the weed, thread

[hutch]

Interesting


https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/27/toke-lahoma-cannabis-market-oklahoma-red-state-weed-legalization-437782

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Toke-lahoma, where the bong hits come sweeping down the plains
And the wavin' buds can sure smell sweet
When the vapes comes right behind the rain.

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didn't realize this was hitting the House next week
House set to consider marijuana decriminalization; Hoyer schedules MORE Act vote
https://norml.org/blog/2020/11/24/house-leadership-announces-vote-on-more-act-to-end-marijuana-prohibition-will-take-place-next-week/

[StoneTheCrow]

Me, neither.  That's progress.

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And the Richmond location finally opens
https://wtop.com/virginia/2020/11/virginias-2nd-medical-cannabis-processor-opens-in-richmond/
Bend over and insert

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The gov releases a 482 page report on the plans for recreational adult use AND cultivation

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/governor-of-virginia/pdf/Final-Report-on-Marijuana-Legalization-11.30.20.pdf

( anyone want to summarize this and pull out the juicy bits?)


Argentine government to allow home cultivation
https://norml.org/news/2020/11/19/argentina-presidential-decree-permits-for-licensed-home-cultivation-of-medical-cannabis/

And the Phoenix has risen as AZ legalized it this week

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RTD did a good write up
https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/northam-administration-work-group-outlines-path-toward-marijuana-legalization/article_6bee593c-649c-5311-9b1a-b84a84caa71e.html

Two years to legalization, five years to established industry


Nice to see they  included representatives from the Virginia chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws in the creation of this

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U.S. House APPROVES #MOREAct legislation on Federal Decriminalization of #Marijuana, 228-164.

Goes now to the U.S. Senate....where it goes to die ;(



I hate when Matt does things I like...
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), the only House Republican to co-sponsor the bill, said in a speech: "If we were measuring the success of the war on drugs … drugs have won."

Makes me think of one of my favorite Assylum Street Spakners song We're winning the war on drugs

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The only time someone should go to jail for this...

https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1349363552281362432

[Yada]

The only time someone should go to jail for this...

https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/status/1349363552281362432

What's the deal with minorities being involved with this raid? And even worse, what's the deal with the one completely illegal immigrant? These guys are dumber than the white folk doing the raiding.

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These guys are dumber than the white folk doing the raiding.

and that's a very low bar

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Get A Free Bag Of Marijuana With Your Covid-19 Vaccine

[StoneTheCrow]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/books/review/drug-use-for-grown-ups-carl-l-hart.html?searchResultPosition=1

This goes way beyond weeeed but I think I’m gonna pick up his book.

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Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle
There’s a not insignificant chance that the entire Washington region will have legal recreational weed sales within the next year or so. Virginia passing a bill, Maryland has one in play, D.C. just needs Congress to lift prohibition to pass its own bill

https://dcist.com/story/21/02/05/virginia-house-votes-to-legalize-marijuana/
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/maryland-marijuana-legalization-bill-sponsored-by-senate-president-and-other-top-lawmakers/


Somewhat related
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) joked about how his girlfriend, actress Rosario Dawson, was more excited to vote for New Jersey’s marijuana legalization referendum than to support his reelection on the same ballot.

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Looking like no VA commercial sales until 2024!  (I really don't understand this logic, you can have it, you can use it, but you can't buy or sell it or even grow it...how do they expect you to get it?)
The House, whose members worried that repealing criminal penalties before legal sales are permitted would encourage the black market, appear to have won the debate, with Senate negotiators agreeing to maintain existing criminal penalties until 2024, according to the sources.
We’ll know more Saturday some are concerned it might not pass at all https://www.marijuanamoment.net/disagreements-threaten-virginia-marijuana-legalization-deal-as-deadline-approaches/

I get it, they want to make sure minors have a strong deterrent
What is the fine if you get caught drinking underage?  it's not $250
increasing the civil penalty for possession from $25 to $250 for people ages 18 to 20. Minors would face a $200 civil penalty for a first offense.


Edit...yikes
Anyone under the age of 21 who is convicted of possession of alcohol in Virginia (regardless if they are a resident of the state), can be convicted of a Class 1 misdemeanor, which can carry up to a year in jail, up to a $2,500 fine, and a one year driver's license suspension.