The Marijuana Policy Project Insider #003
In this episode Kurt and Mike discuss medical marijuana hearings in DC and Maryland, updates on decriminalization in the works in a number of states, and the DEA’s failed policies along the Mexican border.
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This is really interesting, i’m glad the US is getting some of this crazy mess sorted out. I hope the UK can do the same… keep up the videos guys!
Greetings from PORMAL in the PHILIPPINES!!!
These videos serve as updates and information for us here in the other side of the world. KEEP the world informed. ALL eyes on legislation and social change is currently on the US.
LEGALIZE…and a whole lot will follow. its a little fact we cant deny.
Be the proponent for worldwide change.
Keep us informed. In time, we’ll be sending updates from this side too. thanks!!!!
Legalize AND DONT TAX IT FTW!
Keep the govt’s greedy fuckin fingers outta my STASH BRO!
taxing it is the ONLY way to get it legazlized so get used to it
@TEUFELHuNDEN420
Unlike you but respectable Americans would like to see taxs for schools and roads and hospitals.
@HinduxSkunk DUDE are you RETARDED?
The MONEY generated from a new GREEN economy will pale in comparison to just ENDING FAILED WARS LOL! Don’t you know Afghanistan is where superpowers go to die??
First i should say that i am for legalizing marijuana. but one thing i often hear is that we could get revenue from taxing it. what people don’t realize is that we make more money by keeping it illegal. what i mean by that is; you have cops, dea officials, judges, lawyers, district attorneys, probation officers, parole officers, prison guards, etc, etc all employed because we have a “need” for them. even though it costs money for all these people they generate money through taxes and consuming
then you have private jails and prisons. plus people don’t realize that everything they spend on inmates is usually recovered. felons pay extensive fines after being released. then you have to do drug classes at around 20 per hour. drug screenings at 35 dollars per test and so i think with all that taken into account you can see why police and other so called “authorities” are against the idea. with marijuana legal i would think the judicial branch would get 50% smaller
All of those resources could be put to better use, catching real criminals instead of throwing people with debilitating illnesses in jail, where they die from neglect.
I find it hard to believe that all of the costs are recouped through such small fees, in the UK the cost of keeping a prisoner is over £200 per day. I don’t see how that figure would be much lower in the US, an offender would have to attend those drug classes for the rest of their lives to pay for their own bed and board.
@angryafghan
well remember that when you are a prisoner you’re worked for free. the state gets 12 prisoners per detail so you’re saving lots of money from road maintenance to farm work. you only have to pay for one guard per detail. of course the state pays for each detail but only 30k so divide that by 12. where i was the facility listed that they earned 2.5 million in 2009 profits.
feelin the formal code and backround step up ..keep it up guys
thank you!
“High concentrations of Cannabinoids (Rick Simpson’s Cancer Cure Hemp Oil) activate apoptosis (cell death) in human U373MG glioma cells (Brain Cancer).”
PMID: 18615640
“We have previously shown that Cannabinoids induce growth inhibition (restrict) and apoptosis (cell death) in prostate Cancer PC-3 cells”
PMID: 19690545
“THC induce apoptosis (cell death) in Leukemic cells”
PMID: 16908594
@yosemite4000
I hear you bro; but at the same time, all those professions/employments you mentioned will still be in “need” if bud were legalized. The difference would be that attorneys and agencies such as the DEA will focus on more serious crimes and etc.
Baby steps f/ rec. user’s, giant steps for medical users, big business & government, Leaps & bounds backward for the everyday user / tax payer. Free the weed! Plant the seed!
Leniency is Dangerous, not Compassionate
@keepsitreal0055 , Would the things you leave in the toilet be your brain cells?
@99minerkc you are so clever
Grats gentlemen! I totally support MPP and all the fantastic work you folks are doing there. Im proud to know we have great bunch people out there fighting to make a better change to this tense world we live in! God Bless You All!
You Guys Are The Best We Need To Make It Legal Here In Cali!!
@angryafghan
i definitely understand but like i said they provide free labor in most prisons. and they listed profits which means they are earning money not behind. plus even if its a strain on the government to pay these people. they pay taxes, they consume goods which they feel helps spread the money. plus like i said, the police force would shrink tremendously. look at the army. they dont need all these people but they still spend 750billion a year. if we pull out the army would shrink
@DavySigfusson oooo got ya
They need to legalize and tax it in PA some time this year. I’m tired of waiting.
Remember when it was exciting just to hear about medicinal marijuana being decriminalized in a state or municipality, and now I’m hearing states are beginning to change the legislation that stops people who just want to get high for personal enjoyment, and have every right to. The MPP should have an advertisement on television with an elderly janitor speaking to the camera and saying: Marijuana is the only way I can enjoy my job. Why do you want to take that away from me?