I am sooooo cornfused.
Indiana has on its books, laws regulating abortion. However, they also have, as of July 1, 2018 passed, SB 203 expands Indiana’s current legal protections for unborn children so that criminal charges can be brought for the murder or manslaughter of a fetus at any stage of development. The previous law allowed such charges with fetal viability only.
Now how can both be legal? And I ain’t buyin’ the “a woman’s body’ crap. When you become pregnant, it ain’t you only anymore.
More on the issue of violent crime and marijuana. To start with, let me inform you that there is not ONE crime, violent or non-violent that has involved marijuana ONLY. They have all involved either meth, cocaine, crack cocaine, synthetic marijuana (which by the way WILL kill you) alcohol and in some cases, multiple of the above.
According to one state’s statistics, Tennessee to be exact, most murders happened at a residence with a gun. Most murder victims were between the age of 18 and 24 and were killed by someone they knew. Ref
My experience tells me that the most likely cause of the above murders, particularly because of the age group, was most likely drug related, and I am not talking about Mary Jane. And the fact that 40% of all murder cases in 2017 remain unsolved in the state, tells me there were some serious money being made in order for the perps to have not been caught yet. Ibid
So now I am going to list some of those horribly boring statistics but remember, without them we don’t have a chance of getting Mary Jane out of the closet (so-to-speak).
According to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union AKA ACLU, Of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests between 2001 and 2010, 88% were for simply having marijuana. Ref
Louisiana is another state that has benefited from legalizing medical marijuana was reported in the Louisiana Times-Picayune this past March 2018.
Another source, one most of you should be familiar with is FORBES MAGAZINE. In this year’s Jan issue, they report that Violent Crime Has Dropped In Border States With Legal Cannabis: Study
A new study suggests that legalized cannabis may already be reducing violence in states that border Mexico, where U.S.-bound drug trafficking has caused countless deaths and raised trillions for cartels.
Published this month in The Economic Journal, the study “Is Legal Pot Crippling Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations? The Effect of Medical Marijuana Laws on US Crime” examined the crime rates of states along the Mexican border in relation to states’ decisions to legalize cannabis for production and consumption.
According to the study, violent crime in such states has fallen by an average of 13% since legal cannabis was put on the books, and at even higher rates regarding homicide. Researchers suggest that the drop can be attributed to cannabis users no longer having to rely on black-market products from Mexico, which has been providing the bulk of cannabis products consumed in the U.S. for decades.
Among U.S. states bordering Mexico that have medical marijuana laws (MMLs), they found that California saw the highest overall reduction in violent crime, at 15%, and Arizona the lowest, with a 7% drop.
Overall, robberies fell by 19% in border states with MMLs, murder dropped by 10%, and homicides related to the drug trade fell by an impressive 41%.
Okay, so maybe that is enough for the stats. Don’t want to bore you to the point you quit reading 8-)! One more though, I promise, well, I’ll just post the link here so you have a choice to read or not to read 1919: Colorado makes marijuana illegal, one of the first states to do so. Concern had been growing in the western states because pot was associated with Mexicans moving into the region, an influx that fueled racial tensions.
Now, if all that were not enough, how about word definition. I know, let’s start with the definition of ‘DRUG’.
DRUG – Noun – a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body. Gee, this also describes caffeine , nicotine, OTC headache and body ache drugs.
Verb: administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility.
“they were drugged to keep them quiet”
synonyms: anaesthetize · give an anesthetic to · narcotize · give drugs to · give narcotics to · give opiates to · poison · knock out · make/render unconscious · make/render insensible · stupefy · befuddle · dope · add drugs to · tamper with · adulterate · contaminate · poison · dope · spike · lace · slip a Mickey Finn into · doctor · stupefied · insensible · befuddled · delirious · hallucinating · narcotized · anaesthetized · knocked out · comatose · stoned · high · doped · dopey · on a trip · tripping · spaced out · zonked · wasted · wrecked · high as a kite · off one’s head · out of one’s mind · flying · turned on · hyped up · freaked out · charged up · loved-up · blitzed
Being the adult child of an alcoholic, I can assure you that the verb definition of drug also applies to alcohol. Even more, I can assure you that in order to get that radical with marijuana you would have to smoke more at one time, and even at that you would zone out (get really sleepy) before you get that radical.
Now, let’s take a quick peek-see at the FDA’s definition of a Schedule 1 Drug: Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are:
heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote
Now pray tell me, how can this organization be so obtuse when presented with viable, reliable and, substantiated facts. I mean, doesn’t the fact that 29 states have legalized it medically. Does the DEA really think that all those states would have gone the route of medical legalization if there were NO ACCEPTED medical use? Come on!!
They they take their obtusive stubbornness and stupidity even further when they lump it together with such things as meth, LSD, and the like.
In my opinion, one of the biggest hurdles in this fight, is that because of the DEA’s arrogant stupidity, (or perhaps a more greedy reason) more research is hard to come by as this law makes that desired research extremely difficult as it makes funds and resources for this research unattainable.
While writing this article, I came across the following information from MedlinePlus regarding the FDA’s APPROVAL:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved the marijuana plant as a medicine. However, there have been scientific studies of cannabinoids, the chemicals in marijuana. This has led to two FDA-approved medicines. They contain THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. They treat nausea caused by chemotherapy and increase appetite in patients who have severe weight loss from HIV/AIDS. Ref
In summary of this issue of my rantings about marijuana, all can say is, hey FDA, what’s the hold-up. In 2015, the CDC reported that approximately 470,000 children have some type of seizure issue. So FDA and DEA, while you are drinking your orange juice and/or hangin’ out at Dunkin Donuts, remember, a child, somewhere, is having a seizure and since you aren’t to fast on your feet to execute a proven solution, in my opinion, you ARE part of the problem.
This is another step I am taking against the IAP. I mean who the hell do they think they are, GOD? Not one of them is a certified medical doctor and only self-glorified idiots would make the statement ‘insist the plant IS NOT MEDICINE’.
Indiana’s county prosecutors remain vehemently opposed to any form of marijuana legalization and insist the plant “is not medicine” amid a push by a conservative state lawmaker to have it recognized as such. Ref
Now, let me ask a question. Would 29 states legalize MEDICAL MARIJUANA if there were no PROVEN MEDICAL BENEFITS? I think not, especially when you consider some of the states are fairly conservative.
| State | Cancer | Glaucoma | HIV/AIDS | Parkinson’s disease | Multiple sclerosis | Epilepsy | Seizures | Wasting syndrome | Crohn’s disease | PTSD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska[183] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Arizona[184] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Arkansas[185] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| California[186] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado[187] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Connecticut[188] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delaware[189] | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| District of Columbia[190] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Florida[191] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Hawaii[192] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Illinois[193] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maine[194] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland[195] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Massachusetts[196] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Michigan[197] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minnesota[198] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Montana[199] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nevada[200] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| New Hampshire[201] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| New Jersey[202] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Mexico[203] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| New York[204] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| North Dakota[205] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ohio[206] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Oregon[207] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Pennsylvania[208] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island[209] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vermont[210] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Washington[211] | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| West Virginia[212] | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Okay Indiana Association of Prosecutors, try convincing us Hoosiers that there are NO MEDICAL BENEFITS to Miss Mary Jane.
Normally the term idiot would be appripo’ here, however, after making sure of word definitions, I have decided that IAP fits the following definitions:
IDIOT – lacking intelligence, or someone who acts in a self-defeating or significantly counterproductive way.
STUPID – having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.
IGNORANT – individuals who deliberately ignore or disregard important information or facts
In essence, by vehemently denying the medical benefits of MJ, they are saying they know more than the doctors, medical researchers, and chemists, therefore, that is a form of practicing medicine without a license. So my next quest is start the process of charging them with such.
So in summary, let it be known that the Indiana Assocication of Prosectors is telling Hossiers that they don’t care about their health, and more about their idiocity, stupidity, and yes, their ignorance.
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