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Extra-Permission-431 t1_iz0vrdi wrote

Reply to comment by discogeek in PA Rejects Over 90% of Cannabis Pardon Applicants in Disappointing Attempt at Reform by CannaChefBuz

90% are rejected because it must only be a charge indicating a small amount of pot. If at all the individual was charged with small pot charge coupled with a paraphernalia charge, they are automatically denied. Which inevitably happens 9/10 times because a plastic bag containing pot is considered paraphernalia. We need to get with the times. It's not a scheduled one narcotic. It is NOT worse than coke or meth.

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victorix58 t1_iz27wek wrote

As as a criminal defense attorney, I have NEVER seen a small amount of marijuana that wasn't charged with drug paraphernalia.

If they rejected pardons because it has to be separate from this, I'm surprised the pardons were granted in 10% of cases.

Wolf sucks.

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Extra-Permission-431 t1_iz2cved wrote

I agree. Who would carrying it in their pocket without a bag or without a smoking tool? They would probably charge your pocket as paraphernalia for that matter haha. Thank you for your professional advice and comment. Wolf certainly does suck. He makes it seem like he wants to help people out, but does the opposite.

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uraniumstingray t1_iz2dolc wrote

“Yeah this is my weed pocket I just keep my loose weed in here because a bag is paraphernalia I fill it up every morning when I put my pants on”

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irishgambin0 t1_iz2lmin wrote

i waa going to say, i know countless people who were caught with weed and every single one of them get a paraphanelia charge along with the possession charge.

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FHatzor t1_iz33u33 wrote

Yea, and another charge if they used a cell phone to call their dealer, and another charge if they drove with friends to the pickup, and another charge if they were near a park, school or church, and another charge if, and if, and if... ad fucking nauseam.

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_jeremybearimy_ t1_iz104i0 wrote

Good news, last I heard a few months ago the Biden administration had started the process to re-schedule it federally.

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Extra-Permission-431 t1_iz10hd3 wrote

I'll believe it when I see it. A lot of politicians have said a lot of things about reducing restrictions to pot. Also, the federal government takes FOREVER to get anything done. So, even if this happens, it will take years and years. Hopefully not though.

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irishgambin0 t1_iz2m265 wrote

same. they did a temporary rescheduling of cannabis a few years back, and that expired recently. so they renewed it again, while putting out statements of permanent rescheduling since the first temporary reschedule. so i'll believe it when i see it.

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Expandexplorelive t1_iz47702 wrote

Temporary rescheduling? Where did you see that?

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irishgambin0 t1_iz4gm5m wrote

my mistake, i think it's fentanyl that got temporarily rescheduled. i'm always "weighing" drug scheduling vs. marijuana and fentanyl. and let's just say i smoked a little marijuana yesterday and got them mixed up.

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little_brown_bat t1_iz3hhuz wrote

Yep, then while it's still in limbo, the next politician to hold the office undoes what the previous one did. Same thing apparently happens with projects at NASA, so nothing ever gets accomplished.

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