Rolling Cannabis Politics Thread

also, re mental health conditions, i have known people who have suffered from severe anxiety that were helped through marijuana use

marijuana threw my anxiety into complete overdrive, but I acknowledge it works differently for different people. I'd try it for anxiety again.

There is plenty of medicine prescribed for mental health that is not very good for people to take in the long term.

I think in my case, it was not good to take in dosages of like, a dozen bowls and a few bong hits over the course of the evening. That's just how everyone I ever smoked down with liked to roll.

imho, legalizing medical marijuana is a gateway to full legalization - a way to get people comfortable to the idea

― Mordy, Wednesday, 24 October 2012 14:45 (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Sure, but why not just admit that it's not proven to be bad for you? Instead of saying that it is bad for you unless you have a serious illness?

I agree with you - I'm just not sure it's politically feasible (or at least not as feasible as medical marijuana appears to be).

the third party debate was lol because with the exception of the poor man's clint eastwood from the "constitution party" every candidate supported legalizing marijuana. there were a bunch of issues like that.

jill stein had the I'M A DOCTOR THIS IS RIDICULOUS angle to work.

There is plenty of medicine prescribed for mental health that is not very good for people to take in the long term.

this is also absolutely true, i have long-lasting (probably permanent) side effects from being on SSRIs for oh, about fifteen years now

anyone see 60minutes last week?

i didn't. good?

The segment is streaming online: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133577n

Worth checking out...

yeah nothing groundbreaking, but just rad to see 60minutes devoting time to it

cool segment, also economic revitalization information made me feel very optimistic. if states begin to draw lots of revenue from this i think that will expedite more comprehensive legalization

Filled in one vote-by-mail oval today to legalize weed in WA state and another to legalize gay marriage. Doesn't mean they'll pass (though both are polling ahead for now), but still, I never thought I'd actually see either up for a vote, much less on the same ballot.

hi colorado

FYI: http://the420times.com/2012/11/track-the-6-marijuana-ballot-measures-live/

this is insane. NH medical legal great but colorado recreational legal is just... i guess we're heading towards a major federal situation.

maybe CO can take some federal heat off CA?

WA looks like it's going to legalize too.

Colorado for O.

oops, wrong thread.

how do they prove dui?

weed looking v good in wa, 200k vote spread now.
gonna save those state liquor stores

how do they prove dui?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RmxW4GJ1GA

wa dui w/this, the way its written, is probably unenforceable

my CA pride is hurt a little by the fact that we didn't get there first, but reading the text of the CO law, legalization of under an ounce doesn't seem meaningfully from decriminalization of an ounce. cultivation and sales are maybe kind of a big deal, but maybe kind of not? compared to the medical situation, what's the diff? I don't know.

meaningfully different

i am proud of CO!!

as a Denver resident, weed was/is pretty "legal" here already (not really, but everyone smokes it freely and openly). I am excited about the tax revenues and the tourism and all that. Super stoked.

bring on the rasta hats.

the tourism is going to be crazy, i'm thinking ILX FAP in WEED CAPITAL OF AMERICA

I don't even smoke weed really fyi and I am still excited about this

and OBAMA and ELIZABETH WARREN and TAMMY
super happy

was surprised the tourism angle was never talked about in WA. gonna be big
i' m mostly glad about access issues. no more paying the weed doctor $100/yr for a letter

on the tourism front, WA seems like it might benefit more than CO. On the other hand, the Mile High city angle could be a good draw.

General good strategic move for the southwest in general too, politically speaking and in terms of reducing violence on both sides of the border, I would think.

whats the weed scene like in WA right? Medical marijuana only?

er right now

as in today

medical yes, but I don't think they decriminalized it yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwARpaKHx_w

my mind is going NUTS thinking of how this will all play out!

we already have some really awful shit that goes down here, like those weird 12-person bikes that people drive around town while drinking beer. Also.. this thing

http://www.fischline.com/images/2011/MemorialDay/06BanjoBilly

like, this shit isn't my jam AT ALL. And I live down the street from the city's most popular brew pub hippy bars. oh dear.

john denver otm

WA was medical only (no decrim). doctors letters (a joke) and dispensaries. lots in seattle. allowed to grow up to 45 plants. weirder scene in more conservative eastern wa, county by county city by city rules. previously! gonna puff one on the front porch instead of the back, basically

it's been clear for awhile, but i think even more crystalized tonight, that we're heading in the direction of broad legalization of marijuana (medical + otherwise) in the near future. i think obama would be smart to start to embrace it, even passively - go back to not enforcing federal laws on state decisions. his opinion could be "evolving," like re gay marriage.

according to an article about the WA law They could buy up to an ounce of dried marijuana; one pound of marijuana-infused product in solid form, such as brownies; or 72 ounces of marijuana-infused liquids.. hahaha what?

lol at the liquids. an ounce is not a small amount though. like PA law capping single beer bottle purchases at 12. tedious but hardly draconian.

yeah, an oz is not small at all. and really when it gets to that level of legalization who cares how much somebody possesses? But yeah, an oz of bud vs. a pound of hash is pretty lol.