Thread: Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy

Quote: Originally Posted by Jefe I'm gonna reserve my "woot" for some actual changes, lol. IOW, I'll believe it when I see it. spoilsport :P

Quote: Originally Posted by reality spoilsport :P lol, sorry... I just don't want to get my hopes up.

Quote: Originally Posted by wiggidy Agreed, pretty straight forward and logical. Too bad our government doesn't operate in a straight forward, logical manner. I think with drug policy, the government (legislators in general) operate this way: New (or existing, but only recently garnering attention) drug comes into the spotlight and there are bad side effects/problems with it. Legislators and people in general lament that things were...

Quote: Originally Posted by reality um ever smoked a fat blunt and drank a 40 of olde english? its the bees knees. not gonna go away. sides, somepeople don't like pot! I've done some pretty disgusting things.I even drank part of a can of Iron City beer once. But I've never drunk a 40 of olde english.

Quote: Originally Posted by reality yeah i checked rasmussins latest polls and didn't see it maybe they haven't updated the site yet? I checked as well and couldn't find it. I would like to see this poll.

Quote: Originally Posted by reality 'pot' uhhhh money, coupled with harmlessness, coupled with 50% of prison pops are in for pot offenses. i see two positives and a neutral. no negatives. sounds like a good idea. 'heroin' money, extreme physical and psychological addiction, intravenous drug use done not by trained professionals who know how to dispose of medical waste but by joe addict whos shaky cause he didn't get...

Quote: Originally Posted by reality yeah i checked rasmussins latest polls and didn't see it maybe they haven't updated the site yet? well I guess I'm special ! he emails this stuff to me direct ! it may actually be old I guess it pays to look at the site its actually doc prescribed pot but thats no problem to obtain in sunny california

Quote: Originally Posted by SamInTheSouth This is a great first step in the right direction. Instead of wasting billions a year on the failed War on Drugs, let's the put the money to some actual good use, like paying off the national debt. It's about time. You can't have the Federal Government stepping on the rights of States.

Quote: Originally Posted by reality idk about that, its coming up for vote in cali again. if this new policy is any indication, obama will respect the states choice on the issue. if that happens, cali will make an obscene amount of money off pot, helping it pull itself out of the shitter. others would certainly be impressed, starting a domino effect in many of the medical states, and getting alot of the others to start the process. least...

As to legalization... would Mr. Murphy's law apply here? I mean, let's say marijuana is legalized. Maybe the drug dealers would get angry and attack the businesses that produce and sell it? Sounds far out, man, but think about it. If you're already a violent dude and someone takes you out of the money tree, then wouldn't you retaliate? Further... what's to stop some heavy duty corruption in this business even if it is...