MORE Act. Legal Weed?

[Ranb]

House Judiciary Committee approves landmark marijuana legalization bill.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...approves-landmark-marijuana-legalization-bill

Under the MORE Act, weed would be removed from the Controlled Substances Act, federally legalizing cannabis across the country. Additionally, past federal cannabis convictions would be required to be expunged.

The bill would also establish the Cannabis Justice Office, an organization that would introduce a 5 percent tax on state-legal cannabis sales, among other things.

Who doesn't like this?

Link to the bill; https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2227/text

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall finalize a rulemaking under section 201(a)(2) removing marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols from the schedules of controlled substances. Marihuana and tetrahydrocannabinols shall each be deemed to be a drug or other substance that does not meet the requirements for inclusion in any schedule.

Ranb

 

[acbytesla]

House Judiciary Committee approves landmark marijuana legalization bill.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/...approves-landmark-marijuana-legalization-bill



Who doesn't like this?

Link to the bill; https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2227/text


Ranb

Lots of Republicans. It will be interesting to see the vote on the floor or what happens in the Senate. My guess is McConnell will never let it get to the floor.

 

[bam]

I'm sure we could use the 5% but I can't see LEO signing off on it. I'm also not so sure the medical community would support it either.

 

[Ranb]

Lots of Republicans. .....

I was more interested in the opinions of the ISP members.

 

[Trebuchet]

Meh. It's kind of meaningless, actually. Even if enough Dems have the gonads to pass it, Moscow Mitch will just ignore it.

 

[acbytesla]

I was more interested in the opinions of the ISP members.

I was assessing the bill and its likelihood of ever becoming a law in the present political environment.

But on a personal level, I hate drugs. Taking any drug including marijuana other than for medical purposes seems a waste of one's mental faculties. That said, I think that canabis should not be illegal and it's a waste of government resources to police it.

 

[acbytesla]

Meh. It's kind of meaningless, actually. Even if enough Dems have the gonads to pass it, Moscow Mitch will just ignore it.

While I agree that Mitch will ignore it. I don't think it is a waste. It puts the GOP again on the wrong side of something that eventually will pass.

 

[The_Animus]

While I agree that Mitch will ignore it. I don't think it is a waste. It puts the GOP again on the wrong side of something that eventually will pass.

And there are Republicans who think it should be legal. Just another thing to peel a few more votes away from the GOP

 

[acbytesla]

And there are Republicans who think it should be legal. Just another thing to peel a few more votes away from the GOP

Exactly. As more states legalize it, the Federal stance becomes untenable.

 

[Steve]

Canada has legalized it across the country. Only a matter of time before the US is forced to follow . The big losers will be the private prison operators who rely on incarcerated cannabis users for most of their profits.

 

[rockinkt]

Canada has legalized it across the country. Only a matter of time before the US is forced to follow . The big losers will be the private prison operators who rely on incarcerated cannabis users for most of their profits.

The courts will fill them with people who have committed another crime. The supply is endless considering the number of laws that fall under the category of Malum prohibitum.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

It does seem to be the way the world is going. Earlier this year three British MPs visited Canada and came back of the opinion that it should be legalised in the UK, with their predictions of when ranging from 5-15 years.

 

[plague311]

I was assessing the bill and its likelihood of ever becoming a law in the present political environment.

But on a personal level, I hate drugs. Taking any drug including marijuana other than for medical purposes seems a waste of one's mental faculties. That said, I think that canabis should not be illegal and it's a waste of government resources to police it.

I seriously disagree with the hilited as I don't believe there is evidence to support it.

That aside, it would be nice for it to go through; however, ND was supposed to decriminalize and remove previous charges. That was over 2 years ago and mine still shows up.

 

[Craig4]

The five percent is too high when you add it to the state taxes. It will push it back to the black market. That could be as high as 15 percent total tax on sales.

 

[ponderingturtle]

The five percent is too high when you add it to the state taxes. It will push it back to the black market. That could be as high as 15 percent total tax on sales.

The margins are that tight?

 

[ponderingturtle]

I was assessing the bill and its likelihood of ever becoming a law in the present political environment.

But on a personal level, I hate drugs. Taking any drug including marijuana other than for medical purposes seems a waste of one's mental faculties. That said, I think that canabis should not be illegal and it's a waste of government resources to police it.

Clearly caffeine and theobromine in chocolate count then too.

 

[acbytesla]

I seriously disagree with the hilited as I don't believe there is evidence to support it.

That aside, it would be nice for it to go through; however, ND was supposed to decriminalize and remove previous charges. That was over 2 years ago and mine still shows up.

Cannabis use has been shown to impair cognitive functions on a number of levels—from basic motor coordination to more complex executive function tasks, such as the ability to plan, organize, solve problems, make decisions, remember, and control emotions and behavior.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3037578/

 

[acbytesla]

Clearly caffeine and theobromine in chocolate count then too.

I've read different studies on the effects of caffeine, Most suggest that caffeine can cause different issues such as accelerated heart rate, higher blood pressure, moderate intake of caffeine has little or no negative effects on cognitive functions.

But if you have additional information, I'd like to read it.

 

[ponderingturtle]

I've read different studies on the effects of caffeine, Most suggest that caffeine can cause different issues such as accelerated heart rate, higher blood pressure, moderate intake of caffeine has little or no negative effects on cognitive functions.

But if you have additional information, I'd like to read it.

That is plenty to class it as a drug though and as such should only be used under the care of a doctor. Anyone who uses caffeine clearly is a drug user, and you have made your stance on that clear.

 

[Hellbound]

The five percent is too high when you add it to the state taxes. It will push it back to the black market. That could be as high as 15 percent total tax on sales.

Actually, that would bring them into line with things like alcohol and cigarettes (although alcohol, for example, has federal taxes "per gallon" in amounts based on alcohol content, rather than as a percent of the price, so it's hard to give an exact rate). I don't think 15% is unreasonable for something like this, nor a huge financial burden.