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re: Medical Marijuana bill heads to the senate
Posted on 4/14/16 at 9:59 am to LSU8654722
Posted on 4/14/16 at 9:59 am to LSU8654722
The Sheriff's Associations, primary purpose is to collectively use its political weight to effect government policy. As such...they are in direct conflict with both the will of the voters in Louisiana and their oath to serve/ protect the laws of their piers.They are public officials and work for us. Those that enforce the laws shouldn't also get to write them. Law enforcement is against anything that would lead to the legalization of marijuana. They don't want to lose the easy cash and property that they seize through asset forfeiture laws. They don't want to cut off that gravy train.
The war on drugs is a failure. It has turned US law enforcement agencies into defacto para-military organizations who operate like they have to answer to no one. Why should the legislature, and LA Sheriffs Association decide which medical conditions are deserving of a certain medicine and what method of administering that medicine is appropriate? sounds like it should be a discussion between a doctor and a patient, not a citizen and their representatives.
The war on drugs is a failure. It has turned US law enforcement agencies into defacto para-military organizations who operate like they have to answer to no one. Why should the legislature, and LA Sheriffs Association decide which medical conditions are deserving of a certain medicine and what method of administering that medicine is appropriate? sounds like it should be a discussion between a doctor and a patient, not a citizen and their representatives.
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Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:00 am to public_enemy
quote:You do realize some of the smartest, most innovative men and women in our society are weed heads don't you? A lot of people in Silicon Valley blaze up regularly.
The redneck association?
The only reason most of you are in this thread is because you think you'll be able to fake anxiety issues or eating issues to have a script to light up. Unproductive fricks and Im happy that this is how they're doing it. Unhappy about it? Move to one of the state's where it's fully legal
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:01 am to JohnnyKilroy
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IE scrips are handed it out like candy so that pissed the blue hairs off even more.
Not in the Louisiana model. In fact Louisiana's program will likely be the most restricted MMJ program in the country. The treatable conditions are severely limited compared to other states, and the legislature is batting around imposing penalties for loose prescribing.
Right now HB1099 (imposes licensing fees for grow facilities) is being debated, and some are suggesting the conditions list is so limited that the MMJ program may not even be able to sustain itself.
This post was edited on 4/14/16 at 10:03 am
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:01 am to upgrayedd
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Someone here posted in the past about how a medical mj bill is actually detrimental to full legalization. Can't remember the exact reasons why but it was very interesting.
Possibly Bc medical MJ measures divide off the "sympathetic" proponents from the easily dismissed recreational proponents. Politicians can pat themselves on the back and say "look, we want to help sick people, so anyone who isn't satisfied with this must just be a useless hippy".
The argument about freedom goes nowhere, Bc since when did "conservatives" ever really care about personal freedom? Not do they care that it's relatively harmless.
The real approach to full legalization is with money. Sheriffs and DAs will never consent, but at some point if budgets continue to suffer, enough people might notice that $100M in taxes that Colorado made last year and wonder why we can't snag that instead of gutting LSU.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:02 am to lsudude24
quote:The only answer is to vote their sorry asses out.
The Sheriff's Associations, primary purpose is to collectively use its political weight to effect government policy. As such...they are in direct conflict with both the will of the voters in Louisiana and their oath to serve/ protect the laws of their piers.They are public officials and work for us. Those that enforce the laws shouldn't also get to write them. Law enforcement is against anything that would lead to the legalization of marijuana. They don't want to lose the easy cash and property that they seize through asset forfeiture laws. They don't want to cut off that gravy train.
The war on drugs is a failure. It has turned US law enforcement agencies into defacto para-military organizations who operate like they have to answer to no one. Why should the legislature, and LA Sheriffs Association decide which medical conditions are deserving of a certain medicine and what method of administering that medicine is appropriate? sounds like it should be a discussion between a doctor and a patient, not a citizen and their representatives.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:11 am to biglego
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Possibly Bc medical MJ measures divide off the "sympathetic" proponents from the easily dismissed recreational proponents. Politicians can pat themselves on the back and say "look, we want to help sick people, so anyone who isn't satisfied with this must just be a useless hippy".
Good point.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:12 am to jdd48
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Not in the Louisiana model. In fact Louisiana's program will likely be the most restricted MMJ program in the country. The treatable conditions are severely limited compared to other states, and the legislature is batting around imposing penalties for loose prescribing.
Texas gives it a run for the money of being most restrictive. But both states are so absurdly restrictive that neither law will probably benefit more than a handful of patients. It's absurd, illogical, anti-freedom, sad, and evil.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:13 am to jdd48
Does insurance pay for prescription weed?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:16 am to Hammertime
No. It's still illegal federally. And it's not done by prescription in any state Bc the DEA prohibits doctors from writing a prescription for it. So doctors "recommend" it.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 10:18 am to Hammertime
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Does insurance pay for prescription weed?
No insurance company will pay for it until the FDA approves MMJ as a viable treatment.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:37 pm to public_enemy
Officer, do the world a favor and eat your gun.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:41 pm to LSU8654722
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one of 10 stores to be licensed in the state
And just who would own those 10 stores that the state gives a monopoly too?
Posted on 4/14/16 at 7:46 pm to ihometiger
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And just who would own those 10 stores that the state gives a monopoly too?
Supposedly no member or family member of the LA Board of Pharmacy is eligible, as will as any legislator that has held office within the past 5 years. Sounds pretty easy to skirt.
Posted on 4/14/16 at 8:11 pm to lsudude24
quote:
The Sheriff's Associations, primary purpose is to collectively use its political weight to effect government policy. As such...they are in direct conflict with both the will of the voters in Louisiana and their oath to serve/ protect the laws of their piers.They are public officials and work for us. Those that enforce the laws shouldn't also get to write them. Law enforcement is against anything that would lead to the legalization of marijuana. They don't want to lose the easy cash and property that they seize through asset forfeiture laws. They don't want to cut off that gravy train.
The war on drugs is a failure. It has turned US law enforcement agencies into defacto para-military organizations who operate like they have to answer to no one. Why should the legislature, and LA Sheriffs Association decide which medical conditions are deserving of a certain medicine and what method of administering that medicine is appropriate? sounds like it should be a discussion between a doctor and a patient, not a citizen and their representatives.
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