Schumer, Wyden & Booker to release draft of weed legalization bill......

[Demon]

at a press conference on Wed. (found it posted elsewhere)

Senate Democrats Put Legalizing Marijuana on Legislative Agenda

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Finance Chairman Ron Wyden and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker will release a discussion draft of their marijuana legalization bill at a press conference Wednesday, according to a person familiar with their plans.

www.bloomberg.com

They want to remove it from the controlled substances list.
Farther down, it says its not expected to open up interstate commerce - but wouldn't legalizing do just that? What am I missing?
Still a pipe dream, I think, but I would love to see it pass.

I don't know why it comes up as Bloomberg - are you a robot. The link works.

 

[BlueTex]

About time...

 

[Demon]

That it is. Now how many will vote against it?

 

[Helix]

Treat it like booze.

 

[GDViking]

That it is. Now how many will vote against it?

Not anyone who wants to be reelected...

 

[Demon]

Not anyone who wants to be reelected...

It'll be interesting to see who's against it.

 

[Napoleon]

Not anyone who wants to be reelected...

Most people just vote for whoever shows up on the flyer they get in the mail.

 

[armycowboy]

It'll be interesting to see who's against it.

Some older conservatives from red states will definitely vote against it.

 

[Mr Person]

That it is. Now how many will vote against it?

It'll be interesting. It's only so much of a partisan issue these days.

The United States of Weed

Curious about the status of cannabis? Here’s where legalization stands, state by state

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Aunt Antifa]

It'll be interesting. It's only so much of a partisan issue these days.

The United States of Weed

Curious about the status of cannabis? Here’s where legalization stands, state by state

www.rollingstone.com

It’s mostly becoming a money issue, which is why you see more and more righties jumping on board.

Also, *everyone* loves weed. Even if they don’t smoke it.

 

[Napoleon]

It’s mostly becoming a money issue, which is why you see more and more righties jumping on board.

Also, *everyone* loves weed. Even if they don’t smoke it.

The concept, maybe. Not so much the rancid smell.

 

[Demon]

It'll be interesting. It's only so much of a partisan issue these days.

The United States of Weed

Curious about the status of cannabis? Here’s where legalization stands, state by state

www.rollingstone.com

I kind of like this map too - they don't update as quickly as Rolling Stone, but they're a little more detailed (in the map) - they show decriminalization and fully illegal

MARIJUANA LEGALITY BY STATE - Updated April 2, 2024

In order to keep up with the ever-changing laws, DISA has provided this interactive map for information on legalization, medical use, and recreational use.

disa.com

 

[Demon]

It’s mostly becoming a money issue, which is why you see more and more righties jumping on board.

Also, *everyone* loves weed. Even if they don’t smoke it.

Yeah, once Boehner jumped in....

Still, I'm interested in the 'no' voters.

 

[Demon]

Some older conservatives from red states will definitely vote against it.

I would bet McConnell's already invested, like Boehner. Not sure I can see Rand Paul getting behind this, or Gohmert.

 

[roughdraft274]

Treat it like booze.

Simple and to the point. It's astounding that there are actual people out there who have smoked weed and drank alcohol and have lived in this country and think that legal weed is more of a threat than legal alcohol.

 

[Aunt Antifa]

Yeah, once Boehner jumped in....

Still, I'm interested in the 'no' voters.

CLARENCE THOMAS WANTS TO GET HIGH.

It’s over. Weed is as main stream as anti vaxxers.

 

[Aunt Antifa]

The concept, maybe. Not so much the rancid smell.

If you find the smell rancid, tell your neighbors to buy better stuff and stop putting it out, let it die out naturally.

 

[Demon]

CLARENCE THOMAS WANTS TO GET HIGH.

It’s over. Weed is as main stream as anti vaxxers.

It would do several of them a world of good.

 

[Napoleon]

Simple and to the point. It's astounding that there are actual people out there who have smoked weed and drank alcohol and have lived in this country and think that legal weed is more of a threat than legal alcohol.

I think we’d be in for some pretty rocky times. The mob didn’t just go away when prohibition ended nor will any of the gangs running the black market for pot. Retailers beware.

 

[lurchadams]

at a press conference on Wed. (found it posted elsewhere)

Senate Democrats Put Legalizing Marijuana on Legislative Agenda

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Finance Chairman Ron Wyden and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker will release a discussion draft of their marijuana legalization bill at a press conference Wednesday, according to a person familiar with their plans.

www.bloomberg.com

They want to remove it from the controlled substances list.
Farther down, it says its not expected to open up interstate commerce - but wouldn't legalizing do just that? What am I missing?
Still a pipe dream, I think, but I would love to see it pass.

I don't know why it comes up as Bloomberg - are you a robot. The link works.

"Pipe dream"! LOL Good one, Demon

 

[Rexedgar]

Treat it like booze.

More tax revenue to squander or steal…….

 

[Demon]

"Pipe dream"! LOL Good one, Demon

Lol, I didn't even notice!

 

[Rexedgar]

I think we’d be in for some pretty rocky times. The mob didn’t just go away when prohibition ended nor will any of the gangs running the black market for pot. Retailers beware.

I would think that the black market would shift to a higher value drug that takes up less shipping space…..

 

[Helix]

More tax revenue to squander or steal…….

That's the only strategy that will work.

 

[Napoleon]

I would think that the black market would shift to a higher value drug that takes up less shipping space…..

Pot isn’t really a high value drug as it is but people are still murdered for hustling on the wrong corner. Its more of a territorial thing than the value of the product.