[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Right! Trace the money $ back from the politicians to the lobbyists, then to the money $ launderers, then to the crime Cartels.

Yup, I expect it can't be proven, but it seems like if I had that kind of business I would reinvest a bit of the income to insure my market was kept open.

[fishon]

It should not be decriminalized, period.

[Normal]

I don’t smoke it, in fact I don’t smoke anything let alone pot. But, I have seen family go through cancer treatments and I know that “pot” makes their life better. I think if someone has arthritis or is undergoing chemotherapy they should have easy access to marijuana. Don ‘t smoke it around me and I don’t care.

[mldonnella]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I read that 75% of Americans support the decriminalization of the use of Marijuana.

Do you?

. NO, I don’t. From what I’ve heard the Marijuana of today is much stronger.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by mldonnella

. NO, I don’t. From what I’ve heard the Marijuana of today is much stronger.

It is much stronger.

Having smoked for 40 years (2 packs of Pall Mall per day) I quit 15 years ago, and there is NO way I would inhale pot into my lungs. I use Tinctures (oil infused with THC) where I can control the dose precisely and my lungs thank me for putting drops under my tongue instead of inhaling hot smoke.

Also, when I did try smoking it I got high, when I use Tincture I just relax and don't get high. Much better.

EDIT: The point of this was that with smoking leaf you can't be sure what dose you are getting, with tincture you can.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Here is another thought about making MJ legal as an alternative to Alcohol: 750,000 cases of cancer in 2020 are attributed to ALCOHOL consumption.

Lancet Oncology: 2020 Cancer study

[Bay Kid]

Now legal in VA. Our state has gone to hell in a handbasket. No IDs needed.

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Bay Kid

Now legal in VA. Our state has gone to hell in a handbasket. No IDs needed.

What "hell in a handbasket" changes have you seen as a result of legalization?

[tvbound]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

What "hell in a handbasket" changes have you seen as a result of legalization?

All of the drunks at the bar are talking about the changes. LOL

[Get real]

If the bike clubs in The Villages sold weed, would they be called drug peddlers?

If not, at least nobody would care if they ran through stop signs as a group...

[Ben Franklin]

Amazon and many other companies no longer test employees for marijuana.

Amazon Won't Test Job Seekers For Marijuana Use : NPR

[GrumpyOldMan]

Originally Posted by Ben Franklin

Amazon and many other companies no longer test employees for marijuana.

Amazon Won't Test Job Seekers For Marijuana Use : NPR

Good, imagine the uproar if they required periodic tests for alcohol.

I have no problem with punishing someone who is impaired at work and puts other people's lives at risk. I have a problem with punishing people because they might.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by GrumpyOldMan

What "hell in a handbasket" changes have you seen as a result of legalization?

In time.

[Ben Franklin]

Originally Posted by mldonnella

. NO, I don’t. From what I’ve heard the Marijuana of today is much stronger.

As strong as Everclear alcohol at 190 Proof, which is 95% alcohol??? Available in 31 states.

[kkingston57]

Have not tabulated responses here, but it does appear that the responses are the same as the survey. Need to de criminalize pot, especially at the Federal level. Can not be any worse than alcohol.