A powerful Republican Senator hints that Congress may discuss nationwide marijuana legalization this

blake9999

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Sen. Thom Tillis, a powerful Republican from North Carolina, suggested in a letter shared with Business Insider that the Senate Judiciary Committee is "likely" to discuss marijuana legalization this year.

The letter was addressed to Rod Kight, a North Carolina lawyer who works with companies in the cannabis industry.

Kight first wrote a letter to Tillis in support of two bills — Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017 and The Marijuana Justice Act — that both seek to de-schedule marijuana and effectively legalize the drug at the federal level. Kight was advocating on behalf of the bills for the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML).

Read the full article;
http://www.businessinsider.com/sen-tillis-says-judiciary-committee-likely-to-discuss-marijuana-2018-2
 
houseofwax237

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I think it is ironic, or maybe more proof that those who live and work in D.C. live by a different set of laws, as it is already legal for recreational use in the land where laws are created......
 
Roger A. Shrubber

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it would be nice, but congress "discussing" something means its still at least ten years in the future. which means a different bunch of asshats making the decision. so who the fuck knows what these career liars will do? not even them
 
stoned-monkey

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but if they legalize it how will politicians get kick backs from pharmaceutical companies (other then forced healthcare) and correction faculties? plus think of all the poor police officers out of work now. :sarcasm:

its all greed and until they figure out to make more money from marijuana then the current setup it wont happen.
 
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bundee1

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I've seen a field with Dyna-Gro testing site signs all over here in N.C. I think the people in power are tipping each other off to acquire land and prepare for this. They won't pass it until those in the know are convinced and ready. They just have to work out how to divvy up the tax money. Law enforcement, lower property tax, education (especially vouchers) and infrastructure.
 
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Fubard

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bundee1 said:
I've seen a field with Dyna-Gro testing site signs all over here in N.C. I think the people in power are tipping each other off to acquire land and prepare for this. They won't pass it until those in the know are convinced and ready. They just have to work out how to divvy up the tax money. Law enforcement, lower property tax, education (especially vouchers) and infrastructure.
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Allow the States to set the rules in their area, issue licences, collect taxes, etc, with no Federal surcharge.

Allow the interstate transportation between "legal" states, but only by properly licenced, etc, operators so you set up a legal trafficking network which allows the Fed to take "$X" per ton, depending on the product.
 
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Fubard

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-administration-set-legalize-medical-marijuana-50-states/


NOT
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We know that the media has a habit of "exaggerating" things, but even such talk regarding use wrt "terminal illness" is still quite a shift from the usual stance coming out at Federal level, I don't believe anyone has specifically excepted Cannabis so, by tacit agreement, it's included, so you have to wonder how much of all of this "talk" from Washington is "sounding out" public opinion on the matter.

After all, to any politician that's all that matters, as long as enough people agree with him then nothing else matters, we know.

So do not be surprised if there's more "vague references" to changing assorted laws, under various guises such as the above, to gauge "the court of public opinion". One big reason is one I've mentioned called "revenue", 2nd big reason has also been mentioned called being able to send resources after the REAL problems like meth, crack, etc, 3rd reason is breaking the criminal chain for it can be quite a dent in the uptake of other substances if someone doesn't get a chance to be introduced to them in the first case ("You like weed? You'll LOVE this, try some..."). That's before we think of the evidence gathered from long-term and ongoing "experiments" in certain countries, plus the real data coming in from certain states. Add in the known and proven medical benefits, across a range of ailments, and there's a hell of a lot of stuff that simply cannot be ignored any longer.

As I say, I ain't a fan of The Donald, but given the choice you had I think the right one was made. The one thing that we can pretty much agree on is that he ain't a career party shill who shall toe the Party line, so given that whoever follows him will be another career politician put there because of a brown tongue or "not being a white male heterosexual" I would say that this loon may well be the best chance for a properly regulated, rules based on local opinions at state level and only interstate stuff being the interest of the Feds, opening up of things, at least at medical level.

This is the sort of proposition which, although it would be agreeable to the general public if enacted properly, would piss off every screaming moonhowler on every side of every political divide in the nation, it could only be taken by someone who didn't care what the screeching minority groups howl at him, for no career politician would have the nuts to even contemplate THINKING about such a thing as too many people would boo him/her down. The Donald doesn't really have that restriction, does he, he was legally elected POTUS and that's all that matters, his mind can be more open to reality than career politicians, he'll judge himself, and so will everyone else, on results and not only on party politics.

Pretty scary when Hamsterhair may be your best shot at legalisation, isn't it....
 
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Fubard

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Roger A. Shrubber said:
You're fuckin A it is
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Just think of the mass confusion him doing such a thing would cause, a huge chunk of those who spew venom at him would have to praise such a thing or do a complete 180° to oppose him doing what they wanted in the first case.

You would literally be able to watch the brains of some on all sides start to melt down as they tried to figure out what to do, would be hilarious.

But, in all seriousness, now is the time to get campaigning hard. You have a POTUS who happily rubs EVERYONE against the grain and enjoys it, who isn't a Party shill, who will be able to see benefits from the data coming in, who is the most likely to take such a step as success there is one hell of a way to go down in the history books.

Next time round, whether after one or two terms for it matters not, you won't have that, the same mistake won't be made again.

Oh, and if you add in the potential for US Big Pharma to become world leaders, the domination, of a potentially world medical market, that's an attraction as well...
 
Sour Wreck

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Fubard said:
You're allowed your opinion, I can't force you to be right.
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lol, you're not even american. you're not even allowed an opinion in my country if you are gonna choose trump. you can eat his shit for all i care.

do you have any idea how stupid and angry trump supporters are? we are about to have a civil war or at minumum, violence in our streets, you fucking idiiot...

and it's because of non-thinking, racists, bigoted fucking losers. karma is a motherfucker.
 
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Fubard

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Sour Wreck said:
lol, you're not even american. you're not even allowed an opinion in my country if you are gonna choose trump. you can eat his shit for all i care.

do you have any idea how stupid and angry trump supporters are? we are about to have a civil war or at minumum, violence in our streets, you fucking idiiot...

and it's because of non-thinking, racists, bigoted fucking losers. karma is a motherfucker.
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I can certainly see how stupid and angry a non-Trump supporter is, I could almost feel the spittle flying out of your mouth as you typed that.

And there's going to be "violence in your streets", or even a "civil war", because people like you can't handle the fact that the opposition were so inept they couldn't even win against someone like Trump? That's a damning indictment of the Democratic Party, how could you manage to put up someone more toxic than Trump? That's what happened, said party rigged an election so someone more toxic than Trump was selected to go against one of the most expert bullshitters on the planet. Yet you're waffling about "civil war" coming because YOUR party managed to fuck things up THAT badly? It's "someone else's fault"?

My, why did I expect that to be shown so quickly....


BTW. As an "outsider", my viewpoint can actually be more valuable as it is not tainted as much by US politics as, for example, yours is. That can be a useful thing, when used wisely and not abused because you decide to throw a tantrum.
 
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