Schumer wants to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level

[Rico]

 

[mtangelsfan]

Good.

I guess he is getting more money from the marijuana industry than the alcohol industry now.

[Rico]

He's in the pocket of the pizza lobby.

[Taylor]

For some reason, I thought the "Schumer" in the thread title was Amy Schumer.

Second thought ... a Dem supporting states' rights???

[mtangelsfan]

24 minutes ago, Taylor said:

For some reason, I thought the "Schumer" in the thread title was Amy Schumer.

Second thought ... a Dem supporting states' rights???

He isn't supporting state's rights.  He is pushing for it on a federal level.

[Taylor]

55 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

He isn't supporting state's rights.  He is pushing for it on a federal level.

Well, he's saying he wants "states to have the power to decide what works best for them." Whatever that means.

[mtangelsfan]

They shouldn't need a federal law to protect state rights.  That is what the Constitution is for

[Rico]

2 hours ago, Taylor said:

For some reason, I thought the "Schumer" in the thread title was Amy Schumer.

 

She is also in the pocket of the pizza lobby. 

[Brandon]

dope

[gotbeer]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

They shouldn't need a federal law to protect state rights.  That is what the Constitution is for

What is this constitution you speak of?

[nate]

4 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

They shouldn't need a federal law to protect state rights.  That is what the Constitution is for

that isn't what they are doing.

right now federal law makes it illegal, he is saying they change that so states can handle it

[Lou]

[mtangelsfan]

50 minutes ago, nate said:

that isn't what they are doing.

right now federal law makes it illegal, he is saying they change that so states can handle it

My point is the law is redundant and unnecessary.  

[Tank]

8 hours ago, Rico said:

He's in the pocket of the cookie lobby.

FIFY 

[Lou]

You kids and your reefer. When will you learn that the marijuana is evil.

[Crampknees]

4 hours ago, Lou said:

You kids and your reefer. When will you learn that the marijuana is evil.

you kids?  even old bitches want some reefer. 

 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, Kurt Swanson said:

you kids?  even old bitches want some reefer. 

 

You do? 

[Crampknees]

26 minutes ago, Lou said:

You do? 

Why not.  Now of course sometimes it may give me paranoid delusional thoughts like a Trump tweet but most the time I get busy and can concentrate.  You want that wall built, just get me baked. 

You do know that Trump has been laying low on this to appease his evangelical base but he is jumping in when the right time comes.  Too much money to be made for him to pass up. 

[Lou]

So it's been confirmed. You're an old bitch.

Rally was right. 

 

[nate]

14 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

My point is the law is redundant and unnecessary.  

Well, congress cant force the FDA to act so they have to create a law.

[Angelsjunky]

20 hours ago, gotbeer said:

What is this constitution you speak of?

It is a document written over 200 years ago, much of which is no longer relevant to life in 2018.

[Make Angels Great Again]

The age of the document has zero relevance.

The fact of the matter is that it contains basic ethics and truths which our Government is required to adhere to which will still be relevant centuries from now, and would have been relevant 2,000 years ago.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

20 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

My point is the law is redundant and unnecessary.  

I don't understand this viewpoint. Marijuana possession and distribution are still against federal law. If the federal government decides to enforce the law, the marijuana growers and dispensers are not only out of business, but possibly facing criminal charges.

[arch stanton]

3 hours ago, Vegas Halo Fan said:

I don't understand this viewpoint. Marijuana possession and distribution are still against federal law. If the federal government decides to enforce the law, the marijuana growers and dispensers are not only out of business, but possibly facing criminal charges.

His point is that it was never the place of the federal government to create the law in the first place. The interstate commerce clause has been turned into a loophole for creating a federal dictatorship that was never intended 

[Angelsjunky]

1 hour ago, Vladdylonglegs said:

The sole purpose of the Constitution is to severely limit the power of the federal government and to grant the states/people the freedom and responsibility of figuring their own shit out like marijuana, healthcare, etc.

Call me old fashioned but I don't think that is an irrelevant idea in 2018. 

I agree, but that's not all the Constitution says. It was written over two hundred years ago, when things like militia men knocking on your door wanting room and board were a concern.