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Trump To Legalize Marijuana?
- Thread starter Revoltingest
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Ewwwww!
I would rate this "that is so gay..."
But it isn't. It's just gross.
Tom
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
For making a libertarian decision?
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
It serves as the perfect analogy for his post (comparing cannabis use to murder).
But the states are acquiring de facto authority....just not de jure.
Under Obama, the fed tacitly accepted a certain level of commerce.
It became questionable under Trump because of Sessions's stance.
But this appears to be changing to being even more liberal under Trump.
It's how he plans to get the left to vote for him, eh.Only if everyone was stoned out of their minds. Hey wait! Is that his plan for wanting to legalize it?
Selective enforcement of the law does not make something de jure legal.
Does Trump have this power? Has schoolhouse rock mislead me?
I think it is very likely a bill will get through the house, I am not so sure it will get through the senate. But we will see.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
I wondered that myself. However, considering they will just believe anything he says anyway, if he does it, then it's good in their minds too. Win-win.
Yeah, the fact that they've turned a blind eye to his sleazy, adulterous, philandering history is probably a good indication that they'll again perform mental gymnastics to give it a pass if Trump were to allow the legalization of cannabis.
I would be pleasantly surprised but very surprised if this happens.
But de facto is sometimes more important than de jure.
That's not a monkey.
Power is not absolute, but he does have....
The bully pulpit
Signing power
Veto power
I'll take this rare opportunity to agree with you.
That and the fact that marijuana production will finally be subject to some much-needed regulation. You won't have to worry about people lacing marijuana products with things like synthetic fentanyl--at my university, one of the student dormitories alone has about 5 or 6 overdoses a week due to people smoking fentanyl-laced weed.
To me, "legalize" has a specific meaning. But that does not mean your point is not valid because it is valid.
Then there's government making what is legal, illegal de facto such as this piece in Techdirt (one of my daily sites and a good one to track absurdities like this): ICE Seizes Over 1 Million Websites With No Due Process; Apparently Unaware That Copyright & Trademark Are Different
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
Trump as a libertarian... hmm
I didn't suggest that he was a libertarian. I'm just saying that the arguments for cannabis legalization tend to be libertarian in nature. Regardless, a conservative or liberal deviating on a single issue doesn't instantly fling them to the opposite corner of the political spectrum.
Shad
Veteran Member
He could always use decentralization and passing responsibility on to the states as a rationale.
The ancient Romans used urine as mouthwash, because it worked. Maybe its not so bad?
And look what happened to them...they're all dead.