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Friday, December 04, 2020

Congress Takes Up Historic Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis

As the cannabis industry continues to take root state by state, Congress will consider whether to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act once and for all. 

The House will vote Friday on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act, or MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and clear the way to erase nonviolent federal marijuana convictions, NBC News reports.
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13 comments:

  1. bogsidebunnyDecember 4, 2020 at 9:06 AM

    I don't put anything in my pulmonary devices except air so I really don't give a shit about it being legal or illegal.

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  2. markshere2December 4, 2020 at 9:32 AM

    Every crime should have an action verb in its description.
    Possession is not an action verb.
    I should be able to possess and use anything I want, until it impacts somebody else's life.

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  3. CodyDecember 4, 2020 at 11:52 AM

    Decriminalize it, fine. I do have an issue with their demands for millions of dollars in reparations for specific communities. No opportunity for shenanigans there at all.

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  4. rickn8orDecember 4, 2020 at 12:19 PM

    The literal Money Shot in the article:

    "The MORE Act would also... establish funding sources to reinvest in communities disproportionately affected by the war on drugs."

    Mo' money for the 'Hood.

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    1. AnonymousDecember 4, 2020 at 4:52 PM

      I can overlook a small amount of freebies to help correct a most grievous wrong in the USA. The war on drugs must end and decriminalizing cannabis is a good start.

      Even I have been touched by the drug war and out of control cops, and I don't even smoke pot.

      -arc

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  5. explainistDecember 4, 2020 at 12:39 PM

    research Harry Anslinger to find out why marijuana is illegal - and why it's called marijuana.

    you have to be one of those "the government never lies" nitwits to keep on believing, when you know the history

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  6. rickn8orDecember 4, 2020 at 4:41 PM

    Anybody here think it will get through the Senate before the end of the session?

    And if it doesn't, how will the Dems exploit that?

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  7. cannonDecember 4, 2020 at 5:31 PM

    we want to "decriminalize marijuana" that's all
    like they "just" wanted to ban smoking on air line flights under two hours. trhat's all
    like they wanted to require seat belts "only:" in sports cars, use optional. that's all
    like they "only" wanted bike helmets to be required for riders under 18. that's all
    like they "only" wanted us to stay out of their bedrooms and let them love who they loved. that's all
    like 15 days to slow the spread and flatten the curve were suppose to be short term

    can anyone else see where this is going??
    do we really want to go there??
    you really think this time will be different??

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    1. TexanDecember 4, 2020 at 7:17 PM

      You forgot about casinos. With the coming of casinos back in the 1980's on Indian lands and elsewhere, some of the proceeds were going to be funneled back to education. Ask Oklahomans how that's working out for them. Oklahoma is 47th(!) in the country.

      https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/education/oklahoma-slips-to-47th-in-nation-on-annual-educational-quality-ranking/article_0053bd86-0819-5cab-8eda-2edcfbff0594.html

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    2. Fa Cube ItchesDecember 4, 2020 at 8:38 PM

      "You forgot about casinos. With the coming of casinos back in the 1980's on Indian lands and elsewhere, some of the proceeds were going to be funneled back to education"

      Same with lotteries. Hasn't worked at all so far, but maybe tomorrow...

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    3. PoppaGaryDecember 5, 2020 at 11:26 AM

      Part of the problem, at least in Washington state, with those "promises" is they kept them, but then reallocated the same amount of money back to the general fund so it was a net neutral change.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 4, 2020 at 11:06 PM

    So decriminalize it and invest the money made from it into the hood? nah, invest it in the the USA as a whole and I'm cool.

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  9. TrialdogDecember 5, 2020 at 7:24 AM

    The bill also sets up tax schemes, new federal agencies and bureaucrats to run them. The package has poison pills. It was created by dems. Dem media isn’t telling about the traps, only the legal weed. Need a longer attention span to get into the details.

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