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I don't want to start a fight or anything as I'm just honestly curious.
What is the benefit of marijuana over lab drugs? Why such a heavy push for it...
Reminds me of a shirt I've seen floating around: Man made Beer, God made pot... who do you trust? haha.
Legalize it! - Peter Tosh [Luck]
I personally think that alcohol destroys more lives than all the other drugs combined.
I think the monetary woes in this recession is the only thing motivating our beloved politicians to look into legalization.
Mo Money... Mo Money...
Big Bear,
I think the push is for decriminalization, more than actual beneficial uses of marijuana. I believe that most MM card holders don't really need it for medical purposes. All the people I know with a MM card just want to stay on the right side of the law and not get in trouble for smoking pot.
However some people (Parkinson/Cancer/Severely Ill) can and do benefit from MM. Those people should get whatever helps them with their illness. These people deserve to get medical marijuana and I hope it helps them. But they also should be allowed to legally own firearms too.
Cost, ease of use, versatility, can't over dose on it, familiarity, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBear
discussing this issue with ATF right now.....will post in a minute
You guys rock. Excellent discussion. I have been working very hard today and just occasionally peeked in - and the posts kept coming in.
This is a very interesting topic as Fed vs State rules and regs collide - as the Fed attempts more control over health care and other aspects usually reserved for the State. I am sure we will be seeing much more of this.
After getting bounced around the ATF phones this afternoon, I still do not have an answer, mostly due to the fact that it was late in the afternoon when I called. I expect a call back tomorrow from one of the agents and I will post the results of that here....
Just a clarification for the topic, in Colorado you do not receive a prescription for MJ, just a statement that MJ may help your condition.
Personally, I don't think a citizens use of marijuana or ownership of firearms is any of the government's damn business at all. Obviously, guns and mind altering substances don't mix, but I'd be less concerned about a MM user being in possession of a firearm while high than I am about an alcoholic with a pistol when he is drunk.
I've said this before and I'll say it again: Marijuana prohibition is, without exception, the most ridiculous law on the books today.
No, I am not a pot smoker, but using my tax dollars to incarcerate people for using/possessing it is absurd. Alcohol prohibition, while immeasurably stupid in it's own right, made more sense than the ban on pot.
Not to mention that you can technically have a card, and not be a user. It would be an easy way to sue the Feds if you get a card, get declined for a gun, and test clean on a hair test for several months.
Legalize it! Taliban had no problem going to a firefight after a good smoke and neither did I.