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Does democracy exist in America. Overwhelmingly the American public is for rescheduling however the continual shenanigans by the DEA shows they are putting their own desires ahead of the will of the American people.
In the latest ongoing saga of the DEA rescheduling hearing 2 proponents scheduled to speak in favor of cannabis rescheduling wthdrew. One individual decided to withdraw due to the "the behind-the-scenes shananigans between the DEA and only certain parties..."
Judge blocks Colorado Springs city council member's plan to repeal recreational marijuana after voters just approvel it. What is happening to democracy in Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs conservative city council members has no regard for the citizens of Colorado Springs. They have an agenda to ban marijuana just 6 months after citizen's approved it on the ballot. Judge blocks repeal calling it "unconstitutional.
Is something brewing concerning marijuana. As of the market close today there has been money flowing into marijuana companies.The marijuana ETF MJ is up over 5%. Cresco Labs is up over 11% and Green Thumb industries up just over 2% There is 4 times the normal volume trading in Green Thumb and Cresco Labs.
With money flowing into these one has to ponder if something is brewing with the DEA and rescheduling, Congress or the Trump Administration. We have to wait and see.
Marijuana company contributes $250,000 to Trump's inauguration. Will this help the industry. In the states where marijuana is legal people don't go to the black market to get it. Regulating it has kept people away from the dealers who use marijuana to push more harder drugs like heroin.
Trump has said he is for rescheduling it hopefully he can get it done during his second administration.
Too many times have editorials been written with an agenda in mind or not looking at all the social factors involved. The lastest is from the Gazette editoral board. The photo choosen says alot about what they are thinking. They claim minimum regulations were put into place when marijuana first was legalized in Colorado and they rushed to legalize it. This is completely not true. The regulations were vast, just google it for yourself. Here are just some:
-Owners, employees and investors need background checks.
-Dispensaries can't be within 1000 feet of schools
-Daily purchased limits which are tracked
-Product testing
-Packaging requirements
-Edible serving size requirements
-24hr security video surveillance
-inventory tracking
-advertising regulations
no online or moble delivery
-on site regulations
The article seems to be written with an agenda to oppose marijuana in any manner of form. They go on to discuss the ease of childen getting access to vape pens which they say is easier then stealing a beer and concealing it. They insinuate the marijuana is coming from dispensaries and not the illegal markets. In my opinion this appears to be just a fear piece to scare people. If kids are getting ahold of illegal items it's from stealing it from their parents or some adult getting it for them. It's no different then kids and beer. And the blame should be put onto the parents and those whom might be giving the kids the drugs. Who's to say that the kids aren't getting the stuff from the black market.
Regulating and controlling the access to marijuana is a better option then having it illegal and being only attained on the black market. With cannabis being legal kids are protected from black market dealers where there's no regulations at all! Kids could get marijuana laced with something. And these dealers don't only sell marijuana but crack, lsd, herion...etc.
The article needs to reflect and advocate more for pesonal responsibility. For parents raising their children better. For parents being responsible to keep thier cannabis out of reach of their kids. For children making good decisions and understanding consequences for their actions.
A new study is out showing a lifetime of heavy marijuana use has a significant impact on memory and attention. How should this study be viewed.
For anything heavily used and for over a lifetime has serious consequences such as alcohol and gambling. Alcohol has the same impact on memory and attention and much more. Excess is the issue here. Excesses of a workaholic, gambling, sex, hording money...etc
Anything done in excess has negative consequences so moderation is the takeaway from this study.
Is it time for Gov JB Pritzker to reduce IL tax rates.
More and more people from Illinois are traveling to other states for marijuana. Illinois has one of the highest if not the highest sales tax rate on cannabis. So high that it's worth people traveling to Michigan and Missouri for their marijuana products. Missouri's recreational tax rate is 6% and Michigan's is 10%. Illinois is a complex tax structure and can be high, up to 30%.
Pritzker's high tax rates on marijuana are hurting Illinois marijuana sales and thus Illinois sales tax income. The tax rates are also driving people to buy marijuana on the illegal market. High sales tax rates is also hurting the competitiveness of Illinois legal market.
Months ago the Department of Health and Services recommended rescheduling marijuana from a scheduled I drug to a schedule III. Unfortunately the DEA’s unscientific bias against cannabis is causing harm to the American public.
Just how out of times is the DEA. You could watch the film "Reefer Madness" a 1936 propaganda exploitation film about drugs to get an idea. It's on Fandango however it's loaded with inaccuracies about marijuana. It's not worth watching even for laughs. The movie portrays an individual who tries marijuana as having a psychosis, paranoia, violant outbursts, and erratic behavior.
These symptoms are more consistent with the effects of taking methamphetamine (METH) than Cannabis.
1/18/2025
Everything you need to know about the rescheduling hearing and it's current status (click on image).
It appears that the cannabis industry has an uphill battle. With the DEA strongly oppossed to rescheduling one has to question their reasoning. They are not listening to the American public as poll after poll show they are in favor of the rescheduling. They are not listening to the science as the medical benefits of cannabis has been documented.
They are not listening to the FDA as they have recommended the rescheduling. What are the DEA's motives. Is it religious, is it financial, is it big pharma...etc
1/22/2025
10 months ago Tyson urges Biden to free those locked up over cannabis: "Right these wrongs"
Recently, Biden just pardoned thousands of people locked up in Federal prison over these wrongs. Unfortunately there are still about 30,000 more locked up in State prisons where Biden has no power to pardon. Biden was unsuccessful in getting Congress to address the issue, hopefully Trump will.
12/15/2024
Nearly 70% of the public comments during the DEA’s marijuana comment period supported marijuana rescheduling. So why is the DEA so against it. The DEA’s marijuana hearings began Dec 2. The DEA’s representatives intend to testify regarding eight issues:
1) It’s actual or relative potential for abuse;
2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known;
3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance;
4) Its history and current pattern of abuse;
5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse;
6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health;
7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability
8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled.”
With the public support so overwhelming for rescheduling why is the DEA so against it. Alcohol can’t be scheduled as class III drug let alone be legal in the eyes of the DEA. The DEA is out of touch with cannabis science and the pulse of the American public.
As a matter of fact gambling can’t meet the criteria above to be a class III substance and yet marijuana is being questioned.
12/14/2024
The DEA has made cannabis into a gateway drug. They tell our children and young adults marijuana is as dangerous as heroin, cocaine, LSD, crack...etc.
The truth is marijuana isn't close to these drugs. However for a young adult to try cannabis they must overcome the stigma told to them by the DEA. Upon doing so, those who try marijuana realizes that the dangers they were told were untrue.
It would be like a child not being burned by touching a hot stove after they were warned by their parents they would get burned by doing so. Thus the parent and DEA with marijuana looses credibility. With the DEA they young adult tries marijuana realizes it is not as bad as warned and think that the DEA is overreacting about the other dangerous drugs mentioned above.
Thus the DEA is part of the problem.
12/10/2024
What's going on at the DEA regarding the rescheduing of marijuana. HHS recommended cannabis to be rescheduled to a Schedule 3 drug over a year ago.
Studies have shown some medical benefits to marijuana which is a requirement for a Schedule 3. Ironically Alcohol can't meet this standard and it's legal. Who at the DEA is against the rescheduling of cannabis. Do they not relaize that they are making it a GATEWAY drug!
4/4/2023
Marijuana sales slow in all but one, Michigan, of 11 States.
Individual states need to lower the taxes on cannabis. It'll reduce black market helping to reduce crime, create new jobs and bring in additional revenues.