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Democratic gubernatorial nominee lays out marijuana legalization plan • Indiana Capital Chronicle

If elected, Democrat Jennifer McCormick would work to establish a medical marijuana industry before transitioning to full adult-use cannabis.
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This Gubernatorial Nominee's Cannabis Plan Could Generate $172M Annually For 'Island Of Prohibition' Indiana​

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Some of my thoughts from the Indiana legislation thread. The cannabis industry is being forced to run in a lawless way over a prolonged period.

Not a good sign of times to come if this becomes a prescident. I like to have laws in place which must be followed to protect our rights and help guide the affairs of society in an orderly way representing the people. Its best to have solid legislation in place instead of a budget-associated rider which doesn't protect the people. Also lawmaking though ballot initiatives can be dangerous because the people don't always know and decisions are made by a select few who are really strong activists who are connected and may have another agenda.
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Yeah its been such a lawless situation for so many years. The only piece of legislation protecting state medical cannabis activities has been a Federal annual budget rider attachment which has to be renewed every year. There is no protection for adult use cannabis in states which have legalized it, but the only protection for patients is an annually renewed rider. Industry also has no protections for their investments.

Lawlessness is not a good sign in my opinion, and I'm wondering if its signs of times to come where the government operates more and more outside of legislation, with more of a executive order, agency-driven, spending bill vote on everything type of government.

Won't be safe in canada if CoVid poppes back up or some other issue arises where they want to exercise authority that steps on human rights.

Tough to tell patients this, as I am in the same boat as you, big pharma medicine doesn't compare, but stay and fight the good fight. There are others who really are not able to physically or mentally advocate for change, but they or their loved ones need the cannabis medicine.
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Pennsylvania Governor Says Legalizing Marijuana Is ‘Something That We Want To Be Focused On Doing’

“There are Pennsylvanians who may be traveling out of state to purchase cannabis, and that’s, I think, something that we want to be focused on doing here in our commonwealth.” By Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star After celebrating a new law making canned cocktails available in supermarkets...
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After celebrating a new law making canned cocktails available in supermarkets and convenience stores, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Tuesday he believes that legalizing recreational use of cannabis makes sense from an economic perspective.
 
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After celebrating a new law making canned cocktails available in supermarkets and convenience stores, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) said Tuesday he believes that legalizing recreational use of cannabis makes sense from an economic perspective.
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Dipshit forget his ID and couldn't even have a drink while celebrating that new law
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I do hold on to some hope, maybe the new research will be positive and will help them be able to loosen some of the restrictions for growing and using cannabis.
 
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I live in Florida where amendment 3 is coming up to enable social smoking with no liscence...I will vote no because the fine print prohibits home growing and forces you to buy from the wealthy few who own the dispo liscencing...same old game but now the rich get richer and we get the shaft...read these new laws that are coming out...they be not what your told it is...
 
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Would it be a step in the right direction? Thats how it is in NJ. Posession is legal but not home growing. People still grow without heavily funded eradication campaigns from what I understand. Home grow is legal in surrounding states, so its somewhat normalized.

They excluded homegrow inthe FL ballot initiative so that its more likely to pass I think. Its a poor decision not to include home grow, but not bad enough of an issue to vote against it for a cannabis reform supporter.

First ballot initiative in FL history, The PEOPLE worked hard to get it made official, vote yes.

The legislators will likely make reforms after it passes. Vote YES please. Its your decision but think about it
 
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Fragmented state and federal marijuana policies can lead to risks to public health

Cannabis use has changed in recent years, as many states have legalized it. An influential group of scientists recommends policy changes to protect public health.
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Fragmented state and federal marijuana policies can lead to risks to public health​


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By Pien Huang

Published September 26, 2024 at 4:35 PM EDT

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More than half of all U.S. states have legalized cannabis either for medical or recreational use. Meanwhile, the federal government still considers most types of cannabis illegal. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine finds that the gap between states and the federal government has led to fragmented policies and risks to public health. NPR's Pien Huang is here in the studio. Hi, there.

PIEN HUANG, BYLINE: Hey, Juana.

SUMMERS: So there is this gap between states and the federal government on cannabis, but help me understand how this is playing out, just in, like, practical terms.

HUANG: Yeah. So like you mentioned, since the federal government considers cannabis to be mostly illegal, the standards are all over the place. The growing conditions, the quality of the product, the potency of it - this all varies between different products and different states. And for instance, edibles tend to have more restrictions than other forms of cannabis.

And while smoking is still the most popular way that people use cannabis, there's been a boom in cannabis-related products - edibles, concentrates, vape oils, gummies. There's also been a trend towards higher-dose products and kind of like an open season on marketing. So that's been making things even more complicated. And states have been focused mostly on building commercial markets, regulating sales and revenue. So there hasn't been much attention on public health.

SUMMERS: OK. So what are the public health impacts here?

HUANG: So the use of cannabis has increased a lot in the U.S. Adults say they use it more regularly than alcohol, and medically, it's used for pain relief, socially, for relaxation. But Steven Teutsch with the University of Southern California says that people are often unaware of the risks.

STEVEN TEUTSCH: It was not to say that one should never use this product or anything like that, but that it is important to recognize that there are potential harms of using them, and some of these can be severe.

HUANG: Now, Teutsch chaired the committee at the National Academies that wrote this report - the reports on cannabis and public health. And for individuals, cannabis can impair learning and memory, which is especially a problem for developing brains. And for heavy cannabis users, especially, it increases the risk of anxiety disorders and some serious mental health issues.

On a societal level, with more people using it, they're hearing more about the benefits and the risks, and all of this rises to a level of growing concern for public health. Teutsch says that this should be met with federal leadership and more uniform policy.

SUMMERS: So what types of changes is the committee suggesting?

HUANG: Well, they do make some fairly detailed recommendations. On a federal level, they want to close a loophole which was created in the 2018 Farm Bill...

SUMMERS: OK.

HUANG: ...And that excludes hemp from regulation. Hemp is a cannabis plant with low natural levels of psychoactive chemicals. But this has actually led to a whole bunch of hemp-derived products that are not regulated, like CBD, for instance. The committee also wants the government to loosen restrictions for research to collect better data. And they also call for setting nationwide standards on cannabis quality and dosage, and for training the people who sell cannabis so they can tell people about the risks, kind of like they're pharmacists.

SUMMERS: Interesting. That is NPR health correspondent Pien Huang. Thank you.

HUANG: Thank you.
 
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NPR is biased mainstream media, and they have a history of biased reporting. Science isn't ever settled, results must be retested to evaluate the conclusions. Representative government thankfully can see through to the truth and make policy which is best for society, allowing the largest range of personal freedom.
 
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This is the type of legislation that congress, our representative government body, is doing. Nonsense, no discussion about core issues of the policy, just skimming the top more of the same. Not trying to alleviate harsh criminal penalties at all!
 
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This is the type of legislation that congress, our representative government body, is doing. Nonsense, no discussion about core issues of the policy, just skimming the top more of the same. Not trying to alleviate harsh criminal penalties at all!
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Kinda makes you think that it's all a sham. Song and dance to dupe the masses and flood us with enough distraction and confusion that we just never wise up.
 
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