Have you been to New York, Denver, or Las Vegas? The smell is absolutely pervasive. Even with only “medical” marijuana being legal here, we see a parade of people who are suffering from cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome- a malady where they smoke so much weed that they spend a good chunk of time every day throwing up, yet they won’t take our advice and smoke less weed.
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oldvet50 · October 25, 2024 at 7:15 am
I do not understand how an illegal act at the federal level can be legal at the state level. Counterfeiting currency is a federal crime. If we legalize it at the state level we can immediately have all the money we need. Please point out the flaw in my logic.
Divemedic · October 25, 2024 at 8:10 am
Perfect logic. The people largely don’t like the war on (some) drugs, and it is largely being ignored. State by state, many drugs are being legalized, and it’s only a matter of time before the war on (some) drugs is relegated to the dustbin of history.
The thing here that you have to remember is that thousands of Federal employees, perhaps tens of thousands, know that their jobs depend on maintaining the war on (some) drugs. They HAVE to keep it illegal, or their jobs are forfeit. Therefore, the FedGov will ignore what the states are doing.
Tom235 · October 25, 2024 at 11:02 am
Without getting into the pros and cons of drug legalization, the 10th Amendment gives that right to the states, not the Feds, Currency is a different issue but recall the states did issue their own currency until the Lincoln war. Y’all from the South remember that one, eh?
Troy · October 25, 2024 at 11:57 am
“I do not understand how an illegal act at the federal level can be legal at the state level. Counterfeiting currency is a federal crime”
Simple. Many crimes, like murder, are enforced both at the state and federal level. State are NOT obligated to criminalize everything the feds criminalize! Marijuana IS still federally illegal. There is nothing stopping a DEA agent hanging out at a dispensary in Vegas, Denver, Seattle, etc., and arresting and the DOJ prosecuting every person that comes out for marijuana possession. Good luck with that. First of all, it will likely only be a misdemeanor. The federal judicial criminal justice system is already overwhelmed. It doesn’t have time to deal with misdemeanors. So bringing in a bunch of misdemeanor weed cases is likely to just piss the already overworked Federal District Court Judge off. Given that Judges in Blue areas are, well, blue, you just might convince them scape the entirety of federal drug classification scheme.
Assume the defendant wants a jury trial. Voir Dire, where they pick the jurors, would be a major clown show. Food luck trying to find enough jurors that haven’t smoked weed and are willing to enforce federal weed laws. Most people hate being called to jury duty. “Wait, I lost a days work for weed?” Trials cost a lot time and money. Having a bunch of weed defendants would clusterF@#@ and already clusterf@#$ed system. Good luck getting a Seattle, Denver, or New York jury to convict over weed.
On an aside, constitutionally speaking, SCOTUS has ruled that federal rights are a floor, not a ceiling. Meaning that States can grant their citizens more rights than the federal constitution endows.
Federal legitimacy is hanging on by its fingernails. Enforcing stupid federal weed laws could be the last straw. The decision should be up to the states. If you hate weed bad enough, move to Idaho or Wyoming.
Himself · October 25, 2024 at 8:10 am
This is a fine example of how stupid people are today. Like you said, we don’t have to guess. We just have to look at cities that have this.
After that passed in CO, I was up in Manitoba Springs and that is exactly what was there. Stoners all hanging out at the park.
Wild, wild west · October 27, 2024 at 9:49 pm
Bingo. And these days if you’re traveling east out of Colorado you best keep your speed down across western Kansas because the Highway Patrol will be shooting radar at eastbound traffic a lot more than at the west bound lanes.
I was in Denver a few days after personal use was passed, but before it was actually available that way. Medical marijuana places had been in business for some time, though. Went to lunch and after ordering, noticed a professional building across the street with a big “Doctor Kush” sign on the ridge of the roof and large white signs with a green leafy plant on the walls. So, I asked the waitress if that building across the street was what I thought it was. It is, she said, and you can walk in, get a prescription on the spot and smoke up your whole paycheck without even leaving the parking lot.
I asked her if she saw a lot of that and she said every day, all day. And no, I did not walk in and get a prescription on that or any other spot.
JimmyPx · October 25, 2024 at 9:10 am
To find out who is behind ads like this, FOLLOW the MONEY !
The anti MJ groups are:
Big Pharma (can’t have vastly cheaper cannabis cut into their business)
Police and Prison Guards (less prisoners = less jobs for them)
Illegal drug business (legalization will ruin their business).
I personally can’t stand pot but right now anyone who wants to smoke pot is right now so why not legalize it and tax it like tobacco and booze ?
Divemedic · October 25, 2024 at 12:10 pm
Because this amendment doesn’t do that. It only legalizes pot that is grown, distributed, and sold by pharma companies.
SiG · October 25, 2024 at 1:51 pm
The dude said follow the money but missed that Big Weed is funding this out the wazoo. It doesn’t legalize growing your own, they still have a monopoly there. And the “illegal drug business” isn’t opposing it. They’re overwhelming legal drug sales everywhere because they can undercut anyone’s prices. They can and do take slaves to tend their crops, they don’t need to worry about costs. Slave complains? Shoot ’em and kidnap another.
Chris · October 25, 2024 at 2:49 pm
I can vouch for #fnyc, you smell the reefer on every city block and driving down any road in any of the five boros.
Jay Bee · October 25, 2024 at 1:18 pm
You mention cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome and how the patients don’t take the advice of “maybe don’t smoke so much.” A lot of young people seriously believe there are no negative side effects to smoking weed. They think it’s ok to drive, go to work, etc. because it has no negative effect.
I just don’t get how someone can believe that, young or not, after the first few times getting high.
Kevin Kirk · October 25, 2024 at 3:42 pm
I knew somebody that had the issue of throwing up after smoking pot. I had run across a reference to the problem, and the diagnosis seemed simple – quit for 3-4 days, if you stop throwing up there’s your problem. She wouldn’t do it. Entirely too dependent on pot and refused to consider stopping. But don’t say she’s addicted!
Birdog357 · October 25, 2024 at 7:44 pm
That shit isn’t legal in my state in any form, and my neighborhood reeks of it….
Steady Steve · October 25, 2024 at 10:21 pm
Just a poorly crafted law probably written to benefit certain campaign contributors. Quit the whole BS “war on drugs” and let those who are stupid enough to use them bear responsibility for their decisions. Make the penalties for doing stupid stuff while high like driving, assault, etc. draconian enough to make fairly intelligent people think twice. I have to vote no on this one.
Aesop · October 28, 2024 at 2:15 pm
Since Califrutopia passed the same jackassical law, I can confirm that every public space smells like a pot farm, 24/7/365.
Every. Public. Space.
Parking lots. Restrooms. The mall. Disneyland. Half the time, even inside the ER, because people think nothing or walking around reeking, every moment, and are shocked, SHOCKED! I say, when we tell them their claims of not partaking of weed stink to high heaven, just like their bong-sodden rags.
It’s so bad, it’s to the point I’m about to start wearing shit-filled Depends whenever I go outside out of pure self-defense.
I have to switch the car air/heat system to recirculate interior air, because you’re getting blasted by pot fumes going down the street or even the mother-effing freeway, which means a non-zero number of motorists are totally baked while they’re flying along there too. (Anybody hits me and smells of weed is going to die of massive tire iron poisoning before the cops arrive, I swear to Cthulhu. “Gee Officer, i guess his airbags didn’t go off in time to keep him from hitting the steering wheel 20-30 times, hard…”)
Every goddam place jackas…er, people inhabit and infest, you might as well be in the middle of the crowd at a Grateful Dead or Bob Marley concert.
That’s just one of the blessings with which legalizing weed is going to gift you.
Best Wishes.
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