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Medical marijuana now legal in Washington D.C.

  • 05-05-2010 02:50PM
    #1
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭


    Lawmakers in the U.S. capital have passed amendments to a 1998 law to make it legal to smoke marijuana for medical purposes...

    http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2010/05/washington_dc_legalizes_medical_marijuana.php

    They now join 13 other states in America where it is legal to do so.
    Another victory for commonsense and another milestone on the road to full legalisation.


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  • #2
    thetonynator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭thetonynator


    Just great. Another massive thread where everyone repeats the debate for and against ( mostly for) the legislation of marajuana, and lots of people get very hot under the coller and go off reporting posts and getting thick etc.


  • #3
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    thetonynator wrote: »
    Just great. Another massive thread where everyone repeats the debate for and against ( mostly for) the legislation of marajuana, and lots of people get very hot under the coller and go off reporting posts and getting thick etc.

    Ummmm... Yea...

    It's boards


    :confused::confused::confused:


  • #4
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    I'm new here. Give me one thread, at least. :p
    Clearly the balance is titling in favour. If the Yanks can pass laws like this, there's hope for common-sense all over the world.


  • #5
    thetonynator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭thetonynator


    Wazdakka wrote: »
    Ummmm... Yea...

    It's boards


    :confused::confused::confused:


    yeah but its the same topic that has come up several times before . . .


  • #6
    bazmaiden
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,039 ✭✭✭bazmaiden


    If it relieves some of the symptoms that the patient/client is experiencing then it should be legal.


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  • #7
    thetonynator
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,234 ✭✭✭thetonynator


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=11942747

    Here they are.


  • #8
    TPD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭TPD


    thetonynator wrote: »
    yeah but its the same topic that has come up several times before . . .

    Exactly... It's Boards.


  • #9
    The_Minister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    A welcome move, but tbh, only legalising medical usage does more harm than full legalisation.


  • #10
    Slugs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,282 ✭✭✭Slugs


    It's only a matter of time...


  • #11
    Wazdakka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,467 ✭✭✭Wazdakka


    It almost p1sses me off that if this keeps going the next generation will be able to smoke weed without worrying about being arrested..

    It;s almost too easy for the little bastards :mad:


    :p


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  • #12
    orourkeda
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    If it's legal in washington it may explain why it's so easy to plant car bombs and hijack jumbos in America


  • #13
    The Volt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,957 ✭✭✭The Volt


    I'm just getting a little bit of cancer Sharon


  • #14
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    Voltwad wrote: »
    I'm just getting a little bit of cancer Sharon

    who says you have to smoke it?

    hmmm what ya think of Karen O'Keefe director of state policies

    http://www.tokeofthetown.com/assets_c/2010/02/KarenBlogPicture2-thumb-150x191.jpg


  • #15
    Sanjuro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,241 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    May as well post this before someone else does...



  • #16
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    Auvers wrote: »
    hmmm what ya think of Karen O'Keefe director of state policies

    http://www.tokeofthetown.com/assets_c/2010/02/KarenBlogPicture2-thumb-150x191.jpg

    I'd let her toke on my blunt, alright.


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 3,918 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Sanjuro wrote: »
    May as well post this before someone else does...

    Was just about to :)


  • #18
    TPD
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    orourkeda wrote: »
    If it's legal in washington it may explain why it's so easy to plant car bombs and hijack jumbos in America

    This will be interesting....

    Care to explain?


  • #19
    Cool Mo D
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    I would point out that medical marijuana is still illegal in Washington D.C. There are federal laws in place that outright ban medical marijuana in every part of the USA, and states (or federal districts) do not have the power to change them.

    This is more of a protest action directed against the Federal Governments laws on marijuana usage than a practical legalisation of it. Although, whether the FBI actually start arresting medical marijuana users is another thing.


  • #20
    jd007
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,094 ✭✭✭jd007


    Sanjuro wrote: »
    May as well post this before someone else does...


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXnUZBD_qV4


  • #21
    Pace2008
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,587 ✭✭✭Pace2008


    thetonynator wrote: »
    yeah but its the same topic that has come up several times before . . .
    And will continue to do so until cannabis is rightly legalised.
    TPD wrote: »
    This will be interesting....

    Care to explain?
    Don't you know? Anyone who smokes weed does so all the time, and is completely incapable of performing basic day-to-day activities as a result.


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  • #22
    lcrcboy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 562 ✭✭✭lcrcboy


    Cool Mo D wrote: »
    I would point out that medical marijuana is still illegal in Washington D.C. There are federal laws in place that outright ban medical marijuana in every part of the USA, and states (or federal districts) do not have the power to change them.

    This is more of a protest action directed against the Federal Governments laws on marijuana usage than a practical legalisation of it. Although, whether the FBI actually start arresting medical marijuana users is another thing.

    dont know if that is fully right California are going to the polls in November to legalize it

    link: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/25/local/la-me-marijuana-initiative25-2010mar25


  • #23
    bluto63
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,228 ✭✭✭bluto63


    Pace2008 wrote: »
    And will continue to do so until cannabis is rightly legalised.

    Don't you know? Anyone who smokes weed does so all the time, and is completely incapable of performing basic day-to-day activities as a result.

    And there is also obviously a direct link between homosexuality and immigration. :rolleyes:


  • #24
    Rented Mule
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    You do realise that the Marion Barry, the mayor of DC was arrested in a hotel smoking crack. He went to prison. When he got out, he ran for Mayor again and won.

    DC is a CESSPOOL without even bringing up the politicians that pass in and out of it's borders everyday.


  • #25
    stevoslice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,007 ✭✭✭stevoslice


    lcrcboy wrote: »
    dont know if that is fully right California are going to the polls in November to legalize it

    link: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/25/local/la-me-marijuana-initiative25-2010mar25

    Yeah its true, massive wranglings in California at the moment, cops can't touch the places, but the FBI can come out and shut down the shop and tear the place apart.

    If people are looking for more info, BBC Horizons did a good show a while back on the pros & cons of marijuana, and managed to be pretty fair to both arguments. Worth a watch, if ya can find it.


  • #26
    rgt320q
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 573 ✭✭✭rgt320q


    lcrcboy wrote: »
    dont know if that is fully right California are going to the polls in November to legalize it

    link: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/25/local/la-me-marijuana-initiative25-2010mar25

    The problem here is it will only be legal on a state level. While local police officers can't arrest someone for it, federal agents still can. The DEA has shut down legitimately run medical marijuana dispensaries before.


  • #27
    Kurtosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭Kurtosis


    Abrasax wrote: »
    Another victory for commonsense and another milestone on the road to full legalisation.

    Please, please, please do not try to link the argument for medical use of cannabis and legalisation of recreational use. The two are distinct and very different debates.

    By trying to associate the two, it only damages the campaign for legalising medical use and, to be honest, it's not really fair on people suffering from some very debilitating conditions to lessen their chances of an effective treatment just so other people can have a toke.


  • #28
    plein de force
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,148 ✭✭✭plein de force


    *books flight to washington*:pac:


  • #29
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    penguin88 wrote: »
    Please, please, please do not try to link the argument for medical use of cannabis and legalisation of recreational use. The two are distinct and very different debates.

    By trying to associate the two, it only damages the campaign for legalising medical use and, to be honest, it's not really fair on people suffering from some very debilitating conditions to lessen their chances of an effective treatment just so other people can have a toke.

    I believe in marijuanas effectiveness as a medical substance and as a recreational user myself, would like to see it fully legalised.
    Why can I not celebrate one thing, while hoping for the other?
    It's the same substance in both instances.
    Why should I refrain from expressing my beliefs in either case?


  • #30
    Kurtosis
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭Kurtosis


    Abrasax wrote: »
    I believe in marijuanas effectiveness as a medical substance and as a recreational user myself, would like to see it fully legalised.
    Why can I not celebrate one thing, while hoping for the other?
    It's the same substance in both instances.
    Why should I refrain from expressing my beliefs in either case?

    By all means express your beliefs, but you didn't celebrate one thing while hoping for another, you suggested medicalising cannabis was a step on the way to full legalisation. This kind of attitude is hugely detrimental for the campaign for medical use.


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  • #31
    Abrasax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Abrasax


    penguin88 wrote: »
    By all means express your beliefs, but you didn't celebrate one thing while hoping for another, you suggested medicalising cannabis was a step on the way to full legalisation. This kind of attitude is hugely detrimental for the campaign for medical use.

    Well, because in my mind it is.
    Some of the same untruths propogated against it's medical use pertain to it's recreational use.
    The acceptance of one, I feel, will eventually lead to the acceptance of the other.
    In terms of overall societal impact, I don't see how one cause is more worthy of the other. Thus, in expressing thoughts, campaigning or debating on the subject, the two will remain interlinked for me.


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