More stupidity

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Youngkin vetoed a bill to create a legal weed marketplace in the state.

The bill he vetoed noted that since the state decriminalized for personal use, there has been a rise the black market for weed, and it's risky for people as they don't know if it's pure or has been cut with something like fentanyl.
And of course we are losing potential tax revenue.

Why did he veto it?  Well, it would harm children and cause an increase in gang activity.  And the amount of tax it brings in wouldn't mitigate the increased costs for police.

I was intrigued.  More gang activity?  Children being harmed left and right?  Tell me more.

And what source is the best?  Colorado of course.

10 years after legalization - tax revenue increased slightly, but crime didn't not exponentially increase.  Minus one for Glenn.
Calls to poison control involving children accidentally injecting marihuana are up.  Plus one for Glenn.
No increases in gang activity reported.  Minus one for Glenn.
Courts and police are making fewer arrests for marihuana-related crimes.  Minus one for Glenn.

I can't find a ton of recent data - the crime reports are the most recent (2023)
Poison control calls seem to have shown an increase in kids 13-17 ingesting 'accidentally', and that is a concern IMO.  However, the data did also show that an overwhelming number of those cases resulted in only minor effects.  Doesn't mean we shouldn't take notice of the trend though.  From what I've read, if you're going to have a super terrible reaction, you're most likely going to be in that age range.

But yeah - let's keep it on the down low.  Cause we can't have people being able to relax and get legal weed from a reputable source.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

It's almost certain Glenn knows with his nose that it's a own the libs for fucking me in the butt on the stadium than having anything at all to do with the public interest in mind.

I can defeat one of his wins with a point of my own and go +1 right now.... Legal weed reduces dependence on all harder drugs including recreational pharmaceuticals like opioids and psychoactive (psycholdelics) have shown extremely positive effects on mental health conditions including depression, anxiety PTSD, some personality disorders and phobias, and more Fact. Return to zero.

The harm, if any of the things listed are actually harmful (like having a bad trip is what I call it), and I say if any is because for all those calls to poison control since legalization, what portion of those calls to poison control are attributed to ingestion of weed only, and for good measure, how many are advised to eat a dry box of frosted flakes and mow the lawn. You'll be fine trust me. 

[k9krap]

How are children injecting marijuana? That sounds intriguing.

[Dave's Not Here Man]

I thought I read that wrong. How many anyones are injecting marijuana? Never even heard of such a thing.

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This is what I do - I misspell words and KNOW THINGS YOU DON'T!

And I'm not sharing my injection secrets either!

SIL got pretty sick from accidentally eating a bunch of her kid's gummies. Didn't realize they were eatables and sat and ate a bunch while watching TV. Was sick as a dog and spent a miserable day and night vomiting, sweating, dizzy and anxious. But she'll be the first to admit that she made a mistake, and they don't harm her son (21) at all. She herself is leery of partaking again though

[Dave's Not Here Man]

Kid never had much more than a smell of alcohol sneaks out of the house goes to a party down the street drinks a bottle of southern comfort his problem pretty much the same as a mom chawing on edibles like dinner mints.

Ode to Cassandrasdaisy

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Southern Comfort and Boones Farm. The olden days of yore.

Back when you got shit faced on alcohol rather than weed, cause you were convinced that a few certs or a swig of mouthwash would completely eliminate the smell of booze, but the smell of weed was forever!