The Special Interests Behind Marijuana Prohibition (borders, county, money, support)
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But .. how about some real facts instead of the bunk that always gets spread by potheads
Today Trinity County,CA signed onto the M.I.S. system project I worked on.. and boy do they have their fair share of problems. It appears they are gathering information to determine what they already know.. lots of marijuana growers and they are going to come up with a plan to deal with it. Congrats Trinity County
Now ..some real facts
Prop 64 -- was written by the Marijuana Industry for their own benefit.
Some NEGATIVE side-effects of this proposition:
Commercial grows near schools and parks. Local governments cannot ban indoor cultivation of pot; it is limited to 6 plants, even next door to elementary schools.
Increased marijuana use by teens through increased access, unlimited advertising and a minor fine for selling to youth. The pot industry wants more users, which results in more profits to them.
States with Legalized Recreational Pot Use:
• Colorado (in 2015):
- Teenager use of pot increased by 30%
- Drug crimes increased 12.5%
- Homicides were up over 74%
• Washington:
- One-third (33%) of DUI cases tested positive for THC
- Drivers in fatal accidents with THC in their blood increased over 120% (from 2010 to 2014)
- 49% of young adults (ages 18-25) who used marijuana in the past month had driven a car within 3 hours of getting high.
- Calls to 911 increased 54% for marijuana poisoning
Increased drugged driving through increased availability, while setting NO impairment levels for identifying DUI for pot use.
Stench from growers/cultivation areas create overwhelming odors and smells which affect entire neighborhoods and communities. Fortunately "Granny twelve plant" addresses this by banning of outdoor growing and severely restricting indoor growing. Some counties are even more restrictive than what I co-wrote and have Granny Six plant laws
Expands the black market for marijuana as every home can be an unregulated pot farm. Prop 64 repeals the prohibition on heroin and meth dealers with felony convictions getting in the legal pot business.
Marijuana Hurts Our Children:
• Marijuana can be very harmful to children's health and development.
• When compared with teens who never used marijuana, kids who were daily users before the age of 17 years, were:
- 3 times less likely to graduate from high school
- 18 times more likely to become addicted to marijuana
- 8 times more likely to use other illicit drugs
- 7 times more likely to attempt suicide
Job security.. forever I think.. I signed a five year contract..Ill do it standing on my head
You never know marijuana warrior.. we may meet... and if your legal..no sweat.. if your not.. its the letter of the law sparky..makes it fair for everyone
As to more bunk spread by propoters.. black market and CARTEL GROWS are still thriving... just ask.. you know I have the evidence...
Now I feel even worse for you.
Please realize that CA legalizing recreational use isn't going to effect your life at all. In fact, the vast majority of CA citizens (you included) won't even notice it.
It's a positive change. If you can't embrace it, the least you can do is not allow it to ruin your life. Nobody here wants to see that.
Have you considered yoga? Or perhaps some kind of mental meditation?
To be fair, a couple of things worth noting since this was published. The largest backer of the "No" vote is now Bruce Halle, owner of Discount Tire to the tune of $1M. Also, there have now been three INSYS Therapeutics executives arrested and criminally charged with insurance fraud for their sales practices, the latest just a week ago.
In a statement, Insys Therapeutics said it opposes Prop. 205 "because it fails to protect the safety of Arizona’s citizens, and particularly its children." Indeed.
Please realize that CA legalizing recreational use isn't going to effect your life at all. In fact, the vast majority of CA citizens (you included) won't even notice it.
It's a positive change. If you can't embrace it, the least you can do is not allow it to ruin your life. Nobody here wants to see that.
Have you considered yoga? Or perhaps some kind of mental meditation?
I practice yoga daily..have for many years..I'm on the recumbent right now..my usual chat place for city data..better than eating Cheetos in your underwear in mommies basement..get the picture..not you personally for I don't know you.. but paint the picture...
Do you practice drug use everyday? Many marijuana users do.. they "need" it to relax..a common sign of addiction
As far as marijuana legalization
I accept the vote whatever it is
I will personally benefit
I will still hold my viewpoint that all drugs are not good for our world,minimize and affect everyone..users and non users. I've held this viewpoint for all of my adult life. I've softened as I have gotten older accepting that some people will be addicted..and it's probably better on marijuana than some more destructive drug. But im also a realist..what does it cost all of us..and currently and for the projected near future marijuana is costing us dearly...dopers won't admit it..pot heads choose to ignore it..social justice warriors want to use it as a battle cry..somewhere in there some screwed up people just want to be high
In a vacuum..fine
In the real world..lots of regulation..I'm learning a stack full right now..and the proposed manual is several inches thick..potheads aren't going to like it.. big growers will deal with it..small growers will get swept away..the five year mark
Big pharma..come up with a new one because that talking point is tiring..even if true and it probably is..any push back is only so they can position themselves for a new product product line of cannabis products and only after market research, Cost vs profit analyses, and projected market share. I think it's safe to say they are working very hard at it...right along with distilleries.
Twenty years.. the first five will be rocky.. it will all smooth out...every penny due the taxpayers should be extracted...and will be eventually... Worked on al Capone...why not pot
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I am for the government NOT telling me what I can eat, drink or smoke. I am for ME deciding what is good for ME and YOU deciding what is good for YOU.
It really is that simple.
I'm with you..if you lived in a vacuum..but you don't..
Drug use..all drug use costs everybody
Perhaps a pot use tax..a marijuana insurance policy... To prevent the rest of us from having to pay for your diminution mentally physically and emotionally
Pot insurance... Stand by..I just bet Lloyd's of London will write you a policy
That is unless you disagree that your personal behavior shouldn't be accountable...
I'm with you..if you lived in a vacuum..but you don't..
Drug use..all drug use costs everybody
Perhaps a pot use tax..a marijuana insurance policy... To prevent the rest of us from having to pay for your diminution mentally physically and emotionally
Pot insurance... Stand by..I just bet Lloyd's of London will write you a policy
That is unless you disagree that your personal behavior shouldn't be accountable...
Is that what you're saying?
No. What I'm saying is exactly what I posted. Not what you posted.
And BTW, why do you think you know what's best for me? Why do you think you should tell me what I can eat, drink or smoke?
I am high ..isnt that funny..on my 150 million number.. maybe.. but its really an unknown number because of special interests and large pacs.. we wont know until its done.. and even then so much of the money is hidden
But the number is... A LOT
Now read some of the negatives.. and oh boy are there some negatives
Many are based on the successful granny twelve plant law I helped to write...along with a number of other highly qualified people. I know this makes potheads apoplectic.. sorry.. that's democracy.. I have to accept the will of the people.. so do you..
If you arent in California ..I wont affect you in the least.. but if you are.. and you a major grower there is a very real chance if you do something in violation of the new proposed laws beyond civil enforcement you might just get a chance to meet me or someone just like me personally.. and wouldnt that be peachy. Over time it will be apparent what position I took.. and Ill be happy to share policy and procedures manuals as they are public information.
Suffice to say.. stand by to stand by...its nothing like what potheads think... the volume of regulations I am studying now are dizzying.. you cant grow without intervention.. thats pretty much the new mantra
Replacing one corporate tyrant with an even bigger corporate tyrant is not exactly an improvement. Bayer is just as likely to abuse the patent system as Monsanto. What we need is the government to enforce the "public benefit" aspects of the patent process. Monsanto has abused this law for many years with its special pesticide resistant, and possibly unhealthy, wheat.
FWIW - The Bayer company invented acetylated morphine after the Franco-Prussian War to provide pain relief for the terribly wounded. The trade name for this drug was Heroine. It worked very well but had the unfortunate side effect of being very addictive and fatal if overdosed.
It became stigmatized and illegal in this country when J. Edgar Hoover was looking to keep his FBI staff employed after Alcohol was legalized. He also criminalized marijuana at the same time for the same reason. His bureaucracy and HIS power was threatened.
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