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Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

tyleo wrote: post #60
refurb wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What in the hell kind of analysis is this? I’m betting $1000 that OP has never stepped foot in Mississippi. “Negro voting disenfranchisement”?

I don’t think OP is talking about disenfranchisement in 2020. Historical disenfranchisement checks out with my understanding of history though.

I lived in Vicksburg MS in the late 80s. Went to vote with my dad once, we had to drive out into the middle of the boonies to do it. I asked him “why did they put the voting place way out here?” We lived closer to the city, most black people in our district did as well, so they put the place to vote in a place where you would have to drive 30-45 minutes to do it.

Voter repression is not just historical.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by volkl48 »

refurb wrote: post #53
rendall wrote: post #25

For those not familiar with US society, this is huge. Mississippi is generally regarded, true or not, as a conservative state, perhaps even reactionary. Its government was a staunch defender of slavery, the later Jim Crow laws which mandated racial segregation, Negro voting disenfranchisement; the last to repeal alcohol prohibition; still frequently challenging abortion rights; among other such. Mississippi is kind o…

What in the hell kind of analysis is this? I’m betting $1000 that OP has never stepped foot in Mississippi. “Negro voting disenfranchisement”?

Mississippi currently takes the right to vote away from 10.6% of it's voting age population (worst in the country), and 16% of it's black population (3rd worst in the country), due to past felony convictions. And there are many ways to earn yourself a felony in MS, often for things that wouldn't be elsewhere.

National averages are 2.3% and 6.3%.

https://mississippitoday.org/2020/10/19/study-11-of-all-miss...

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While there are both legal and legislative attempts to change it, as of now:

Mississippi currently has no provisions for re-enfranchising those with a past felony conviction, other than by a direct act of the legislature or governor for that specific individual (which is very rare).

Steal $1,001 of stuff when you're 18 and you'll likely never get to vote again in your life even if you never have another encounter with the wrong side of the law.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by moate »

grapescheesee wrote: post #63
moron4hire wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sugar being a controller substance was an episode of Sliders.

Interesting I have never heard of the show. I should have since it was 1995-2000. Would you recommend? It made perfect sense as a reference! Thanks.

I will agree with the other comment that it's between "stargate and farscape in terms of quality" and also point out that it's a great comparison and a glowing recommendation.

If you go into it expecting 2020s era prestige production, you will be disappointed, but if you liked the 90's SciFi channel it's fun. That said, not every episode is good, and ymmv.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

thematrixturtle wrote: post #70
qwerty456127 wrote: post #23

By the way in some countries where medical marijuana has been legalized it still is practically impossible to get a prescription (because all doctors are radically conservative and don't believe in medical marijuana) and even for those lucky to get it prescribed it can be 2-5 times the price of high quality black market weed.

Australia is the poster child of this, and it's not because of "radically conservative doctors", it's because the government makes both doctors and patients jump through a series of narrow hoops to qualify. https://www.auscannabisclinics.com.au/find-medical-cannabis-...

Australia is also a fairly conservative country in many respects, so these requirements (which are definitely conservative sounding) don’t surprise me.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by lioeters »

ricardobayes wrote: post #75
whalesalad wrote: post #67

Cannabis should be regulated no differently than tomatoes and cucumbers. It's great to see this baby step, but unfortunately a lot of medical states still gatekeep access way too aggressively. Everyone deserves access to this medicine. The rigid control framework ends up making it hard for producers too, and ultimately only the wealthiest investment groups are typically able to license/survive. Support your local car…

You surely mean CBD? THC is known to have adverse effects, it's definitely not the same as a cucumber. "Acute and chronic use of cannabis is associated with different harmful effects on central nervous system and peripheral system including hyperemesis syndrome, impaired coordination and performance, anxiety, suicidal/tendencies, psychotic symptoms and mood disorders, cannabis withdrawal symptoms, exacerbation of psy…

Unless they meant the devil's cucumber, otherwise known as "zombie cucumber"..

> Datura intoxication typically produces delirium, hallucination, hyperthermia, tachycardia, bizarre behavior, urinary retention, and severe mydriasis with resultant painful photophobia that can last several days. Pronounced amnesia is another commonly reported effect.

> The onset of symptoms generally occurs around 30 to 60 minutes after ingesting the herb. These symptoms generally last from 24 to 48 hours, but have been reported in some cases to last as long as 2 weeks.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by seanmcdirmid »

mplanchard wrote: post #90
willsi wrote: post #74

As someone originally from Mississippi: We're finally not last in something!

Did you see they also changed the flag? Never thought I’d see the day. When I was a teenager growing up there, there was a big conversation about the flag (don’t remember why), and it seemed at the time impossible that it would ever change.

They changed it last year. Now it’s a flower.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by imglorp »

ricardobayes wrote: post #75
whalesalad wrote: post #67

Cannabis should be regulated no differently than tomatoes and cucumbers. It's great to see this baby step, but unfortunately a lot of medical states still gatekeep access way too aggressively. Everyone deserves access to this medicine. The rigid control framework ends up making it hard for producers too, and ultimately only the wealthiest investment groups are typically able to license/survive. Support your local car…

You surely mean CBD? THC is known to have adverse effects, it's definitely not the same as a cucumber. "Acute and chronic use of cannabis is associated with different harmful effects on central nervous system and peripheral system including hyperemesis syndrome, impaired coordination and performance, anxiety, suicidal/tendencies, psychotic symptoms and mood disorders, cannabis withdrawal symptoms, exacerbation of psy…

Those effects are FAR FAR less than alcohol or tobacco.

Alcohol causes some 40k/yr deaths (US) from liver alone, plus some 10-20k road impairment deaths, while lung cancer around 140k/yr.

Yet even states with MMJ treat it as some terrible danger where you need guarded stores, special certification, and mountains of laws, while any schmuck can buy the actual dangerous stuff with only an age check.

The substance is not the threat; the legislatures are.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by tiborsaas »

grapescheesee wrote: post #63
moron4hire wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sugar being a controller substance was an episode of Sliders.

Interesting I have never heard of the show. I should have since it was 1995-2000. Would you recommend? It made perfect sense as a reference! Thanks.

What I've learned from Sliders is that you can slide from project to project and shit always gets resolved by the deadline somehow.

Re: Mississippi is 37th state to legalize medical marijuana

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Post by pessimizer »

moron4hire wrote: post #76
grapescheesee wrote: post #63

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Interesting I have never heard of the show. I should have since it was 1995-2000. Would you recommend? It made perfect sense as a reference! Thanks.

I loved it as a teenager, but it's... aged poorly. IDK, maybe that's not fair. I am sure my standards have improved quite a bit since then. Certainly, if you like campy, cheesy sci-fi and don't mind some community-theater grade acting in the first few episodes, it'll be right up your alley. It's not as bad as, say, Tremors (same era, shlock sci-fi), but it's also not a prestige series like Star Trek. It's probably so…

If you stop watching after season 2, it's still fun.
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