Author Topic: Legalized Marijuana and the Crime Question (Read 190471 times)

Dos Equis · « **Reply #700 on:** March 12, 2024, 04:37:14 PM »

Daily weed smokers 25% more likely to have heart attack, 42% higher stroke risk: AHA
By Adriana Diaz
Published March 11, 2024
https://nypost.com/2024/03/11/lifestyle/daily-weed-smokers-25-more-likely-to-have-heart-attack-42-higher-stroke-risk-aha/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #701 on:** March 15, 2024, 04:27:26 PM »

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drug use
By Daniel Trotta
March 8, 2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oregon-governor-sign-bill-recriminalizing-drug-use-2024-03-09/

chaos · « **Reply #702 on:** March 16, 2024, 03:15:28 PM »

Quote from: Dos Equis on March 15, 2024, 04:27:26 PM

Oregon governor to sign bill recriminalizing drug use
By Daniel Trotta
March 8, 2024
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/oregon-governor-sign-bill-recriminalizing-drug-use-2024-03-09/

Really? Who would have thought?

Dos Equis · « **Reply #703 on:** April 30, 2024, 04:16:18 PM »

Justice Department will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
ZEKE MILLER, JOSHUA GOODMAN, JIM MUSTIAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST
April 30, 2024
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-drug-control-agency-move-170458916.html

Dos Equis · « **Reply #704 on:** June 12, 2024, 11:39:43 AM »

Colorado’s Weed Market Is Coming Down Hard and It’s Making Other States Nervous
Businesses are shuttering or laying off workers as sales have plunged by $700 million.
By MONA ZHANG
06/09/2024
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/06/09/colorado-weed-market-00157118

Primemuscle · « **Reply #705 on:** June 12, 2024, 03:53:03 PM »

Quote from: chaos on March 16, 2024, 03:15:28 PM

Really? Who would have thought?

If drug use remains a federal crime, it makes little sense for states to decriminalize it. Governor Kotek came to the realization that decriminalizing drug use did not reduce its use or the deaths resulting from it. It is possible to focus on treatment for folks addicted to drugs and restore criminal penalties for drug possession.

Recreational use of Marijuana remains legal in Oregon for folks who are at least 21 years old. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of cannabis products, and twenty-four plus the District of Columbia allow adults to use it recreationally. More states expect to legalize it next November. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.

Skeletor · « **Reply #706 on:** June 12, 2024, 04:02:10 PM »

Quote from: Primemuscle on June 12, 2024, 03:53:03 PM

If drug use remains a federal crime, it makes little sense for states to decriminalize it. Governor Kotek came to the realization that decriminalizing drug use did not reduce its use or the deaths resulting from it. It is possible to focus on treatment for folks addicted to drugs and restore criminal penalties for drug possession.

Recreational use of Marijuana remains legal in Oregon for folks who are at least 21 years old. Thirty-eight states and the District of Columbia allow the medical use of cannabis products, and twenty-four plus the District of Columbia allow adults to use it recreationally. More states expect to legalize it next November. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level.

And yet the current Vice President admitted to doing marijuana. The same thing she later prosecuted people for in San Francisco.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #707 on:** June 12, 2024, 04:42:41 PM »

Nationwide legalization is going to happen. Just a matter of time.

Primemuscle · « **Reply #708 on:** June 12, 2024, 04:52:57 PM »

Quote from: Skeletor on June 12, 2024, 04:02:10 PM

And yet the current Vice President admitted to doing marijuana. The same thing she later prosecuted people for in San Francisco.

If Kamala prosecuted folks for using marijuana she did so because she was following the law at that time. Medical marijuana use was legalized in 1996. Recreational use was legalized in 2016. Vice President. Kamala Harris admitted to smoking and inhaling marijuana while in college. She was awarded her doctorate in 1989. In 1990 she was hired as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California. So, it would appear you are correct she smoked marijuana prior to being a district attorney which was when she prosecuted folks for marijuana use either for medical reasons or recreationally.

What is your point? Are you suggesting accepting the position of deputy district attorney, a position which required her to prosecute folks who broke the law she was a hypocrite? If so, get a life.

chaos · « **Reply #709 on:** June 12, 2024, 05:45:48 PM »

Quote from: Dos Equis on June 12, 2024, 04:42:41 PM

Nationwide legalization is going to happen. Just a matter of time.

Yeah, I think the feds should just decriminalize it and get it over with.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #710 on:** June 18, 2024, 05:00:42 PM »

Maryland governor pardons 175,000 marijuana convictions in sweeping order
The blanket pardon by Gov. Wes Moore is among the country’s most far reaching and forgives decades of low-level marijuana possession charges for an estimated 100,000 people.
By Erin Cox, Katie Shepherd and Katie Mettler
Updated June 17, 2024
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/06/16/maryland-mass-pardon-marijuana-conviction/

Skeletor · « **Reply #711 on:** June 18, 2024, 05:05:34 PM »

Quote from: Primemuscle on June 12, 2024, 04:52:57 PM

If Kamala prosecuted folks for using marijuana she did so because she was following the law at that time. Medical marijuana use was legalized in 1996. Recreational use was legalized in 2016. Vice President. Kamala Harris admitted to smoking and inhaling marijuana while in college. She was awarded her doctorate in 1989. In 1990 she was hired as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, California. So, it would appear you are correct she smoked marijuana prior to being a district attorney which was when she prosecuted folks for marijuana use either for medical reasons or recreationally.

What is your point? Are you suggesting accepting the position of deputy district attorney, a position which required her to prosecute folks who broke the law she was a hypocrite? If so, get a life.

The irony.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #712 on:** August 17, 2024, 01:25:00 AM »

Polls Show Support For Marijuana Legalization, Rescheduling And Industry Banking Access In Three Key Battleground States
Published on August 15, 2024
By Kyle Jaeger
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/polls-show-support-for-marijuana-legalization-rescheduling-and-industry-banking-access-in-three-key-battleground-states/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #713 on:** August 23, 2024, 06:56:08 PM »

(GALLUP) Americans’ views on marijuana turn more negative
By Sharyl Attkisson | August 23, 2024
https://sharylattkisson.com/2024/08/gallup-americans-views-on-marijuana-turn-more-negative/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #714 on:** September 02, 2024, 12:20:39 PM »

Marijuana Is Too Strong Now
As weed has become easier to obtain, it has become harder to smoke.
By Malcolm Ferguson
August 29, 2024
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/08/high-potency-marijuana-regulation/679639/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #715 on:** September 02, 2024, 02:36:37 PM »

Trump backs marijuana legalization in Florida if ‘done correctly’
Published Aug 31 2024
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/31/trump-backs-marijuana-legalization-in-florida-if-done-correctly.html

Dos Equis · « **Reply #716 on:** September 04, 2024, 04:28:50 PM »

Trump’s green wave: How shift on marijuana could put him over the line in three key swing states
By A.G. Gancarski
Published Sep. 4, 2024
https://nypost.com/2024/09/04/us-news/how-trumps-marijuana-legalization-support-could-win-him-key-swing-states/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #717 on:** September 12, 2024, 12:13:06 AM »

Trump says he will vote yes on Florida ballot measure to legalize marijuana
If passed, the ballot measure would permit residents over 21 to possess, buy or consume marijuana recreationally.
Sept. 9, 2024
By Summer Concepcion and Julie Tsirkin
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-will-vote-yes-florida-ballot-measure-legalize-marijuana-rcna170197

Dos Equis · « **Reply #718 on:** October 17, 2024, 11:11:02 AM »

Kamala Harris, Who Convicted Thousands Of Americans For Smoking Weed, Now Wants To Legalize It
By Shay Bottomley / October 17, 2024
https://wokespy.com/kamala-harris-who-convicted-thousands-of-americans-for-smoking-weed-now-wants-to-legalize-it/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #719 on:** December 13, 2024, 10:41:38 PM »

Elton John says legalizing marijuana is 'one of the greatest mistakes of all time'
"I maintain that it’s addictive. It leads to other drugs," the "Rocket Man" singer insisted.
Wesley Stenzel
December 12, 2024
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/elton-john-says-legalizing-marijuana-224007196.html

Dos Equis · « **Reply #720 on:** February 05, 2025, 09:55:52 AM »

I'm surprised it has taken this long.

Marijuana Legalization Gets Initial Approval From 2 House Committees
The legislation would regulate and tax adult use of pot, as well as medical cannabis and hemp.
By Chad Blair
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/marijuana-legalization-gets-initial-approval-from-2-house-committees/

Dos Equis · « **Reply #721 on:** August 11, 2025, 12:37:18 PM »

Trump Weighs Reclassifying Marijuana as Less Dangerous Drug
The president told donors earlier this month he was interested in reclassifying the drug
By Josh Dawsey
Aug. 8, 2025
https://archive.is/q1dIs#selection-515.0-571.13

Dos Equis · « **Reply #722 on:** September 09, 2025, 05:56:03 PM »

Marijuana may cause chromosomal defects in human egg cells, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/09/health/marijuana-female-fertility-study-wellness

Primemuscle · « **Reply #723 on:** September 10, 2025, 01:17:39 PM »

Quote from: Dos Equis on February 05, 2025, 09:55:52 AM

I'm surprised it has taken this long.

Marijuana Legalization Gets Initial Approval From 2 House Committees
The legislation would regulate and tax adult use of pot, as well as medical cannabis and hemp.
By Chad Blair
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/marijuana-legalization-gets-initial-approval-from-2-house-committees/

Me too. Oregon has been making state tax money off cannabis for many years.

1973: Oregon was the first state to decriminalize cannabis.
2014: Oregon voters passed Measure 91, which legalized recreational marijuana.
March 2016: Governor Kate Brown signed legislation that allowed for the sale of both medical and recreational cannabis from the same stores, marking the implementation of the 2014 law.

The Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) administers the State Marijuana Retail Tax established in 2015, a 17% tax on recreational marijuana items sold by marijuana retailers licensed with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). Formerly, OLCC was an acronym for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

State tax: The state imposes a 17% excise tax on the retail sale of recreational cannabis.
Local tax: In addition to the state tax, cities and counties can levy their own local tax of up to 3% on recreational marijuana sales, provided voters in the municipality approve it.

BTW I am not a user of cannabis. Being somewhat old-fashioned, I am fine with enjoying the occasional cocktail, bottle of beer, or glass of wine. Moderation is key regardless of one's choice.

Dos Equis · « **Reply #724 on:** September 11, 2025, 11:32:10 PM »

Quote from: Primemuscle on September 10, 2025, 01:17:39 PM

Me too. Oregon has been making state tax money off cannabis for many years.

1973: Oregon was the first state to decriminalize cannabis.
2014: Oregon voters passed Measure 91, which legalized recreational marijuana.
March 2016: Governor Kate Brown signed legislation that allowed for the sale of both medical and recreational cannabis from the same stores, marking the implementation of the 2014 law.

The Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) administers the State Marijuana Retail Tax established in 2015, a 17% tax on recreational marijuana items sold by marijuana retailers licensed with the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC). Formerly, OLCC was an acronym for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.

State tax: The state imposes a 17% excise tax on the retail sale of recreational cannabis.
Local tax: In addition to the state tax, cities and counties can levy their own local tax of up to 3% on recreational marijuana sales, provided voters in the municipality approve it.

BTW I am not a user of cannabis. Being somewhat old-fashioned, I am fine with enjoying the occasional cocktail, bottle of beer, or glass of wine. Moderation is key regardless of one's choice.

Necrosis said he smokes. I wonder if he uses moderation?