U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
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Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#2Seems strange to me that a purportedly high-integrity journalistic organization would refer to it as ‘weed’ in the headline. Is ‘cannabis’ not click-baity enough for Reuters?
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#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 can choose to not ingest weed, I have to eat and it is quite difficult to find disclosures about chemicals sprayed on the food available, and many of these chemical have been researched far less then weed.
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#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!
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#5> would expunge federal non-violent marijuana crimes, further medical research and allow cannabis companies access to essential financial services.
Sounds like all good things but I dont see how this will make it through such a divided senate where obstructionism is the de-facto opposition strategy.
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#6>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.
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#7I'm not a smoker but Im glad this is finally happening. It's tragic how many people had their records ruined by minor possessions charges and I hope they're made whole. I think a non-trivial portion of any new legal sales should go to anyone who was charged and jailed for selling it previously.
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#8>>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…
As someone who is extremely pro-legalization (and pro-decriminalization of all drugs) I still think this is perfectly reasonable. We know rough bounds on the safety of cannabis/THC (probably safer than tobacco and alcohol, probably not a good idea if you have a family history of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, or if you’re very young) but we don’t really know in depth what the long-term effects are like, for different doses, different age groups, different comorbidities, etc. The government more or less forbid researching this subject for a long time, and the environment is still relatively hostile to it. The research is young.
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#9Hmm, did the party just do something incredibly unpopular recently or something?...
Re: U.S. Senate Democrats roll out draft bill to legalize weed
#10Seems strange to me that a purportedly high-integrity journalistic organization would refer to it as ‘weed’ in the headline. Is ‘cannabis’ not click-baity enough for Reuters?
To me it immediately connotes a recreational use, which is a useful distinction from purely medical (or pseudo-medical) applications.
So the word seems appropriate even if part of the familiar venacular.