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GOP House Votes To Leave States Alone On Medical Marijuana
Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:59 pm
Posted on 5/30/14 at 9:59 pm
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..the House voted in Friday's wee hours to prohibit the federal government from interfering with medical marijuana laws passed by 32 states and the District of Columbia.
LINK
Here's a link to the final vote count. It was only 49 Republicans that voted yes. Enough to join with the Democrats to pass the bill. LINK
Regardless this is a major shift in federal marijuana drug policy.
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Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:00 pm to GumboPot
Major indeed
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:04 pm to GumboPot
About time.
Will all be legal within 15 years, hopefully
Will all be legal within 15 years, hopefully
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:08 pm to GumboPot
Institutional inertia is the only thing that's standing in the way of ending the war on drugs and that's falling by the wayside with each passing year.
We're going to see a significant majority of drugs legalized in our lifetimes.
We're going to see a significant majority of drugs legalized in our lifetimes.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:11 pm to Mr.Perfect
Rather than through activist judges in the federal judicial system this is a beautiful example of modern federalism...the states exercising their real power. I hope state legislatures realize the power they actually have over the federal government and modern federalism becomes contagious and spread to other issues. Congress does not have much of a choice when a majority of states ban together.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:20 pm to Sentrius
quote:Doubt this.
We're going to see a significant majority of drugs legalized in our lifetimes.
Too many jobs would be eliminated. And there is a huge difference between legalizing a fairly harmless drug compared to one that isn't harmless.
I don't see them ever legalizing anything like coke.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:38 pm to TigerMyth36
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Too many jobs would be eliminated
You mean the ones that benefit from the WOD?
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And there is a huge difference between legalizing a fairly harmless drug compared to one that isn't harmless.
Not really.
Someone smoking a blunt or snorting up crack does not harm me whatsoever. Nor does selling and buying it.
I don't do weed or crack because well, they're crack and weed and they would frick me up, not because of some law telling me not to do it.
This post was edited on 5/31/14 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:38 pm to GumboPot
I like it. Free market of legislative ideas across the states. If it is bad a smaller amount of harm will be done. If it is great other states will follow suit.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:40 pm to Five0
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I like it. Free market of legislative ideas across the states. If it is bad a smaller amount of harm will be done. If it is great other states will follow suit.
Damn, you sound like a founding father.
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:42 pm to GumboPot
You damn right 
Posted on 5/30/14 at 10:43 pm to GumboPot
Getting my card now
Posted on 5/31/14 at 8:35 am to GumboPot
Title is misleading. I am very surprised that Chris Smith of NJ voted against it even though NJ has medical marijuana. What a dope.
Posted on 5/31/14 at 9:08 am to GumboPot
If only Congress and the courts would leave most of these issue up to state's rights.
Posted on 5/31/14 at 9:12 am to Sentrius
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Someone smoking a blunt or snorting up crack does not harm me whatsoever. Nor does selling and buying it.
Yes it does. You pay taxes right?
Posted on 5/31/14 at 12:02 pm to TigerMyth36
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I don't see them ever legalizing anything like coke.
Right now current laws say that cocaine has more medicinal value that marijuana. I work in an operating room & I can assure u cocaine is used everyday in the OR
Posted on 5/31/14 at 12:06 pm to Cwar11
Are you referring to lidocaine? I know lidocaine is molecularly similar to cocain but not exactly. (I remember making lidocaine in organic lab.)
Posted on 5/31/14 at 12:06 pm to Sentrius
I wish they stood with states rights more often but this is an outlier.
Posted on 5/31/14 at 12:13 pm to Cosmo
When there is a majority of states behind a particular issue congress really has no choice. States rights is thrust upon them and congress's position is moot (regardless of their approval). Federalism is tested when a minority of states are not thwarted by congress. Post civil war congresses have failed that test more times than not.
Posted on 5/31/14 at 12:13 pm to GumboPot
Good
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