NEWS Legalization is Closer Than We Think, Hopefully

[JP1]

Members of the Minnesota House on Tuesday, April 25, approved a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use for adults.

Legalization has passed in the Democratic-Farmer-Labor-controlled House before, but there’s a key difference this year: DFL lawmakers took control last November of the Senate, where a vote is now also scheduled for Friday.

Eligible adults could possess 2 ounces or less of cannabis in a public place, and 1.5 pounds or less in a residence. Individuals would be able to possess edibles with a total of 800 milligrams or less of THC, the psychoactive component of cannabis.

Believe adults can have 8 plants if the bill passes the Senate and governor signs into law.

8 plants and 1.5lbs at home is a good job by the lobbyists. Wish we could've gotten that here when we legalized recreationally

 

[Drownomatic]

A reasonable amount would be the number of plants x 8oz per plant yield. Otherwise you're in violation on harvest, even if your stash is empty

 

[Rasterman]

That sucks, these politicians need to listen to the people - why keep doing what we are doing, arresting and punishing people.

I'm not sure what he said, since all they featured was his picture.

 

[Rasterman]

If Democrats, or Republicans, want the plant to be legal, it would be legal. The problem is that the two parties hate each other, #1, and #2, there's too much money being paid to them by Big Pharm and the Monsantos of the world. I'm not holding out much hope, but blaming it on Trump is a little crazy if you ask me.

 

[Rasterman]

But then there's this:

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​ ​ House lawmakers today began preparing for a September floor vote on legislation – The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act a/k/a The MORE Act -- to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act. The forthcoming vote would mark the first time since the passage of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which placed cannabis in the same category as heroin as a Schedule I controlled substance, that a Congressional chamber has voted to remove marijuana from its prohibitive classification. Passage of The MORE Act is essential in order to truly right the wrongs of federal marijuana criminalization, and to once and for all allow the majority of states that have legalized cannabis for either medical or adult-use to embrace these policies free from the threat of undue federal prosecution or interference. Since the bill’s introduction last year, NORML has been a leader in the federal lobbying efforts in support of The MORE Act. To date, NORML members have sent over 100,000 messages to Congress in support of the Act’s passage. But we cannot let up now. Not when we are this close. Send a message to your lawmakers demanding that they VOTE YES. A House floor vote will put our federal lawmakers on record. We will know who stands with the majority of Americans in supporting an end to the failed federal policy of marijuana prohibition, and equally importantly, we will know in Congress wishes to continue to threaten the freedom and liberty of the millions of Americans who reside in states that have enacted common-sense alternatives to cannabis criminalization. For context, last November, members of the House Judiciary Committee advanced the House version of The MORE Act, marking the first time in history that federal lawmakers have moved forward legislation to remove (a/k/a deschedule) cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). NORML believes that comprehensive federal marijuana policy reform is only possible via descheduling marijuana rather than by rescheduling it. Just as alcohol is not included in the CSA, thereby leaving states to be the primary regulators of their own alcohol policies, NORML maintains that cannabis should similarly be descheduled. The Act would also make several other important changes to federal policy. For example, it permits physicians affiliated with the Veterans Administration for the first time to make medical marijuana recommendations to qualifying veterans who reside in legal states, and it incentivizes states to move ahead with expungement policies that will end the stigma and lost opportunities suffered by those with past, low-level cannabis convictions. If approved, The MORE Act also allows the Small Business Administration to support entrepreneurs and businesses as they seek to gain a foothold in this emerging industry. This is too good of an opportunity for us to fail. We need you to be on record with your lawmakers demanding that they represent you by VOTING YES on the MORE Act. For 50 years NORML has made the case to end prohibition. For the first time, a chamber of Congress is ready listen. So speak up and send a message now. Thanks for all you do, NORML

More includes legalization now? This could be an interesting midterm because guaranteed they're not going to do shit this cycle.

 

[Doug58]

Marijuana now legal in Minnesota as of August 1st.

 

[TrichomeAssassin]

Legalization very well may end down the road. Why? The very high thc percentages such as concentrates are already offered with nearly 100% thc. When school kids start filling emergency rooms across the country with neurological difficulties, the politicians will act. And that will be that!

 

[N/A-Greengo]

Legalization very well may end down the road. Why? The very high thc percentages such as concentrates are already offered with nearly 100% thc. When school kids start filling emergency rooms across the country with neurological difficulties, the politicians will act. And that will be that!

This is how the Gov hands it to themselves, as they have with E-cigs in the US. Irresponsible players who only cared about money that sold to the underaged, and the 'Black' Marketers who resold sketchy imports ruined it for everyone. As for the Black Marketers, I see those same sketchy imports popping up in the form of Carts and in the end may be the next excuse to seize the US market. That's why it is important to call out those Bad Actors before it happens.

 

[Drownomatic]

Whats the stoner term for when you realize that you've been staring at the same spot for 30 minutes?

 

[Jpkindbud]

Legalization very well may end down the road. Why? The very high thc percentages such as concentrates are already offered with nearly 100% thc. When school kids start filling emergency rooms across the country with neurological difficulties, the politicians will act. And that will be that!

If school kids are getting access, then that is where they should start looking to close the loop. In our local smoke shop you aren’t getting anything without ID. They never stopped selling cigarettes when those under 22 got access… or alcohol for that matter. If there is a will, there is a way. Pretty sure all the growers I knew back in the day started growing bagseed in their teens cuz weed was hard to get.