America Is Giving Away the $30B Medical Marijuana Industry
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#2> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
> Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use.
At this point, why does the United States Government even pretend it represents the will of the people?
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#3Now that there are some people who are surely becoming considerably rich from the sale of cannabis in the US, it's strange that they aren't pushing for this kind of research to be allowed - i.e. out-lobbying the anti-cannabis lobby. Is there really still that much money going against legalisation?
Are the people who have been getting rich just not politically savvy enough yet? This seems unlikely because it's not like they are the original black market dealers turned legit. The cannabis market has been mostly captured by "respectable" white people with access to big money and business accumen who were smart enough to get ahead in what will be a very lucrative market.
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#4> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” > Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use. At t…
>At this point, why does the United States Government even pretend it represents the will of the people?
people say that when it's something they disagree with...
If the majority of the pop had populist ideas which went contrary to their position, then this "will of the people" is cast as "coarse populism".
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#5Now that there are some people who are surely becoming considerably rich from the sale of cannabis in the US, it's strange that they aren't pushing for this kind of research to be allowed - i.e. out-lobbying the anti-cannabis lobby. Is there really still that much money going against legalisation? Are the people who have been getting rich just not politically savvy enough yet? This seems unlikely because it's not lik…
> Is there really still that much money going against legalisation?
In New York State it's the alcohol lobby.
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#6> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” > Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use. At t…
I still have to regularly remind people that Trump did not win the election with a majority of votes. I am flabbergasted by how frequently I hear Americans say of Trump "... well he was chosen by the people".
Re: America Is Giving Away the $30B Medical Marijuana Industry
#7Now that there are some people who are surely becoming considerably rich from the sale of cannabis in the US, it's strange that they aren't pushing for this kind of research to be allowed - i.e. out-lobbying the anti-cannabis lobby. Is there really still that much money going against legalisation? Are the people who have been getting rich just not politically savvy enough yet? This seems unlikely because it's not lik…
It makes sense to do what they're doing right now: get legalization done at the state level. If the federal government lifted restrictions tomorrow, state-level prohibition still applies in 21 states. 21 of the 29 states where marijuana is legal are medical-only.
If you legalize it at the state level, you create a new market. Nobody is shipping weed in--crossing state lines with marijuana is, as it turns out, frowned upon--so you've got a total (pardon the pun) green field opportunity. There's no incumbent businesses to compete with.
If weed was legalized by the federal government tomorrow, most of the remaining cannabis prohibition laws at the state level would fall away in a few months' time. You could then ship weed across state lines, though, which would mean that large California and Colorado growers would begin pumping weed into these new markets far faster than a fresh startup ever could.
If you're someone with money, it makes FAR more sense to lobby at the state level rather than the federal level. And they are, seeing as more than half of the country has some form of legal weed.
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#8> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” > Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use. At t…
I still have to regularly remind people that Trump did not win the election with a majority of votes. I am flabbergasted by how frequently I hear Americans say of Trump "... well he was chosen by the people".
Are aware Lincoln didn't win the election with majority of votes?
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#9> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” > Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use. At t…
Another problem is the DEA –an agency who's sole existence depends upon the legal status of drugs– is responsible for determining their status. Such a clear conflict of interests.
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#10> Since 1970 marijuana has been a DEA Schedule I substance, meaning that in the view of the federal government, it’s as dangerous as LSD, heroin, and Ecstasy, and has “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” > Every year the percentage of Americans who favor legalization of marijuana climbs. Last year it topped 60 percent for the first time. A remarkable 94 percent support medical use. At t…
I still have to regularly remind people that Trump did not win the election with a majority of votes. I am flabbergasted by how frequently I hear Americans say of Trump "... well he was chosen by the people".
He was, in fact, chosen by the people in accordance with our voting system. Both parties win with it, and nobody who's won ever tries to change it... leaving suggesting it's "unfair" to the realm of people who are just upset that they lost.
I definitely would like to see it improved, I think the two party system sucks, and our voting system guarantees it, and the fact that my vote doesn't count for much because I live in a blue state annoys me a bit.
But the people did, in fact, select Donald Trump to be President. A penalty, that at times, is exactly what our society deserves. :/