alternatingflan t1_j2cp2ly wrote on December 31, 2022 at 7:00 AM

Republicans are missing an easy House win next term by decriminalizing cannabis. Even the former gop leader, john boehner is in the cannabis business.

Alfa505 t1_j2dvvaf wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:14 PM

There needs to be some sort of regulation before opening the flood gates, my wife works in a hospital and they see cases daily of thc toxicity. I think many people think it’s all the same when there are varying levels of potency.

lovemeanstwothings t1_j2ehg7p wrote on December 31, 2022 at 5:44 PM

How many cases of alcohol poisoning do they see?

That's not a good argument against thc legalization.

Alfa505 t1_j2fwfy8 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:50 PM

So you support going back to prohibition?

t00fargone t1_j2erxsb wrote on December 31, 2022 at 6:54 PM

I used to work in a hospital too, and there were tons of people admitted for alcohol-related reasons. Drunk driving accidents/injuries, detoxing from alcohol which can be fatal, organ damage due to long-term alcohol use, alcohol poisoning, etc. I could go on. Alcohol related deaths kill more people than any drug, way more than weed, but alcohol is allowed to be legal. So with your reasoning, alcohol should be illegal, right?

Alfa505 t1_j2fwsgp wrote on December 31, 2022 at 11:53 PM

Alcohol can definitely be a problem and kills a bunch of innocent people everyday. I just dont think making the same mistake twice makes sense, government regulation is a daily part of our lives why can’t consumer knowledge of what your actually ingesting hurt.