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TOO $
Cowboy Neal
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If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Dead and Company featuring Johnny Slayer
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Post by TOO $ on Aug 11, 2016 8:58:22 GMT -5
Title should just be "DEA Fails"...www.cnn.com/2016/08/11/health/dea-fails-to-loosen-restrictions-on-medical-marijuana/index.html
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smosey wales
Merry Prankster
Disguised as a squirrel
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If I could add one artist to the 2023 lineup: Anyone? Anyone?
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DEA fails to loosen restrictions on medical marijuana
Aug 11, 2016 11:00:15 GMT -5
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Post by smosey wales on Aug 11, 2016 11:00:15 GMT -5
The problems created by mainly, the federal and state law conflicts, and second, the differing state laws and finally, drug-free workplace rules are making would could be an easy and fair process about impossible, with bad consequences far exceeding any appropriate, or previously existing, regulations. For example, legitimate businesses can't use banks. Citizens who use pot legally face work-place violations and penalties for traces showing up in tests when they are not impaired at work. The list grows.
It's basic that a law has to be written so the common man can understand it and behave accordingly. The dual (or multi) system prevents just that, resulting in an unconstitutional process.
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Post by southernman on Aug 11, 2016 14:06:25 GMT -5
I am actually OK with the failure to reschedule. Rescheduling from 1 to 2 is not a very substantial change at all, especially in the area of criminal penalties, which remain very severe for schedule 2 with very modest offsetting benefits.
I would not want rescheduling to slow the momentum towards the ultimate goal, which is full legalization. Rejecting rescheduling might (might?) push legislators in that direction. Probably as more states legalize and more legislators have constituents that are impacted by the continuing failure at the federal level.
This is really an area where the politicians are way, way behind the people. There is still a long way to go. The bureaucrats are farther behind then even the politicians, as they won't even obey the restrictions on, for example, using taxpayer dollars to raid medical marijuana places where that is legal.
Post by southernman on Aug 11, 2016 14:31:35 GMT -5
I will add that I am personally OK with this because I don't have any personal investment in the outcome, it is a philosophical position to me, so I can afford to play the long game.
I know that is not the case for everybody and I am sorry to anyone impacted by the current clusterfuck of a policy.
