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Kentucky, Indiana law enforcement warns of possible charges if marijuana is brought in from Ohio
One issue concerning law enforcement is those who may make the decision to drive after using cannabis products — whether in Ohio or elsewhere.
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Boom! God is on our side. Florida is a battleground right now for cannabis freedom, guys! Stay tuned! Speak up! 
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Trump Endorsing Florida Marijuana Legalization Initiative Would ‘Guarantee Victory,’ Top Ally Roger Stone Says
If former President Donald Trump endorses a Florida marijuana legalization ballot initiative ahead of the election, it would “guarantee victory,” his longtime ally and GOP political operative Roger Stone says. While Trump has yet to say where he stands on the measure, which he’ll have a chance...
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FDA Proposal To Allow Hemp Seed Meal As Food For Egg-Laying Hens Is Approved
An organization of livestock feed control officials has voted to allow commercial farmers to begin using hemp seed meal as food for egg-laying hens. Under the new policy, which was recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), hemp meal can account for up to 20 percent of hens’ diet. At...
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JD Vance Claims There’s ‘Fentanyl In Our Marijuana Bags That Our Teenagers Are Using’
Former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), is claiming that “marijuana bags” are being laced with fentanyl, and he says the Biden administration’s border policies are making it so that youth, including his own kids, can’t experiment with cannabis or...
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JD Vance Claims There’s ‘Fentanyl In Our Marijuana Bags That Our Teenagers Are Using’
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August 16, 2024
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Kyle Jaeger
Former President Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), is claiming that “marijuana bags” are being laced with fentanyl, and he says the Biden administration’s border policies are making it so that youth, including his own kids, can’t experiment with cannabis or other drugs without risking fatal overdoses.
During a campaign event with the Milwaukee Police Association in Wisconsin on Friday, Vance said he spoke to a police officer who told him that “we’ve got fentanyl in our marijuana bags that our teenagers are using,” echoing a claim about laced cannabis that’s been routinely contested by advocates and certain state regulators.
“Look, I’m the parent of three young kids… A seven-year-old, a four-year-old and a two-year-old,” he said. “We don’t have to worry about this yet, but I’m certain—because kids are kids—that one day, one of my kids is going to take something or do something that I don’t want them to take. But I don’t want that mistake to ruin their life.”
“I want them to learn from it. I want their parents to be able to punish them. I don’t want our kids to make mistakes on American streets and have it take their lives away from them,” he said, suggesting that he recognizes when his children grow up they may experiment with certain substances such as marijuana, but he’s more concerned with potentially lethal contamination.
Advocates would argue that’s a key reason to enact a regulatory framework for marijuana or other drugs that includes testing requirements and other safeguards to mitigate the risk of dangerous contaminants, but the GOP candidate did not draw that connection and continues to maintain an opposition to cannabis legalization.
New York regulators have also worked to debunk what they say is the “false” narrative that cannabis is commonly contaminated with fentanyl—a “misconception” that remains “widespread” despite a lack of evidence, they said last October.
Meanwhile, Vance, who was elected to Congress in 2022, doesn’t have an extensive cannabis policy record, but his limited actions and comments on the issue indicate that he’s aligned with Trump on one key issue: He backs the rights of states to set their own marijuana laws. He’s also indicated that he’s against incarcerating people over low-level possession.
However, he voted against bipartisan banking legislation that passed in committee and has argued that states that have enacted legalization should increase enforcement activities, complained about the smell of cannabis multiple times and suggested that its use can lead to violence.
With respect to Vance’s new comments on fentanyl-laced marijuana, anecdotal claims about those concerns have commonly originated from law enforcement sources, with warnings then carried by media outlets. The resulting narrative has at times been adopted and echoed by lawmakers, including at the congressional level.
Last year, for example, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) proposed an amendment to a fentanyl-focused bill that would have required the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to carry out a study into cannabis tainted with fentanyl. It was not made in order for floor consideration by the House Rules Committee, however.
Before dropping out of the run for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, Vivek Ramaswamy also suggested at times that China is supplying Mexican drug cartels with ingredients to produce fentanyl-laced products, including “CBD gummies.”
Meanwhile, Trump said last week that he’s starting to “agree a lot more” that people should not be criminalized over marijuana given that it’s “being legalized all over the country.”
“As we legalize it throughout the country—whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing—it’s awfully hard to have people all over the jails that are in jail right now for something that’s legal,” Trump said. “So I think obviously there’s a lot of sentiment to doing that.”
While not an explicit endorsement of major marijuana reform, the statement represents another example of Trump departing from the harsh anti-drug rhetoric he’s been employing over this latest campaign, at least when it comes to marijuana. And while it’s unclear whether he will choose to back the Florida cannabis legalization measure that he will have the chance to vote on as a resident, he did not take the opportunity to denounce it, despite Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) campaign against the reform measure.
Trump also recently went after Vice President Kamala Harris over her prosecutorial record on marijuana, claiming that she put “thousands and thousands of Black people in jail” for cannabis offenses—but the full record of her time in office is more nuanced.
Trump’s line of attack, while misleading, was nonetheless notable in the sense that the GOP presidential nominee implied that he disagrees with criminalizing people over marijuana and is moving to leverage the idea that Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee, played a role in racially disproportionate mass incarceration.
As president, Trump largely stayed true to his position that marijuana laws should be handled at the state-level, with no major crackdown on cannabis programs as some feared after then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Obama era federal enforcement guidance. In fact, Trump criticized the top DOJ official and suggested the move should be reversed.
While he was largely silent on the issue of legalization, he did tentatively endorse a bipartisan bill to codify federal policy respecting states’ rights to legalize.
That said, on several occasions he released signing statements on spending legislation stipulating that he reserved the right to ignore a long-standing rider that prohibits the Justice Department from using its funds to interfere with state-legal medical marijuana programs.
Proverbs 28:16 NKJV
A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
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A ruler who lacks understanding is a great oppressor,
But he who hates covetousness will prolong his days.
Thanks, posting the most important articles. Marijuanamoment.net does a great job creating articles!Trying to show the level of absurdity we are at today. Enjoy!
Missouri Cannabis Companies Scramble To Respond To Massive Product Recalls
“I’ve never seen recalls of this magnitude in any other state. This is kind of unprecedented.” By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent State regulators issued two cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 marijuana products—more than double Missouri’s first massive cannabis product...
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California Senators Approve Bill To Let Marijuana Growers Sell Directly To Consumers At State-Run Farmers Markets
California Senators Approve Bill To Let Marijuana Growers Sell Directly To Consumers At State-Run Farmers Markets
California senators have advanced an Assembly-passed bill that would allow regulators to issue a new license allowing small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events. The legislation from Assemblymember Gail...
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Allowing states to continue to prosecute cannabis offenses is putting children at risk. If a child's parent chooses to grow or use cannabis in a state without legal protection, the child could still be taken into custody of child protection services.
So they want to move it to schedule 3 status to be able to study it? It it true that they have placed cannabis in the most restrictive Category 1 with the harshest penalties WITHOUT thoroughly studying it.
This logical fallacy is right in front our face. We're looking right at it. Its hiding in plain sight,
As the representative legislators sit back, the agencies are being given the authority to rule using their prescribed scientific method rather than common sense and what is best for the nation, communities, families, and individuals.
As time is allowed to go by, the people continue to be put in harms way, and the consequences of prohibition are being exaggerated.
States without legal protection may see families forced to move for legal security for their children, or risk putting them in danger of being taken by Child Protective Services of the government. Individual adults also risk losing careers, their drivers license, asset forfeiture including homes and automobiles, and other criminal penalties including imprisonment.
The prevalence of cannabis use in human societies is widespread across the globe and over the ages of time. This is an emergency situation CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, and anyone who thinks its not, isn't paying attention.
So they want to move it to schedule 3 status to be able to study it? It it true that they have placed cannabis in the most restrictive Category 1 with the harshest penalties WITHOUT thoroughly studying it.
This logical fallacy is right in front our face. We're looking right at it. Its hiding in plain sight,
As the representative legislators sit back, the agencies are being given the authority to rule using their prescribed scientific method rather than common sense and what is best for the nation, communities, families, and individuals.
As time is allowed to go by, the people continue to be put in harms way, and the consequences of prohibition are being exaggerated.
States without legal protection may see families forced to move for legal security for their children, or risk putting them in danger of being taken by Child Protective Services of the government. Individual adults also risk losing careers, their drivers license, asset forfeiture including homes and automobiles, and other criminal penalties including imprisonment.
The prevalence of cannabis use in human societies is widespread across the globe and over the ages of time. This is an emergency situation CREATED BY THE GOVERNMENT, and anyone who thinks its not, isn't paying attention.
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Majority Of Americans Say Marijuana Use Is Punished ‘Too Harshly’ And Past Records Should Be Expunged, Poll Finds
Marijuana use is one of the only crimes that a majority of Americans say is punished too harshly—and bipartisan majorities also back expunging prior cannabis convictions—according to a new poll. As the presidential election approaches in November, the survey from YouGov that was released last...
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Democrats To Vote On 2024 Platform Touting Marijuana Reform Support And Bashing Trump’s Anti-Cannabis Actions
Delegates at the Democratic National Convention are set to vote on a party platform on Monday that touts President Joe Biden’s marijuana pardons and rescheduling moves, while calling for broader reform to expunge prior records. But even with Biden stepping aside in the 2024 race, with...
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Urge your state legislators to support a compassionate medical cannabis program!
We Change Laws!
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After Taking Custody Of Five Kids Over Marijuana, Tennessee Officials Can Be Held Liable For Their Actions, Federal Judge Rules
“These public officials illegally tore apart and terrorized [Bianca] Clayborne’s family. They acted outrageously and unlawfully.” By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout Three employees of the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) can be held liable for their conduct after a traffic stop led to...
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That news story happened a while ago and I have seen it in other articles. The family failed to comply with a simple order because she didn't want the children to be mistreated. So she failed to comply and thats part of why they were taken into custody, however this situation was all due to cannabis possession.After Taking Custody Of Five Kids Over Marijuana, Tennessee Officials Can Be Held Liable For Their Actions, Federal Judge Rules
“These public officials illegally tore apart and terrorized [Bianca] Clayborne’s family. They acted outrageously and unlawfully.” By Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout Three employees of the Department of Children’s Services (DCS) can be held liable for their conduct after a traffic stop led to...
DEA Says It Can Still Arrest People For Marijuana Regardless Of State Legalization, But It’s ‘Not Our Intent’ To Go After Possession Cases
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reiterating that it retains the right to arrest people over marijuana regardless of state legalization laws—though it’s “not our intent” to go after simple possession cases, a spokesperson said. With Ohio cannabis shops now open up for adult-use...
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DEA Says It Can Still Arrest People For Marijuana Regardless Of State Legalization, But It’s ‘Not Our Intent’ To Go After Possession Cases
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August 26, 2024
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Kyle Jaeger
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is reiterating that it retains the right to arrest people over marijuana regardless of state legalization laws—though it’s “not our intent” to go after simple possession cases, a spokesperson said.
With Ohio cannabis shops now open up for adult-use sales, the Ohio State University-owned NPR affiliate WOSU asked DEA about the possibility that students could face federal prosecution for engaging in the state-legal activity.
“Are we necessarily after the kid with an ounce of weed for that kid or for that group of people? We want to provide information and remind that it is still remains of federally illegal substance, and you can be arrested and prosecuted,” DEA spokesman Brian McNeal said.
“Can a student be arrested by a federal agent? Whether it’s FBI, DEA, HSI? Yes, but that is not our intent or our goal to arrest users…who might have a substance on their person,” he said, adding that DEA “typically” only goes after “big fish” involved in manufacturing or distributing controlled substances.
While DEA is barred from using its funds to interfere in state medical cannabis programs under a rider that has been continually approved by Congress since 2014, those protections do not apply to adult-use markets, despite repeated efforts by lawmakers to expand the policy via appropriations legislation.
The spokesperson’s comments also come as the Justice Department works to finalize a proposed rule to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). But as congressional researchers have pointed out, that modest reform would not federally legalize cannabis, and most criminal penalties for cannabis-related activities would not change.
Other federal agencies have also proactively reminded people about the ongoing application of federal prohibition policies even if a state has moved to legalize it.
For example, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently issued a reminder that, while Ohio’s adult-use marijuana market launched this month, government doctors are still prohibited from recommending medical cannabis to veterans—at least as long as it remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.
The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) last year similarly advised that Minnesotans who use cannabis remain federally banned from purchasing and possessing guns, despite their state enacting legalization.
Meanwhile, the DEA spokesperson also told WOSU that marijuana has become more potent, and he claimed there’s an increased risk that cannabis products obtained in the illicit market could be contaminated with fentanyl or other more dangerous drugs.
But he said that, rather than try to deter youth from using such substances by fear-mongering, the agency has adopted what he described as a more evidence-based educational approach.
“What we like to do is provide information. The scare tactics of when when I was a kid—when I would sit down and watch Saturday morning cartoons and the guy would fry an egg and say, ‘this is your brain on drugs’—we’ve moved away from that,” he said.
It's not fair to those who can't do what they want.
Even all of these have stupid limits.
States that currently allow people to grow their own marijuana plants include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Even all of these have stupid limits.
States that currently allow people to grow their own marijuana plants include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
“Can a student be arrested by a federal agent? Whether it’s FBI, DEA, HSI? Yes, but that is not our intent or our goal to arrest users…who might have a substance on their person,” he said, adding that DEA “typically” only goes after “big fish” involved in manufacturing or distributing controlled substances.
While DEA is barred from using its funds to interfere in state medical cannabis programs under a rider that has been continually approved by Congress since 2014, those protections do not apply to adult-use markets, despite repeated efforts by lawmakers to expand the policy via appropriations legislation.
DEA spokesperson is saying without medical cannabis protections, growers can still be prosecuted under federal law.
Looks like an opportunity for selective enforcement against activist political opponents.
Are people being arrested under federal law who are abiding by state adult-use laws without state medical cannabis protections?
While DEA is barred from using its funds to interfere in state medical cannabis programs under a rider that has been continually approved by Congress since 2014, those protections do not apply to adult-use markets, despite repeated efforts by lawmakers to expand the policy via appropriations legislation.
DEA spokesperson is saying without medical cannabis protections, growers can still be prosecuted under federal law.
Looks like an opportunity for selective enforcement against activist political opponents.
Are people being arrested under federal law who are abiding by state adult-use laws without state medical cannabis protections?
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Producing good cannabis is an artform, so thats why its been difficult to study, because they have to be able to produce it. Also older medicine has differences from fresh medicine which has a more complete profile and adequate terpenes, so these things must be taken into account.
Looks like the logical conclusion since its been so long without proper studies, and considering the prevalence and use among the medical industry, cannabis should be allowed for adult use nation wide. Then they can do their proper studies and determine how to control it.
Prohibition of alcohol taught us lessons about the harms of prohibition and the federal government needs to back track on this issue until they can do proper studies.
Lawmakers are failing at their duty to PROTECT THE PUBLIC and MUST be held accountable.
Contact YOUR lawmaker today.
Looks like the logical conclusion since its been so long without proper studies, and considering the prevalence and use among the medical industry, cannabis should be allowed for adult use nation wide. Then they can do their proper studies and determine how to control it.
Prohibition of alcohol taught us lessons about the harms of prohibition and the federal government needs to back track on this issue until they can do proper studies.
Lawmakers are failing at their duty to PROTECT THE PUBLIC and MUST be held accountable.
Contact YOUR lawmaker today.
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Its a scam.
Its another hoax, only this one lasted almost 100 years.
Think we don't have a problem? Tell it to the next generation why we couldn't put a stop to this.
But God has a better plan. Keep the hope in God. Hope in Christ.
Isaiah 13: 9-10 NKJV
9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes,
Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,
To lay the land desolate;
And He will destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
Its another hoax, only this one lasted almost 100 years.
Think we don't have a problem? Tell it to the next generation why we couldn't put a stop to this.
But God has a better plan. Keep the hope in God. Hope in Christ.
Isaiah 13: 9-10 NKJV
9 Behold, the day of the Lord comes,
Cruel, with both wrath and fierce anger,
To lay the land desolate;
And He will destroy its sinners from it.
10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations
Will not give their light;
The sun will be darkened in its going forth,
And the moon will not cause its light to shine.
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