Never thought I'd see the day - it's not legal yet but even this is simply amazing.
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/alabama_senate_committee_gives.html
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/04/alabama_senate_committee_gives.html
It would remove marijuana as a schedule 1 drug.Sens. Rand Paul, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand will introduce on Tuesday a Senate bill that would legalize medical marijuana under federal law, another possible step towards relaxation of once strict policies toward the drug.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/senate-medical-marijuana-bill-115904.html#ixzz3Y5Y3ZNNp
Like - but it ain't a done deal yet. Chances of any of it becoming law are iffy at best. They are saying the only reason it passed the committee is because a couple of Republicans weren't at the meeting....really? Elected officials not working and doing their jobs? Amazing...And to think we thought the "clown" weren't doing anything productive. I guess even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while.
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Maybe the correlation is to the Bible being named the official state book.what did you expect once them gays started getting married
reefer madness ?what did you expect once them gays started getting married
gay wedding glaucoma partiesMaybe the correlation is to the Bible being named the official state book.
Look for glaucoma stats to skyrocket!
Sen. Jabo Waggoner, Rules Committee chairman, told AL.com that Alabama isn't ready for legislation that would allow patients with some chronic medical issues to purchase medical marijuana. "It is bad legislation," he said. "We don't need that in Alabama."
No comment on the OP, as I still have mixed thoughts and feelings on the subject. Jabo Waggoner though is the poster child for term limits in the Alabama legislature.It passed the panel, but the rules committee chair, JABO Waggoner, is killing the bill by preventing it from being put on the calendar.
As an aside, Waggoner has been in the state legislature for 49 years.
The historical politics behind banning a substance like marijuana - the machinations required to dance around the US Constitution in the first place - is a fascinating story. When I started studying it a number of years ago was when I first realized that to most (all?) politicians, the US Constitution wasn't a guideline, but rather a barrier that had to be somehow danced around while pretending to care about the spirit of the rule.The idea that marijuana is still a schedule 1 drug is ludicrous.
My issue is not with the use of marijuana for the relief of pain. My issue is with the ease of obtaining it for supposedly medical purposes and reuse/resale(abuse) for either recreational or financial purposes.However anybody feels about recreational marijuana, I fail to see how any informed person can be against sick people being able to get marijuana to ease their pain or symptoms.
If you still have any doubts I strongly suggest that you watch Weed 1, Weed 2 and Weed 3 on CNN which was hosted by Dr Sanjay Gupta who previously was against Marijuana for medical use.
The idea that marijuana is still a schedule 1 drug is ludicrous. Time to leave Harry Anslinger in the dust.
Would you be OK then moving marijuana to a schedule 2 or lower drug?My issue is not with the use of marijuana for the relief of pain. My issue is with the ease of obtaining it for supposedly medical purposes and reuse/resale(abuse) for either recreational or financial purposes.
http://www.dea.gov/druginfo/ds.shtmlSchedule I
Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule I drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are:
heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote
Schedule II
Schedule II drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a high potential for abuse, less abuse potential than Schedule I drugs, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence. These drugs are also considered dangerous. Some examples of Schedule II drugs are:
Combination products with less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall, and Ritalin
Schedule III
Schedule III drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence. Schedule III drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule I and Schedule II drugs but more than Schedule IV. Some examples of Schedule III drugs are:
Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), ketamine, anabolic steroids, testosterone
Schedule IV
Schedule IV drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. Some examples of Schedule IV drugs are:
Xanax, Soma, Darvon, Darvocet, Valium, Ativan, Talwin, Ambien, Tramadol
Schedule V
Schedule V drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule IV and consist of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics. Schedule V drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes. Some examples of Schedule V drugs are:
cough preparations with less than 200 milligrams of codeine or per 100 milliliters (Robitussin AC), Lomotil, Motofen, Lyrica, Parepectolin
Because they harm you how?My concern is Alabama becoming another California, where every long haired, pierced and tattooed freak show in the state has a medical marijuana license and a grow house in his basement.
i guess he'd be ok with the clean cut dudes and dudettes getting their smoke onBecause they harm you how?