seemed like a good place to ask it...
Can somebody please tell me why it is that conservatives always stand for personal freedoms, personal responsibility, states rights and less laws in general very consistently, except this one specific subject - Marijuana... that Evil Weed, the Devils Lettuce?
I just want to tell you, it makes the entire conservative movement look like chicken little... The real stupidity comes in if you put any thought at all into it knowing it is much safer than alcohol or tobacco... You literally can not OD on marijuana, but alcohol will kill you if you drink too much too fast and tobacco is a proven killer, nicotine used to be a pesticide... I still have an old bottle of pure nicotine I found cleaning up grandpa’s shop.
The official position is there is no medicinal use, which is why it is scheduled the way it is, but then the US Government also holds the patent for medical uses...
https://www.leafscience.com/2014/07/25/u-s-government-patent-marijuana/
That said, I am a Trump supporter and as much as I hate to see Sessions doing this, I knew this was coming... I hoped Trump would can him before he dis, but Sessions has never kept his hate for the evil weed a secret. I have to support his actions, I have been begging for laws to be enforced and that has to mean all laws... What needs to happen is Congress needs to change the laws, just reschedule already and leave it to the states. Hopefully this is simply more Trump brilliance and this will force that to happen with the uproar it’s going to create.... your messing with states economy’s now and school funding too! Not only Blue states, but states that put him in office... This is a simply a states rights issue... Certain counties still ban alcohol, if you want the evil weed illegal in your area make it so!
Until you can regulate the THC/CBD levels the same way we regulate tar/nicotine levels and alcohol percentages don’t even think about legalization.
A glass of beer or wine a day is actually good for you. The nicotine in cigarettes sharpens the mind, which is why cigs were issued to the soldiers. All marijuana does is make you stupid.