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Canada legalises recreational marijuana
BBC News ^ | 20th June 2018 | BBC News

Posted on 06/19/2018 4:47:38 PM PDT by Ennis85

Canada has passed a landmark law that legalises the recreational use of marijuana nationwide. The Cannabis Act passed its final hurdle on Tuesday in a 52-29 vote in the Senate. The bill controls and regulates how the drug can be grown, distributed, and sold. Canadians will be able to buy and consume the drug legally as early as this September. The country is the first in the G7 to legalise the drug's recreational use.

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TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cannabis; drugs; legalisation; marijuana; pot; potheads; wod
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To: Ken H
If that were so, then politicians would be leading the charge instead of dragging their feet. Until VT legalized earlier this year, all 8 legal states legalized by referendum.

Politicians, at least until very recently, have been much more on side of prohibitionists than the people.

EXCELLENT observation, Ken!

61 posted on 06/19/2018 7:48:52 PM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Yaelle

“The only thing I notice about legal pot here this year is that EVERY DAY you smell it on the freeways.”

It’s legal for a passenger to use it in most states. Just not the driver


62 posted on 06/19/2018 8:13:57 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: shanover

“If we are going to have drugs, it is always best to have government the kingpin. They got gambling, look how that turned out. /sarc”

That was a low-info post. States tax and regulate alcohol and tobacco, right? I doubt you would say the states are alcohol and tobacco kingpins.

States that have legalized mj also regulate it along the same lines. State governments are supposed to regulate such things. See the Tenth Amendment.


63 posted on 06/19/2018 9:33:57 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: NobleFree

The cartels have switched to selling fentanyl


64 posted on 06/20/2018 12:23:37 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: DouglasKC

It is all about the money...no tax revenue from underground pot sales....the rest of the rationale is pure horse poop.


65 posted on 06/20/2018 6:29:26 AM PDT by albertabound
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To: kaktuskid
It'll reduce the income of cartels, which will make society better.

The cartels have switched to selling fentanyl

Cartels can't create demand through force of will, and the base of opioid users is far smaller than that of marijuana users.

66 posted on 06/20/2018 6:59:11 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: albertabound
It is all about the money...no tax revenue from underground pot sales....the rest of the rationale is pure horse poop.

When pols do the right thing for the wrong reasons, it's the best we can hope for.

67 posted on 06/20/2018 7:00:31 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: CtBigPat
Imagine a stoner coming upon this sign:

(Yes, that's in Canuckistan.)

68 posted on 06/20/2018 7:04:08 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Secret Agent Man
"...You have to test them and see which ones work..."

Easy for you to say; some of the little jars of CBD oil run into the hundreds of dollars. I saw one for $5,000!

I just want the one that works for my excruciating lower back pain.

69 posted on 06/20/2018 11:12:57 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Get off my lawn and GTFO of my country.)
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To: Yaelle

I am heartened by your knowledge on this subject.

The student has become the master!


70 posted on 06/20/2018 11:14:22 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Get off my lawn and GTFO of my country.)
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To: Yaelle

I seem to be developing a “reverse tolerance” to THC and have to keep reducing the number of vape draws to avoid getting high. This is difficult to explain at the receptor level (down regulation should be occurring all along) and the THC cartridge is the same one I’ve been using for two months. Down to one draw now. If this continues i will need to get a weaker THC cartridge. All I can figure out is I’m getting better and better at drawing, and THC is getting delivered more and more efficiently to the bloodstream, although not deliberately. So it isn’t really a reverse tolerance, which should be impossible. Some people say you learn subtleties of getting high over time, and some of that could be occurring also.


71 posted on 06/20/2018 11:32:21 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

Interesting. I have a friend who vapes daily and she says she doesn’t really get high any more. She has a rather difficult job with lots of math, too. I don’t want to be high because I take care of too many people and I need to be as fit to drive and supervise as possible every second. I don’t know why other people get such subtle effects, but I had chalked it up to tolerance. Your case is interesting!


72 posted on 06/20/2018 11:42:24 AM PDT by Yaelle
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To: T-Bone Texan
Well its not blind testing, they have a general breakdown understanding of which cbd oils are known for having certain properties and benefits. They do know which ones are generally known for pain relief. Further you may be a person who requires some thc along with cbd oils to get relief for your level/type of pain.
73 posted on 06/20/2018 11:53:47 AM PDT by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Yaelle

Yeah, I am the only driver in the family with five grandchildren here, and my 101 YO mother is in a retirement facility nearby, so I have to be ready to go. Last night with only two puffs I was in no shape to drive even the riding lawn mower (if I had one). 73% THC GDP.


74 posted on 06/20/2018 11:54:57 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: steve86

Some of the visual effects/distortions/almost hallucinations are amusing, but overall, I don’t like being high.


75 posted on 06/20/2018 11:59:44 AM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Secret Agent Man

That is a great graphic!


76 posted on 06/21/2018 7:50:10 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Get off my lawn and GTFO of my country.)
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To: steve86

Reverse tolerance for THC is fairly common.

Just takes smaller drags!


77 posted on 06/21/2018 7:51:49 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Get off my lawn and GTFO of my country.)
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