• Cethin@lemmy.zip
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    I’m one of the four in ten I guess that isn’t surprised, just disappointed.

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      Yeah it’s a vague question for a poll. One can interpret it in a few ways and I’d count myself part of the four as well. The US progresses as if it’s walking through quicksand, so it’s really unsurprising to me.

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      Yeah do they mean “surprised” as in they didn’t know, or surprised as in they are disappointed it hasn’t happened yet?

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      I think a lot of them are surprised because they can buy cannabis legally in their state and they haven’t thought more about it than that.

      A lot of people are not especially politically aware.

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      “What? How did this butt plug appear in my butthole without my consent??? To be honest, I am a bit surprised…”

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    It was legalized federally in Canada in 2018, so it’ll probably be around 2028 when it’s legalized federally in the US, just like it took a decade for the US to legalize gay marriage after Canada did it.

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      Lets see how long we’ll get to keep it with a MAGA SCOTUS majority. Kim Davis already started the process to get it up to them and Thomas will definitely be a no.

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      Different culture. Canada is far more liberal than the United States.

      But with the ongoing migration crisis and continuing stupidity of Trudeau administration, I’m afraid that the momentum gained for the Canadian right to eventually become mainstream.

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        Don’t worry, when we eventually get basic human needs down such as universal healthcare and other social welfare, worker’s rights, and liveable non-car dependent infrastructure, I’m sure everyone will start moving to the US instead of Canada and you’ll be saved. I give it… a few decades, when the climate catastrophe starts becoming apparent.

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    THCA is legal in all but a handful of states that have specifically outlawed it. Eight horses hemp, flow gardens, and plenty of other online vendors. It will show up in your mailbox with no issue. I’m in Texas and i get an ounce delivered on subscription every month. If you prefer vapes to flower, check out secret garden.

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      The problem is you still fail drug tests for work or for certain medications (like adderall) when consuming THCA. I’m lucky and my job doesn’t test and I know when my doctor will test me. But it’s not a comfortable feeling knowing it could be used against you in a bunch of scenarios.

      Playing the will this bite me game with a drug most of us agree should just be legal by now sucks.

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          If you take certain scheduled medications, like Adderall, your doctor or (more likely) your insurance provider can require a drug test before renewing the prescription.

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        like adderall

        Finally, something good comes out of my ADHD. I’m invincible against THCA drug tests!

        (I’m kidding)

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        Yeah, you shouldn’t use weed if it’s gonna create a problem for your job, healthcare or life, but there’s plenty of it out there if you do choose to partake.

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      It will show up in your mailbox with no issue.

      This is the part that absolutely blows my mind. I gather they’re avoiding sending product across state lines?

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        No. The 2018 farm bill that legalizes it is federal. DEA tried to say thca doesn’t count as hemp because it converts to Delta 9 with age and heat, but the court said the law means what it says - less than. 3% Delta 9 is hemp. Most of my purchases come from the Pacific Northwest i think, which is funny because some of those states are/are trying to outlaw hemp because it’s the same as what you get in a dispensary, but without the government oversight, lot numbers, etc. so it cuts into the traditional cannabis companies and taxes.

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    I’d be interested to see a map showing the states where weed is illegal, crossed with one showing where child marriage is legal.

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    Also can we get our student loans forgiven, punish the exopresident Trumpfus for the jan6 thing, limit the justices to like 5 years, remove all religious terms and uses from government docs and processes…etc…many other things that are much more relevant than the stickiest plant one could ever have imagined anyone would ever try to smoke.

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      I forget the math but it should actually be 18 years for the justices so they can’t all get swapped out

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        Yeah, you probably don’t want 8 because a two term president could do lots of damage. So 18 sounds fine. It should be retroactively implemented, let’s say 2 of the current judges per year?

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      I hear you, but consider it goes well beyond the sticky plant - simply possessing marijuana in many areas of the US can still get you thrown in jail. With many of those same states enforcing “mandatory terms” for drug crimes, we have thousands of people jailed for years for non-violent offenses. We have a lot of huge issues to deal with, but the “War on Drugs” from the start was a thin veil for persecuting minorities, and it’s still going.

      I’m hoping for the rest of your list of requests, too, but personally I think federal weed legalization would have a wider-reaching, far more profound impact on our population than forgiving student loans.

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    Those 6 in 10 probably all live in legal states and are just used to it. Be careful where you drive with it though.

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    14.6 in 10 Americans are ‘Surprised’ they don’t have universal healthcare yet, poll finds