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US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by GuB-42 »

pelotron wrote: post #13
mlinhares wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still boggles my mind the previous administration had the power to do that and did nothing.

Could have had so many easy W's and just didn't.

Politically, it has to be a calculated move.

Some people oppose it, others support it. I think most people here are pro-cannabis and liberal, and I think most will see legalization as a "win", but politically, is it really? Will your vote change depending on the result? If you don't your voice don't matter as much.

Those who matter are at the fringe: pro-cannabis leaning conservative, anti-cannabis leaning liberals, etc... Legalizing cannabis may win the first group, but lose the second group. Timing is important too. Did a big cannabis-related news broke out lately, can it be used to divert attention from other matters, like an unpopular tax.

To me, cannabis seems to be very strategic in partisan politics. Like gender identity, sex work, etc... These are subjects where people has strong opinions and unlike other subjects like economics that are highly dependant on external factors and governments have little power in practice, these can go either way without causing too much disruption.

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by Simulacra »

thelastgallon wrote: post #140

And this is how you win the mid-term!

There's a lot of discussion about these kind of issues being used as carrots to get people to the polls, but I'm not sure this is going to be one of them. Enough states of legalized at that..it may have lost its high. Certainly some will vote favorably because of this but .. I don't think it will be the same had someone had done this in 2015.......

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by flufluflufluffy »

treis wrote: post #138
throw0101d wrote: post #82

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> The right cannabis strains can do wonders for my mood, but it also makes me feel... less autistic […] Is it the same strain(s) for everyone, or does each person need to figure out which ones work for them?

I am suspicious that strains are much beyond marketing terms. Both in the literal sense that people will sell the exact same crop under different brand names. Or sell different crops under the same brand. I'm also generally dubious that you can maintain consistency in a crop across seasons and growing cycles. It's theoretically possible that there are growers using clones and exacting greenhouse conditions to replica…

Strains are very real and the general concept exists in not only many other farmed plants as well, but domesticated animals, like dogs. All members of the same species, specifically bred for a certain phenotype through manual selection.

Now some people might say that X strain is good for sleep, Y strain is good for anxiety, Z strain is good for creativity, etc… That type of “phenotype” is much harder to quantify and I agree a lot of that type of stuff could be mumbo jumbo, though there could be something to it. But overall high THC strains (more stimulating) vs high CBD strains (more relaxing) have a clear difference.

However flavor is also a big differentiator among strains and that is much more easily quantifiable through the terpene/flavonoid profile, and plain old smelling and tasting. And people have been breeding plants for specific smells and tastes for thousands of years, so it’s not like this is some new concept specific to cannabis.

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by tantalor »

mminer237 wrote: post #112
lenerdenator wrote: post #46

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That's not true. Biden started this process, and it has continued into the Trump administration.

Biden did start the process, but Trump actually just cancelled that process and started a totally different process.

Don't give him credit for solving a problem he created.

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Post by d3rockk »

rkozik1989 wrote: post #4

This is ultimately a good thing, but as a country we also need to talk about the effects of cannabis use on neurodivergent folks. Its not as harmful as other drugs but also isn't really a good coping mechanism. Especially if you're neurodivergent and deal with depression. What I've seen being in/out of partial hospitalization programs is that people just don't realize that heavy cannabis is actually causing/prolongin…

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Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by ranger_danger »

mlinhares wrote: post #3
ezfe wrote: post #2

Only cannabis that is prescribed medically or in an FDA-approved product: > Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday changed the classifications of products containing marijuana that are covered by the Food and Drug Administration or that have received a state medical-marijuana licence. They will move from a Schedule I narcotic like heroin to a Schedule III drug - on par with Tylenol with codeine. > He also c…

Still boggles my mind the previous administration had the power to do that and did nothing.

There was a bill introduced during Biden called STATES 2.0 that would have descheduled it entirely, but it was never voted on.

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by ranger_danger »

oompydoompy74 wrote: post #12

Regulating human consumption of anything that grows from the ground is absolutely ridiculous. It’s an affront to the natural order. At the minimum, nobody should have the ability to tell me I can’t buy seeds and grow a plant for my own personal consumption.

As a rule, strong feelings about issues do not emerge from deep understanding.

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by tosti »

superxpro12 wrote: post #60
mlinhares wrote: post #3

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Still boggles my mind the previous administration had the power to do that and did nothing.

They did. Biden did the "right" thing by starting a 4 years long re-certifying process. That's how "locked down" marijuana was... It was in the same class as heroin. You cant just "sign a piece of paper". (And its worth remembering hemp/marijuana has been locked down for literal centuries for silly reason. First because it was affecting the rope industry, and then later as a tool to suppress minorities and hippies an…

Eh, relax... One good hit of the kush would do wonders for reducing your stress level.

Re: US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous

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Post by joquarky »

giantg2 wrote: post #97
nemomarx wrote: post #75

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Alcohol is one of the more dangerous drugs on most scales, so it's kind of a low bar? The drug to beat would be safer than nicotine probably.

"Alcohol is one of the more dangerous drugs on most scales" Can you provide those scales?

Quitting an ethanol addiction cold turkey can often be deadly. There aren't very many other drugs that can do that.
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