the weed, thread
Yada wrote:
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/4/13/21158103/virginia-marijuana-legalization-decriminalization
This is not full marijuana legalization. Under decriminalization, penalties carrying jail or prison time are removed, but lower-level penalties, like a fine, remain in place and sales remain illegal.
don't get me wrong…went from a $500 fine and possible imprisonment to The new law scraps criminal charges for simple possession of marijuana and creates a $25 civil penalty
so totally a step in the right direction…but they had the power and the motivation in 2020, why not seal the deal
hutch wrote:
Tough times
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/23/business/budget-cannabis-pandemic-value/index.html
I can’t believe you didn’t put the awesome headline on this
Smaller joints and less-potent buds: recession weed is here
Maybe not a good band name but a great name for the album in the shed in the woods
Pam Demic and the viral threats latest ep Recession Weed
Oh happy day in VA…
It's July 1 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which means Marijuana is decriminalized!
Sure wish we could buy and grow, but I'm ok with this
Possessing small amounts of marijuana is still illegal in Virginia, but as of Wednesday the maximum penalty for people caught with an ounce or less the drug has been reduced to a $25 civil fine.
although we are not Washington state by any means
Other serious punishments surrounding the drug are unchanged. Growing the plant, possessing more than an ounce of it and distributing it to people (even as a gift) remain a felony, with potential sentences ranging from one to 40 years in prison depending on the circumstances and quantities involved
It's July 1 in the Commonwealth of Virginia, which means Marijuana is decriminalized!
Sure wish we could buy and grow, but I'm ok with this
Possessing small amounts of marijuana is still illegal in Virginia, but as of Wednesday the maximum penalty for people caught with an ounce or less the drug has been reduced to a $25 civil fine.
although we are not Washington state by any means
Other serious punishments surrounding the drug are unchanged. Growing the plant, possessing more than an ounce of it and distributing it to people (even as a gift) remain a felony, with potential sentences ranging from one to 40 years in prison depending on the circumstances and quantities involved
https://rvamag.com/politics/activists-say-bill-ending-police-stops-for-marijuana-odor-is-small-step-for-marginalized-communities.html
The Virginia state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana.
If Virginia, elects a republican governor, all that goes away.
Why? Because a Democrat thought of it.
Why? Because a Democrat thought of it.
WalkOnBack wrote:That's . . . not really how laws work. Maybe if the GOP takes back both parts of the legislature and the governorship.
If Virginia, elects a republican governor, all that goes away.
Why? Because a Democrat thought of it.
Julian, wrote:WalkOnBack wrote:That's . . . not really how laws work. Maybe if the GOP takes back both parts of the legislature and the governorship.
If Virginia, elects a republican governor, all that goes away.
Why? Because a Democrat thought of it.
well that's the only way it's going to happen
…or Trump starts martial law and takes over a state government (Look out Oregon)
sweetcell wrote:
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So I think there is something up with posting links to images in facebook or someone with a soup can has sweets number and is blocking him
Soup-hatch wrote:
So I think there is something up with posting links to images in facebook or someone with a soup can has sweets number and is blocking him
thanks. posting images from FB worked here for the longest time. looks like zuck closed that loophole (soup can optional).
That’s what we call in the biz: a soup-hole
House of Representatives to vote by end of month to federally legalize pot. Most are sure it will pass, but not sure what Senate will do.
Crazy. Donald Trump looking to have a real October surprise here, if he can claim weed was made legal under his watch.
Slam dunk, reelected.
Crazy. Donald Trump looking to have a real October surprise here, if he can claim weed was made legal under his watch.
Slam dunk, reelected.
my peeps!
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1325238214479781888
Fox News reporter in DC: "Not a lot of violence or any kind of real commotion here, primarily, perhaps, because of just how much marijuana is being smoked. The smell of that is quite pungent in the air right now."
Too good not to share
Not sure if that's exactly what Michelle meant with, "when they go low, we go high."
https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1325238214479781888
Fox News reporter in DC: "Not a lot of violence or any kind of real commotion here, primarily, perhaps, because of just how much marijuana is being smoked. The smell of that is quite pungent in the air right now."
Too good not to share
Not sure if that's exactly what Michelle meant with, "when they go low, we go high."
Page 17 through 27, of David Wallace's Infinite Jest . . . is one of the greatest, diatribe exposes of weed usage, that I, have ever read.
Fuck. Nailed it.
Fuck. Nailed it.
WalkOnBack wrote:
https://www.virginiamercury.com/2020/11/13/will-virginia-legalize-marijuana-in-2021-some-lawmakers-think-so/
I'll take this over Trump's concession …guess January is going to be an exciting month in 2021
For the life of me I don't know why we aren't further along in legalizing weed. The feds continue to piss away shitloads of money by ignoring it. Meanwhile medical MJ cards are freaking expensive.
“We are going to move forward with the legalization of marijuana in Virginia. I support this, and I’m committed to doing it the right way,” Northam said in a news briefing Monday. He said “the time is right” and pointed out that Virginia would be the first state in the South to legalize marijuana.
Ok this is some weird math
Based on records from other states, JLARC found that decriminalization could be expected to reduce marijuana arrests by about 60 percent and that legalization would reduce them by 84 percent.
So even legal there will be arrests 16% of the time?
Ok this is some weird math
Based on records from other states, JLARC found that decriminalization could be expected to reduce marijuana arrests by about 60 percent and that legalization would reduce them by 84 percent.
So even legal there will be arrests 16% of the time?