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U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed

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Post by josephcsible »

frankbreetz wrote: post #3

>>He added that marijuana use needs more research. I wish that we had this same attitude towards chemicals sprayed on crops where it seems to be everything is fine until proven to be harmful. Yet with weed it is harmful until proven safe. Also, I suspect there is plenty of research on the safety of weed edit: to all of those arguing that there may be/ are dangers to weed, I don't disagree. How about the fact that I c…

In general, inhaling chemical compounds is more dangerous than ingesting them (e.g., vitamin E acetate). Also, the dose makes the poison, and don't we try to wash off most of what we spray on crops?

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Post by vortico »

DaveExeter wrote: post #4

>The draft set the minimum age required to buy cannabis at 21 21? Haven't we as a society progressed past this pernicious discrimination!

The brain is developing until around 25, so if anything, the age should be higher if the intent is to prevent unsafe use.

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Post by galangalalgol »

duxup wrote: post #6
DaveExeter wrote: post #4

>The draft set the minimum age required to buy cannabis at 21 21? Haven't we as a society progressed past this pernicious discrimination!

At some point you pick a number, it will always seem somewhat arbitrary.

How about the same number that lets you vote, and decide where you live, or get drafted, and get married without parental consent, and get medical care without parental consent?

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Post by tofuahdude »

Definitely appreciate that this seems to be heading in the right direction.

> limited retail sales transactions at the state level to 10 ounces of cannabis at a time

What's the intent of a rule like that? Prevent one 21 year old from buying a pound for his under-21 friends? I feel like alcohol has proven that this is pretty futile. Is there some other point?

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Post by tyre »

DaveExeter wrote: post #4

>The draft set the minimum age required to buy cannabis at 21 21? Haven't we as a society progressed past this pernicious discrimination!

The brain is still developing at that age and marijuana has well documented effects on brain development.

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Post by cronix »

Now that half the states have already legalized it and reaps a ton in tax revenue, the fed wants their cut at a time when tax revenue is drying up. These states have been ignoring federal law for a very long time now, without consequence, so there might as well not be that law if you're not going to actually enforce it.

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Post by NoSorryCannot »

duxup wrote: post #6
DaveExeter wrote: post #4

>The draft set the minimum age required to buy cannabis at 21 21? Haven't we as a society progressed past this pernicious discrimination!

At some point you pick a number, it will always seem somewhat arbitrary.

I say leave the number-choosing to the states.

Regulate medical marijuana like any other non-scheduled drug and leave cultural decisions concerning recreational use to the states, where it belongs. Use federal funding stipulations as leverage when needed.

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