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Exile688 t1_jd28qh1 wrote

If the lobbyists get their way, old people's vote won't matter when the politicians change the laws to take their weed away. At that point they can go back to pills and shots or they can get the boot to their necks.

I've watched enough documentaries following weed dispensaries to know that all it takes is one law passed by any of the state, local mayor/city, the county, etc. to shut the whole thing down.

The only thing that will fight the pharma money is the big tobacco companies lobby money when they finally decide they want their share of the market.

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mboswi t1_jd21jy4 wrote

So... you are telling me legality doesn't mean wide support, like population do not have the possibility to change legality by voting parties which do not support bullfighting or actually support banning it.

If people in some places don't give a fuck about bullfighting this same people is actually supporting it, since the very moment their passiveness allow it to keep existing. That's why the regulation changes from communities to communities. Go to Galicia and try to organize such a event, and tell me what happens, for example.

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qt_314159 t1_jd1uryh wrote

Weed helped me get off opioids. I broke my arm last year and was on a low dose of Percocet. When I started to ween myself off, I used gummies to alleviate the withdrawal symptoms. Even coming down from 10 mg, I felt like I had the worst flu of my life. Once I started taking gummies, I felt like myself again.

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flavius_lacivious t1_jd1qeo1 wrote

The single fastest growing demographic for weed use is seniors and something like 80% of those using it for arthritis say it works better than prescription drugs.

They are going to have a tough time convincing thousands of retirees with weed cookie jars to give it up.

Also, alcohol consumption declined when weed is legalized.

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