Posted on 04/03/2021 4:22:21 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he and other Democrats are ready to advance the controversial marijuana legalization cause.
“He [Biden] said he’s studying the issue, so [I] obviously want to give him a little time to study it. I want to make my arguments to him, as many other advocates will,” Schumer said in an interview with Politico. “But at some point we’re going to move forward, period.”
During Biden’s presidential campaign, he didn’t endorse legalizing marijuana, and after taking office, reportedly disqualified staffers because they consumed the drug.
Schumer introduced a bill in 2018 to legalize the drug, as part of a pitch for voting Democrat in the then-upcoming election.
“When a few of the early states—Oregon and Colorado—wanted to legalize, all the opponents talked about the parade of horribles: Crime would go up. Drug use would go up. Everything bad would happen,” Schumer told the outlet. “The legalization of states worked out remarkably well.”
Many experts, however, disagree with Schumer’s statements, stating that the legalization of marijuana has caused numerous problems (pdf), including increased crime rates and medical conditions in their patients.
Emergency room doctors in Colorado told The Epoch Times last October about the negative effects marijuana legalization has had on their community.
They said they have seen an increase in all drug use, not just marijuana. Methamphetamine use was up 143 percent, opiates up by 10 percent, and cannabis up by 57 percent, according to data from the ER drug screens over the past seven years.
“If you pump a community full of drugs, you’re going to have to expect everything that’s associated with them. You’re going to have to expect the crime, addiction,” said Dr. Karen Randall.
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China has a long memory. Revenge is a Dish best served cold.
We don’t have three commercials for weed every break during sports.
Schmuckie wants the AOC vote?
Who’da guessed.
Ever the Statesman he is.
When cigarettes are practically illegal
These people are insane. They are illogical. And they are running our country
We really have to give up abortion. That’s what has lost is Gods grace and guidance.
Pray for trump this Easter Sunday. He will help us.
Notice the gun control in the states that legalized marijuana. It’s a harbinger of slavery.
They might as well legalize opiates too and put the cartels and drug dealers out of business. People commit crimes on alcohol and it’s still very legal.
If people want to be F’ed up, they are going to get it anyway on the streets.
The drug dealers will have to find another line of work. Why protect their jobs?
So, who forced Marijuana or Opium on China? I guess it was the United States, then?
It’s all “The West” to China.
Also, if people want to commit suicide, they will find a way to do it anyway.
Tell all the democratic dopers that elections have been moved and were last week. “Wow man, like when did that happen?”
No, not at all. Poppies are where that is at.
Many years ago I read about a farmer family who planted several acres of various poppies, they sold them at the local market, and farmers markets.
The internet was new but advertized on websites with flowers.
Suddenly the DEA went all ‘Training Exercise’ on them one early morning.
They were found not guilty cause farmers thought they were just pretty flowers.
I wish I could find the news article
Next up, recreational Fentanyl
Lol. A few friends of mine had to get real jobs when we’d was legalized, it was good for them.
Not a chance. Gropin' Joe doesn't even know what flavor of tapioca he had this morning.
The bankers don’t want it legalized and neither do democrat’s friends in the cartels.
Big Marijuana is one of the backbone financers of the Democrats, along with other drug dealers.
Something new to tax.
Increased pot smoking will surely increase the use of reason vs. emotion. /s
Acapulco gold is....
BAD ASS WEED!🎵
CC
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