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Two powerful House Republicans late Tuesday warned D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser not to move forward with legalizing marijuana in the nation’s capital and they warned of stiff federal retribution if the city’s chief executive did not yield.

The letter came on the same day that Bowser declared that a voter-approved measure to legalize pot would become law in the city at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday and the letter set the stage for a dramatic final 24 hours before that deadline.

“If you decide to move forward tomorrow with the legalization of marijuana in the District, you will be doing so in knowing and willful violation of the law,” read the letter signed by U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), chair of the appropriations subcommittee that handles the D.C. budget.
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I would imagine that the mayor of DC will tell the conks to pound sand since the vote was 70% approval. :coffee:
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CID1990 wrote:
Chizzang wrote:Marijuana
114 times less deadly than Alcohol

:nod: The facts are in

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I'm all for marijuana... don't get me wrong... when I retire i am going to fire up a fatty of EPIC proportions. Heck, I'm on record here saying I'm in favor of full legalization of ALL narcotics.

BUT

I really have to wonder about the metrics here - toxic doses? This is misleading.

Certainly, if you drink 2 bottles of bourbon, you may find yourself in the morgue. Not so much if you smoke a whole half pound of marijuana.

But if both are used in moderation... say, 2-3 beers a day or 1-2 joints a day.... one of those involves a high caloric intake. The other involves BREATHING SMOKE INTO YOUR LUNGS.

On that metric, I fail to see how marijuana is any more healthy than smoking cigarettes, which of course is DE DEBBIL of things that are bad for you.

Seriously- I can't wait to see what the nanny state does with marijuana- all the potheads are going to be wishing for the good ol days when the sh!t was illegal and cheap.
What about doctors' prescriptions, pharmacists, & pharmacies?
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BDKJMU wrote:
CID1990 wrote:

I'm all for marijuana... don't get me wrong... when I retire i am going to fire up a fatty of EPIC proportions. Heck, I'm on record here saying I'm in favor of full legalization of ALL narcotics.

BUT

I really have to wonder about the metrics here - toxic doses? This is misleading.

Certainly, if you drink 2 bottles of bourbon, you may find yourself in the morgue. Not so much if you smoke a whole half pound of marijuana.

But if both are used in moderation... say, 2-3 beers a day or 1-2 joints a day.... one of those involves a high caloric intake. The other involves BREATHING SMOKE INTO YOUR LUNGS.

On that metric, I fail to see how marijuana is any more healthy than smoking cigarettes, which of course is DE DEBBIL of things that are bad for you.

Seriously- I can't wait to see what the nanny state does with marijuana- all the potheads are going to be wishing for the good ol days when the sh!t was illegal and cheap.
What about doctors' prescriptions, pharmacists, & pharmacies?
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I wouldn't mind if it stays illegal. Leaves you an option other than bankers if you need to raise some capital. :coffee:

Really, its a common plant, why do there need to be rules about it pro or con? Oleanders will kill you if you eat them but there aren't any rules about them. Now if there were any fun to be had with oleanders the guvmint would be all over it... :coffee:
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89Hen wrote:
Chizzang wrote:Hen,
Honestly I don't even understand the graph - I just thought it was funny

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Then could you at least give us a :kisswink: or a ;) when you're doing satire?

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Like you appreciate satire. :ohno:
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houndawg wrote:
Skjellyfetti wrote::ohno:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc- ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I would imagine that the mayor of DC will tell the conks to pound sand since the vote was 70% approval. :coffee:
Doesn't Congress still have substantial control over the government of DC? The Home Rule that was passed in 1973 didn't change that Consitutional provision.
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houndawg wrote:I would imagine that the mayor of DC will tell the conks to pound sand since the vote was 70% approval. :coffee:
Do you all know what they voted on? It is now legal to possess pot and smoke it in your house. Still illegal to sell, buy or to smoke anywhere other than your home. So unless folks are growing their own, WTF good is this law? This is a FAR cry from what is passing in states. :suspicious:
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I can't wait until weed is legal in NY. We're already laying out the blueprints on our farm for it. We'll be growing everything we need for weed and liquor all day long! Driving the tractors is going to be an adventure though.
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Proved this years ago.. extricating mangled souls from automobile accidents..

Hundreds killed and maimed by booze, don't remember a single case of joint caused fatalities.

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Wedgebuster wrote:Proved this years ago.. extricating mangled souls from automobile accidents..

Hundreds killed and maimed by booze, don't remember a single case of joint caused fatalities.

8-)
Yeah, no one driving high has ever caused a fatal car wreck.. :dunce:
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BDKJMU wrote:
Wedgebuster wrote:Proved this years ago.. extricating mangled souls from automobile accidents..

Hundreds killed and maimed by booze, don't remember a single case of joint caused fatalities.

8-)
Yeah, no one driving high has ever caused a fatal car wreck.. :dunce:
Heck, by that measure, thing of all the drugs currently illegal (i.e. meth, herion, etc) that should be legal based on the lack of traffic accidents associated with them.

I feel like this needs a graph.
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BDKJMU wrote:
Wedgebuster wrote:Proved this years ago.. extricating mangled souls from automobile accidents..

Hundreds killed and maimed by booze, don't remember a single case of joint caused fatalities.

8-)
Yeah, no one driving high has ever caused a fatal car wreck.. :dunce:
Yeah, that's what he said. :dunce:
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kalm wrote:
BDKJMU wrote:
Yeah, no one driving high has ever caused a fatal car wreck.. :dunce:
Yeah, that's what he said. :dunce:
I'm pretty sure he did Kalm.
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89Hen wrote:
kalm wrote:
Yeah, that's what he said. :dunce:
I'm pretty sure he did Kalm.
No he didn't. He shared his experience which suggests pot is not near the DUI problem that booze is.

Still waiting for that rash of weed induced auto accidents around here...
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kalm wrote:
89Hen wrote: I'm pretty sure he did Kalm.
No he didn't. He shared his experience which suggests pot is not near the DUI problem that booze is.

Still waiting for that rash of weed induced auto accidents around here...
OK, that's not what he implied Kalm. :coffee:
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89Hen wrote:
kalm wrote:
No he didn't. He shared his experience which suggests pot is not near the DUI problem that booze is.

Still waiting for that rash of weed induced auto accidents around here...
OK, that's not what he implied Kalm. :coffee:
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BDKJMU wrote:
kalm wrote:
Yeah, that's what he said. :dunce:
Yep, that's what he said. :dunce: :dunce: :dunce:
Yeah, that's what you read. :dunce: x 6.93
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Yeah, that's what I said maan.
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Yup, that's what he said.
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If you buy and smoke it legally in DC, does that make it OK if you get tested in Maryland?
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andy7171 wrote:If you buy and smoke it legally in DC, does that make it OK if you get tested in Maryland?
Can't buy in DC legally.
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I still don't get why people that support legalization, keep comparing pot to alcohol, when the affect of THC is more like what you feel when you have sleep apnea or when a sugar high wears off. No reason pot should not be legal.
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Gil Dobie wrote:I still don't get why people that support legalization, keep comparing pot to alcohol, when the affect of THC is more like what you feel when you have sleep apnea or when a sugar high wears off. No reason pot should not be legal.
We're not talking about your parent's THC they smoked in the 60s-70s, or even sh*t smoked in the 90s..
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BDKJMU wrote:
Gil Dobie wrote:I still don't get why people that support legalization, keep comparing pot to alcohol, when the affect of THC is more like what you feel when you have sleep apnea or when a sugar high wears off. No reason pot should not be legal.
We're not talking about your parent's THC they smoked in the 60s-70s, or even sh*t smoked in the 90s..
You always bring up this nonsense. The reefer was plenty good back in the 60s and early 70s if you were in the right area. Like next to an Air Force Base. :thumb: Those guys were bringing it in by the ton from southeast Asia. The GI-imported thai stick was as good as any of today's stuff. :grizo1:
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houndawg wrote:
BDKJMU wrote:
We're not talking about your parent's THC they smoked in the 60s-70s, or even sh*t smoked in the 90s..
You always bring up this nonsense. The reefer was plenty good back in the 60s and early 70s if you were in the right area. Like next to an Air Force Base. :thumb: Those guys were bringing it in by the ton from southeast Asia. The GI-imported thai stick was as good as any of today's stuff. :grizo1:
"The average potency of pot has more than tripled in the past two decades, according to testing done for the federal government. This comes just over a year after Colorado and Washington legalized the drug and as many other states consider making it legal for medical or recreational use.

Scientists determine potency by measuring levels of THC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main psychoactive ingredient that gives marijuana its “high.” And data from the University of Mississippi’s Potency Monitoring program found that the average potency of marijuana has jumped from 3.4 percent THC in 1993 to 12.3 percent THC in 2012. Scientists at the lab say they’ve seen samples as high as 36 percent.

This month’s “High Times” magazine, with a cover promoting “The Strongest Strains on Earth,” claims to have analyzed 15 strains of pot with potencies ranging between 25 to 28 percent THC. Marijuana near that strength can be bought at many legal retail shops and medical dispensaries across the U.S....."
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