re: So why don’t we legalize cannabis?

I mean it already feels pretty damned legal.

Oklahoma's medical laws might as well be recreational. Arkansas' are harder, but all varieties are easily obtainable, if you have a cool doctor or a good friend.

I don't see any harm from full recreational legalization.

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I have a grandson who was started on it in his pre-teen years by the older boys with which he associated. The chain of drug use progression has left him with a destroyed life of dependency and psychotic problems. He is incapable of holding a job as he always ends up crashing into another episode. Is that what you want for the youth of our nation?

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My freedoms shouldn't be restricted because your grandson is irresponsible. What other freedoms do you want taken away because some people abuse them? Driving? Gun ownership?

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Trump would win for sure if he’d come out for weed

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Actually early in his tenure Trump said he would probably sign off on a medical marijuana bill if Congress and Senate sent one to him. That's where the holdup is

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It would take $$$ away from big pharma

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Let the states decide. At this point, I don’t have a problem with it, especially for medicinal use, but the ideas that it would reduce violence or that Big Pharma would be negatively affected are silly. Cannabis is not going to replace any significant medications. It is only really effective for a handful of medical issues, and in most of those cases it only helps to alleviate symptoms or side effects.

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I’ve always found it curious how substances which harm both you and others seem to be how a large percentage of the population try and escape their realities.

Never understood that kind of destructive behavior.

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Oh, I'll bet you do.

You just think that watching t.v., overeating, spending too much time on the internet arguing on Facebook or message boards, getting obsessive with Crossfit, or doing one of a half dozen other things that people commonly do are not the same as escaping with weed or alcohol or something along those lines.

They are.

Each has it's specific consequences and you could argue that some are more disruptive than others, but it would be arguable that they're not so much better or worse, just different.

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I’ve always found it curious how substances which harm both you and others seem to be how a large percentage of the population try and escape their realities.

Never understood that kind of destructive behavi

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I thought this thread was about weed. All drugs (both legal and illegal) are processed. They all have side effects and the major one of these is addiction.

Weed isn’t a drug. It doesn’t have to be processed or mixed with other man made, artificial toxins.

Did you know your body has what is called, an Endocannabinoid System? As humans (most mammals), we are wired for cannabanoid use (cannabinoid receptors in our brains). Look it up sometime.

There are no hangovers or withdrawals from using cannabis. There’s no weening yourself off of it. There’s no “crash” and it is impossible to overdose in the typical/medical meaning. In other words: NO ONE HAS EVER DIED FROM CANNABIS USE.

To the other poster who said something about “your 15 year old daughter”. I’d much rather find out she tried/used weed than alcohol or drugs. She wouldn’t get “date raped” for one. I would also sit down with her and let her know that her brain is still developing and early use/overuse could have stunting effects.

Why weed is scheduled, is beyond me. From the DEA’s website:

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Schedule I Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.

Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote

Schedule II Schedule II drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a high potential for abuse, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence. These drugs are also considered dangerous.

Some examples of Schedule II drugs are: Combination products with less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall, and Ritalin

Schedule III Schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV.

Some examples of Schedule III drugs are: Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone

Schedule IV Schedule IV drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. Some examples of Schedule IV drugs are: Xanax, Soma, Darvon, Darvocet, Valium, Ativan, Talwin, Ambien, Tramadol

Schedule V Schedule V drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule IV and consist of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics. Schedule V drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes.

Some examples of Schedule V drugs are: cough preparations with less than 200 milligrams of codeine or per 100 milliliters (Robitussin AC), Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin

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If you can’t see the bullshite in the above, then I don’t know what to say. In what world would anyone think weed and heroine are on the same level? It also has Science-based, proven medical benefits. Cannabis should have been removed from the schedule long ago.

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I don't really see the issue leaving it up to the state.

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Agree.
But if the feds maintain pot is illegal, it really is not being left to the states. Access to banking is the issue.

If something is federally illegal, banks won't touch it with a 10-foot pole. Legally acquired money basically has to be pseudo-laundered to get it into the safety of a bank account. Cannabis shops end up dealing with large aliquots of cash in their own locations which is a significant security concern.

The police make so much money off of it being illegal. The day I was arrested the same county also confiscated 300 lbs of marijuana in a day. That’s only one day! You better believe they are making a killing.

Because eating people is bad.....oh, wait....