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I'm in Birmingham, AL for a conference on opioids
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:38 pm
Was appointed by ex-Gov Bentley to serve on an executive committee "opioid addiction and abuse", but quit as these paper pushers were ineffective bureaucrats.
Been pushing to legalize medical pot for a couple years. Tomorrow I get an opportunity to speak at a conference "From Silos to Solutions".
My three main suggestions:
A) Medical Pot
B) Ending jail/incarceration for drug users
C) Decriminalizing all drugs
Aim for the sun (decriminalize), get to the moon (medical marijuana). States with med pot have a 15-30% less overdose death rate, which would equate to between 120-240 less overdose deaths in AL last year.
Alabama is much closer than you would think at medical marijuana becoming a reality.
Been pushing to legalize medical pot for a couple years. Tomorrow I get an opportunity to speak at a conference "From Silos to Solutions".
My three main suggestions:
A) Medical Pot
B) Ending jail/incarceration for drug users
C) Decriminalizing all drugs
Aim for the sun (decriminalize), get to the moon (medical marijuana). States with med pot have a 15-30% less overdose death rate, which would equate to between 120-240 less overdose deaths in AL last year.
Alabama is much closer than you would think at medical marijuana becoming a reality.
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Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:39 pm to BamaCoaster
DO WORK PLAYA
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:40 pm to BamaCoaster
Godspeed, brother.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:40 pm to BamaCoaster
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States with med pot have a 15-30% less overdose death rate, which would equate to between 120-240 less overdose deaths in AL last year.
Wow. Interesting and profound stat.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:45 pm to BamaCoaster
Do we want to decriminalize all of the drugs? I try to envision what would happen if this happened - I really don't know.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:47 pm to BamaCoaster
Good luck!! I hope you open some eyes.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:49 pm to BamaCoaster
Best of luck!
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:50 pm to starsandstripes
Well, it's what Portugal did in 2000 faced with a similar epidemic. They had a HUGE AIDS crisis on their hands due to needle sharing.
18 years later, they have the LOWEST drug addiction rate in all of Europe.
And, they are one of the more conservative countries in Europe, so it can be done despite a conservative culture.
18 years later, they have the LOWEST drug addiction rate in all of Europe.
And, they are one of the more conservative countries in Europe, so it can be done despite a conservative culture.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:51 pm to BamaCoaster
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so it can be done despite a conservative culture.
But it might only be effective given a conservative culture
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:51 pm to starsandstripes
Portugal decriminalized drugs 15 or so years ago, and their rates of overdose and addiction have fallen. Drug use should be treated as a public health issue. Trafficking should still be the purview of the police.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:52 pm to BamaCoaster
I literally just wrote a paper 2 weeks ago on how decriminalizing marijuana would lead to fewer opioid overdoses and deaths.
Good luck. Doing the Lord’s work.
Good luck. Doing the Lord’s work.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:55 pm to BamaCoaster
Good thing. The only thing that could make being in Alabama for a conference bearable is being in Alabama for a conference on opioids.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 10:57 pm to GumboPot
quote:
Wow. Interesting and profound stat.
It’s kinda made up. But it is profound.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:01 pm to the808bass
Well, states with medical marijuana have a 15-30% less death rate from opioid/heroin overdoses.
800 people died last year from overdoses in AL.
Equals 120-240 people/year.
Causation?
Correlation?
Doesn't fricking matter in my opinion.
800 people died last year from overdoses in AL.
Equals 120-240 people/year.
Causation?
Correlation?
Doesn't fricking matter in my opinion.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:01 pm to BamaCoaster
Bentley would probably shite himself if he knew that was your position. 
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:04 pm to Aubie Spr96
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Bentley would probably shite himself if he knew that was your position.
Lol.
He read my op-ed last year and his director of public policy, David White, called me, so I presume he knew my position.
But all those frickers on the committee are so worthless.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:05 pm to BamaCoaster
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Well, states with medical marijuana have a 15-30% less death rate from opioid/heroin overdoses.
As as more states legalize/decriminalize marijuana, the effects on overdoses decreases. Correlation? Causation?
We should do something. This is something. Ergo: do this.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:06 pm to BamaCoaster
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Well, states with medical marijuana have a 15-30% less death rate from opioid/heroin overdoses.
How are those grouped together exactly? Doesn’t seem like they would be mutually exclusive.
One thing which has amazed me however is how seemingly educated people are the ones leading the charge for legalization. Not some pothead surfer that says “radical” every third word.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:06 pm to BamaCoaster
Sounds like you are a gotdamn moron. There is zero benefit to medical marijuana, other than the strains high in cannabinols and low in THC. Getting high wont fix shite. You will just end up with people hooked on opiods and marijuana. A better proposal would be to shut down a bunch of shitty Drs handing out opiods like gotdamn candy.
Posted on 8/9/18 at 11:07 pm to BamaCoaster
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