Posted on Jan 29, 2018
Federal Crackdown On States' Legal Marijuana Drives Private Investors Away
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Grandson of a Rum Runner of Sorts, Of Course I think Marijuana Laws are Stupid.
Federal Crackdown On States' Legal Marijuana Drives Private Investors Away
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When the DEA reaffirmed marihuana as Schedule 1, I knew the battle to legalize it nationally was going to be a hard battle.
I do not understand if a conservative is all for smaller federal control and states rights, why there is so much resistance in this conservative-controlled federal government to step aside and let the states do as they wish.
Legalize MJ nation wide now!
I do not understand if a conservative is all for smaller federal control and states rights, why there is so much resistance in this conservative-controlled federal government to step aside and let the states do as they wish.
Legalize MJ nation wide now!
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No!! The last thing we need is to legalize another product that makes a person useless on this planet. Stoners a majorly non-productive citizens that have bought into the professors descriptive that this is what works for me and should be legal. I throw the bullshit factor on that one!!!! If we follow that guidance then legalization of what works for me should be passed also. Ridding the planet of STUPID people that only use services and give absolutely nothing.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
1SG (Join to see) - I know a number of people that are hard working citizens, that also use MJ. IMO, marijuana is no more harmful that alcohol. I have never seen a "stoner" tear up a bar, just to show how macho they feel in their drunk mind.
Prohibition did not work, nor will the prohibition of marijuana. All it will do is put more citizens behind bars, which is wrong. This is not the dark old days of "The Killer Weed."
Legalize marijuana now!
Prohibition did not work, nor will the prohibition of marijuana. All it will do is put more citizens behind bars, which is wrong. This is not the dark old days of "The Killer Weed."
Legalize marijuana now!
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Well this weed is killing more. It is making more kids less self supporting because they get the weed high laced with whatever. That high becomes boring as hell and they move on to the power drugs. Lots say the opioids crises is fault of big pharmacy and pill shacks. I agree they have fault, but so do the weeders who draw kids into this dilemma. If it was marketed to adults 30 and older, I would not care and also require it to be a home use product. Not out at social events, HOME USE ONLY, I'd support it. I for one hate the smell and do not believe my freedoms should be violated so one can live stoned
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This is part of the strategy of the prohibitionists. As long as the legal uncertainty is there it's going to scare off most reputable investors & entrepreneurs, this leaves the market to those with a higher risk tolerance, those with less to lose. It just so happens that those people also tend to skew on the shady side. Then the prohibitionists can point to the seedy types running these businesses and crow about how it's still only criminals involved in the industry and use that to justify keeping it illegal.
We saw it here in the early years of Medical Marijuana in California. For a long time the dispensaries were unable to get bank accounts, because U.S. attorneys threatened the banks with money laundering and drug trafficking charges if they let the marijuana businesses open accounts. This meant the businesses had to operate on an all cash basis and worse had to keep all their cash either on the premises or at the homes of the owners. This made both tempting targets for robbers and there were quite a few armed robberies and follow-home home invasions.
We saw it here in the early years of Medical Marijuana in California. For a long time the dispensaries were unable to get bank accounts, because U.S. attorneys threatened the banks with money laundering and drug trafficking charges if they let the marijuana businesses open accounts. This meant the businesses had to operate on an all cash basis and worse had to keep all their cash either on the premises or at the homes of the owners. This made both tempting targets for robbers and there were quite a few armed robberies and follow-home home invasions.
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I am OK with legalization in California, just build the wall on the right hand border of that place and America can be rid of the majority of dingbats!!!
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Being a veteran DOES NOT give one a right to a burden on society, engage in criminal activity without consequences or quit being a disciplined productive citizen. To say marijuana is the cure or the medication necessary to treat and/or heal one with PTSD is no different than telling them to alcohol drink their troubles away. High is high and just uncontrollably altering ones mental state is not medicinal AT ALL.
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Show up on the scene with me when they spend all their funds, usually VA pay, on weed and other illegal drug products. The multiple return calls for service until the final one where that medication resulted in the demise of the veteran. I tell you what sucks. What sucks is seeing the many I have tried to get into better paths continue say the weed is my only solution and die. Jail sucks and sucks bad, but jail and being alive beats the alternative of death.
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Legalize it the correct and Constitutional way via the Congress. You don't legalize a Federal Prohibition by ignoring it.......at some point Congress needs to vote and change the law. In that respect I support the crack down as it was a stupid approach that the Obama Administration took to back door legalization without involving Congress. Thank Obama and his total abdication of leadership on the issue for the downstream issues this is going to cause with the Feds fighting the states.
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