Posted on 07/10/2019 3:40:55 PM PDT by SJackson
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar called on the federal government to take the lead in legalizing marijuana nationwide, warning that legal differences between states was exacerbating economic inequality.
The progressive Minnesota representative told BET that the federal government which has long considered marijuana a medically unnecessary, illegal drug on par with heroin and cocaine should strive to ensure consistency between states on the issue, according to the Star Tribune.
"What happens [without full legalization] is you will have a state where someone is publicly and professionally able to profit and the next state, someone could be sent to life [in prison] for it," Omar told BET.
Myanmar would be a place for her to promote weed equality.
It will always be Burma to me.
I have no zero nadda experience with storing weed so I cannot even guess what will happen to weed stored for years..
Clever. More subtle than mine by far.
That’s why it’s good for you and me to stay sane and off drugs so we can watch the other guys and be a step ahead of them.
Legal marijuana is one of the worst laws passed. MI will now have texting millennials meeting us head-on in our highway lane and feeling like they can fly their car above the coming collision. God help us.
I think that about my being a nondrinker, too. Made that decision due to my mother being an abusive alcoholic. Sorry, all normal one or two drink FReepers. I know it offends people when I say that.
My late mother almost killed a woman in an accident and the judge let her off saying “I’ve been at that bar. They water down their drinks. I’m sure your level wasn’t that bad. No charges.”
President Trump, Mitt and self help guy Tony Robbins are nondrinkers.
They say “bartenders don’t drink.” Is that true of AOC? Just wondering.
Opinions from this dimwit are not worth repeating...
I saw that movie when I was 17. It left a last impression. Still scares me to death.
Is the initial buy to create their own MJ business going to be accomplished with food stamps?
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Free pot for everybody!!
Bttt
I am convinced that chronic habitual use is corrosive to the mind. Though from a political-philosphical standpoint I think we should decriminalize most drugs, in no way is that an endorsement of drug use and in no way am I fan of this “legalize, regulate and tax it” approach that is the trend. Penalties for selling to children should be stiff - but perversely here in California where weed is legal they sell not just weed but all kinds of fruit flavored THC smokeless oils you can inhale, THC candies, THC drinks - “For the kid in you!”. They actually market and sell the stuff based on potency. The high THC products fetch a premium of up to 100% which is only going to lead to more potent products coming to market. Imagine if alcohol distillers actually marketed their products based on alcohol content? “Bud gets you buzzed faster than Miller”. Its insane. There are weed stores all over the place, and indiscreet public use is widespread. One silver lining, perhaps, is that the state expected $1B in tax revenues but only collected 1/3 the amount. But that might just be because before legalization people were ‘buying in bulk’ throwing the estimates off. Now that you can buy it 24/7, no need to spend more than you can smoke in a day.
My wife quit drinking 12 years ago, which pretty much means I quit drinking 12 years ago. I was never much of a drinker anyway so it wasn’t a big deal to me.
Perhaps the weed industry has developed ways of preserving it. I don’t know. I imagine it will still be potent but also full of fungus mold if not properly stored.
But enough to supply the entire state for 6 years? That’s nuts. No industry stockpiles that much - well maybe the diamond industry does but that is a very tight cartel. It should lead to a total collapse in the market price for weed, which means collapsing weed tax revenues for the state. All that weed will either get diverted to a black market somewhere (perhaps even in OR) or drive the production out of state. Why would anyone want to pay to store for years that which you can create fresh in weeks? There is really no reason weed should cost more than celery, and when it is legal for anyone to grow a bunch of plants they are undermining their own tax-scheme. Which is fine by me, really.
That beast should have never been let in the US.
Forward Observer of the Caliphate, she is.
When are we going to stop injecting ourselves with cancer?
That beast should have never been let in the US.
Forward Observer of the Caliphate, she is.
When are we going to stop injecting ourselves with cancer?
I’ll bet. That should have been the wake-up call to all mules out there.
Again, I never cease to be amazed on “Locked Up Abroad”.
One guy says an associate he hardly knew left him with “the stuff” - associate took off and he was in possession of something - some drug formed into a statue. So he got nailed.
I always wondered if he actually did know what the guy was up to. Just didn’t expect to be the one holding the bag.
Later, I think that guy helped him escape prison - some low-tech place. Yikes all around.
I have watched that show a number of times. The stories are just so unreal! How are people so easily led? I guess the money but, not enough for me! Those places are true hellholes and make our prisons look like staying at the Ritz!
Their police don’t mess around, either, from what I can tell.
Of course, it’s all dramatized but a lot of those folks wind up doing 4-7 years before they ever get free. Lotta stupid Europeans in there too.
Thanks for information. I didn’t even know what CBD meant and now I can’t avoid it (grocery checkout magazines, signs in front of drug stores....).
Looks like total degeneration of society. Which actually isn’t breaking news.
Thanks again.
though I appreciate her support for national concealed carry.
I doubt shes thought things that far through.
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I’ve grown very weary of hearing what this fraudulent criminal has to say.
She’s nothing but a muslim plant, placed into our country, and political system, to do maximum damage, and the complicit media is right there doing her bidding. “Send her back!”
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