House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

[Rickyvol77]

@Rickyvol77
what say you sir?

Like I always have. No one cares about people using marijuana at home.

The issues are (just like they are in the states that legalize it now):
-affects everyone differently and has various negative affects for recreational use especially those who smoke it and especially those with mental illness
-gateway drug for those with addiction
- Increase in DUIs
- illegal cheaper weed which is much more dangerous and more likely to be laced with other stuff will still dominate the marijuana use as no one wants to pay for more expensive blander government weed
- people still won’t be allowed to use marijuana and keep their jobs.

 

[Rickyvol77]

It would be a financial blow to drug cartels that smuggle commercial trash into the US. Win win IMO

Wouldn’t change a thing with the cartels

 

[Rickyvol77]

Reimburse people that were incarcerated for possession

People incarcerated for that now are dealer level with tons of it or with other charges

 

[Rasputin_Vol]

Disagree. MJ impairs cognitive functions just like alcohol

So more pre-crime traffic stops...

 

[Rickyvol77]

look, I am already legal in this fight. I can walk in tomorrow and buy 10 ounces and melt tabs and gummies. All legal. I can tell you Jim Jordan is making a **** TONE of cash off my situation. Total scam. I pay the state 200$ a year just to pay 50$ a tenth. Granted, it's good weed tho.

Reading your posts, no one ever believed you weren’t on drugs

 

[Rickyvol77]

Speaking of which...what thresholds will there be on driving? I am not even sure of the law now. "Sir..you registered a .08 THC".

Any amount in blood will be DUI if the physiology exists. Like nystagmus

 

[Rickyvol77]

The best solution is to end the driving under the influence money grab and punish people that crash under the influence.

Or quit driving under the influence

 

[Rickyvol77]

More People Were Arrested For Cannabis Last Year Than For All Violent Crimes Put Together, According To FBI Data

This isn’t actually accurate. Most people arrested for weed also were committing other crimes including violent ones OR had active warrants for other crimes thus ensuring their arrest

 

[Rickyvol77]

MJ or booze. You should only be punished for crashing.

Nope you have no right to drive under the influence on public roads and never will

 

[Rickyvol77]

So more pre-crime traffic stops...

Being intoxicated and driving is the crime

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I can grow a cow in my back field if i want. If i butcher and eat that cow, i pay no tax. I pay tax on beef when i buy it in the store.

Not in Georgia. How much business you think Chattanooga grocery stores are missing out on lately? If tax is high in one state and low or zero in another, people will just cross state lines to buy.

 

[Vol423]

House votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

Legalize it, tax the crap out of it, and use the tax proceeds without exception to take care of our veterans.


Due to objections : Tax at a reasonable rate and give all proceeds to veterans.

Lol. If passed, they’ll spend every penny and trillions more on the climate change hoax.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Yes

Thank God you are in no position to make decisions like that for other people.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Lol. If passed, they’ll spend every penny and trillions more on the climate change hoax.

Yep. It’s funny how many people just say tax the crap out of it and use the money for such and such. Yet those same people also say the government spending habits are wasteful and they don’t know how to properly use tax dollars. So I guess because it’s weed, our super intelligent politicians will just all of a sudden find morality and spend the tax money to help us? I mean it’s comical.

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

Or quit driving under the influence

Hog doesn’t like people being held accountable nor does he expect adults to act rational.

 

[volfanhill]

This isn’t actually accurate. Most people arrested for weed also were committing other crimes including violent ones OR had active warrants for other crimes thus ensuring their arrest

Elaborate on this please from the article

"The vast majority of these arrests (92%) were for simple possession of the drug. 500,395 of those arrested for cannabis were simply found in possession of cannabis. Even if we take out all the arrests for being involved in unregulated cannabis commerce and just focus on arrests for cannabis possession, the numbers still outpace arrests for violent crimes."

 

[BigOrangeTrain]

To play devil's advocate, plenty of lives have been ruined by too much booze, fatty foods, and sugary drinks. Should we be banning those as well?

Edit: forgot tobacco.

I don’t have an issue with someone smoking weed at home. I don’t think we should be arresting people for possession either. Now driving while high? Yes you should be locked up.

Tobacco and alcohol? I think the world would be a much better place if neither were used again. Of course are sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco gateways that lead to more dangerous things?

 

[LouderVol]

This! Actually veterans shouldn’t pay any taxes.

Or follow the laws, dont need the constitution either, remember they are the only ones you want to vote.

Guys with the guns having all the power, what could go wrong?

 

[rekinhavoc]

Lol. If passed, they’ll spend every penny and trillions more on the climate change hoax.

Of course. All they need is one scientist to publish the greenhouse gas reduction properties of cannabis. The funny thing is neither republican or democratic voters have the appetite to primary these azzclowns . America keeps voting the same lords and ladies in power . How insane is it to continue to vote people into office who refuse to find any common ground and compromise?


Honestly once both parties figure out to make the most cash for themselves it will pass.

No more gas tax ! Give us grass tax!

 

[rekinhavoc]

Careful, cannabis users: Bongs may create more secondhand smoke than cigarettes

Lol.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Unless some intoxication threshold is established lots of companies will still test. DOT isn’t going to let you stop because it’s legal. You can’t have your forklift operator stoned.

Do those same companies test for alcohol? No.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

Disagree. MJ impairs cognitive functions just like alcohol

Tell me you've never smoked weed without telling me you've never smoked weed.

 

[K-town Vol Fan]

- illegal cheaper weed which is much more dangerous and more likely to be laced with other stuff will still dominate the marijuana use as no one wants to pay for more expensive blander government weed.

This tells me all I need to know about your knowledge on the subject. Illegal weed is not cheaper than legal weed, it can actually be much, much more expensive. And legal weed is top quality, it isn't some dumbed down "government weed." Its better quality than anything you will find on the street.

 

[MG1968]

Do those same companies test for alcohol? No.

a random DOT drug test for a common carrier usually includes an alcohol test.

 

[apevol]

This tells me all I need to know about your knowledge on the subject. Illegal weed is not cheaper than legal weed, it can actually be much, much more expensive. And legal weed is top quality, it isn't some dumbed down "government weed." Its better quality than anything you will find on the street.

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