What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

The proposal still faces a potentially lengthy review process, but if is approved it could have wide-ranging effects.
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[@karenmonson9893]

For medicinal marijuana I think this would be a good thing!

[@Peace_and_Love_777.....]

Get ready for the taxes and regulations!

[@bigbay1159]

That already exists....

[@hafizsenadbrick]

It's called cannabis or hemp. Marijuana is a slang.

[@LionNotASheep]

Hemp and cannabis are two different things sir lol

[@LionNotASheep]

Well, they are technically the same plant one just has little to no THC and doesn't get you loaded.

[@bradettinger3380]

@@LionNotASheephemp is cannabis it’s just harvest early

[@bradettinger3380]

@@LionNotASheepHemp is cannabis they are the same plant hemp is just harvest early meaning it contains less than 0.3% Delta 9-THC which is legally classified as hemp and legal to buy anything over that is classified as cannabis

[@bradettinger3380]

@@LionNotASheep hemp is the same plant species as cannabis hemp is just harvest much earlier and contains less than 0.3% Delta 9-THC which makes it legally classified as Hemp and legal to buy and use anything over that % is classified as cannabis

[@markbutler2444]

Hemp was a common item in the United States up until the end of ww2 and was used in every household as rope, baskets and other items until the beginning of the plastic age,,,,

[@LionNotASheep]

Hemp and marijuana are two VERY different things

[@markbutler2444]

@@LionNotASheep try growing hemp, if the thc content is above government regulations then you have to destroy the whole crop,,,, just sayin

[@LionNotASheep]

@@markbutler2444 well I get that. But I guess when I said hemp I meant little to no THC. I am from Washington State so I don't really have to worry about it anyways. You can walk into all the weed shops and purchase it without a green card but I do have mine but only so I can grow my own 😏

[@Dead_Again1313]

Itd be cool if the VA would explore prescribing this rather than a cocktail of 6 different mental health meds at once.

[@user-rs6fk1vu6q]

She had a very hard time talking for a news person. Maybe she had a hit?

[@WN_Byers]

Needs a hit*

[@dornwilliamson6883]

Is FL the only state growing lo dose marijuana?

[@rob5664]

It just needs to be fully legal for recreation

[@lupo19fun]

For recreation. Bye

[@user-sk8uu5ph7y]

People been drinking and smoking for centuries . One thing about weed vs alcohol , never seen anybody get angry and want to fight after smoking a fatty . JS

[@bigbay1159]

That is far from true and such a silly comment, you can totally still feel rage on weed...and I have seen it, weed isn't some miracle drug that stops all negative emotions lol. It's awesome but not some infallible substance either...fuck, the Diaz brothers are perfect examples, constantly high and always on edge ready to fight...

[@user-sk8uu5ph7y]

@@bigbay1159 It is true . I can’t help the weed you smoke ain’t no good . And I have lived with alcoholics and weed smokers . Don’t know the Diez brothers but sounds like they are ignorant . My experience is like I described .

[@maryholloway5487]

Hopefully, they stop moving to Colorado!

[@marillion4th393]

I love yhe idea of medicinal pot! 😵‍💫🥳🤤🤤🤤🥳🥳🥴🥴🤤🤤 We don't have enough problems! 😂😂😂

[@Mithodd]

Marijuana is still questionable in my state yet I have been having it delivered right to my door through the official U.S. postal service since around 2016. So.. if I had to guess, my answer would be that reclassification would have little to no impact. As usual the government is just late to the party.

[@dicdicd1767]

We don't call it marijuana anymore but canabis!

[@galvestoncandlecompany5696]

I call it weed

[@bigbay1159]

It's called both, your view isn't some universal truth....

[@guaiyaxs8570]

I call it puff lol

[@marih3286]

Can they declassify it when it's not involved in a criminal endevour such as DUI, Domestic Violence, Robbery or Rape? If my neighbors ingest marijuana at home and aren't involved in any criminal activity, I really dont care...

[@Dnfcnbvnbcvxb]

❤

[@wayne8297]

We need this to go through.......people don't realize that this plant does so much for the patient's that use it.....

[@thomaskildea6407]

It doesn't mean anything to the democrats, but alot of us whites like it too. 🎵 legalize it yeah yeah

[@tobesmith7632]

Fun fact. get your medical marijuana card. Lose your gun rights.

[@amybair3205]

Thanks Chuck Schumer, keep up the good work! Ridiculous that it is a class I drug.

[@bobbullethalf]

More weed to smoke!

[@slayn399]

GOD DAMN! This president must need votes! What a joke!

[@nicocrestmere9688]

Every time a Democrat passes legislation that is widely popular and wanted by the majority of the country Republicans see it as "bribery for votes". Hey maybe if Republicans did things the people wanted they wouldn't be getting their A kicked right now and in November

[@billfeist2988]

If you need crap weed to be a man. You failed

[@michaelmccoy1794]

I don't smoke to be a man. I AM what makes me a man. Not anything I do. Or DON'T do. 😊

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

It lowers sperm count.

[@bigbay1159]

Such a stupid comment, this is something some moron who is trying to be edgy would say but fail amazingly.

[@gonefishing4604]

If you work you still lose your job

[@tunaclone1456]

thanks chuck Schumer you are the worst

[@lisajones4352]

What ever happened to "say NO to drugs" taught in schools???

[@bigbay1159]

Welcome to the world where not everything is black and white, such a scary concept for you I bet....

[@maryholloway5487]

I hate marijuana!

[@amybair3205]

Me too, but it shouldn’t be a class 1 drug.

[@osbornvonpulaski1642]

@maryholloway5487 I hate whiskey, so I don't drink it. Is somebody making you smoke cannabis?

[@rambofan334]

Then don't consume it?

[@bigbay1159]

Deal with it then, you have lost this battle...

[@osbornvonpulaski1642]

I hate whiskey, SO I DON'T DRINK IT!

[@debrastanford8761]

NO, NOT GOOD.......TOO MANY ISSUES WITH TEENS , ETC.......DO NOT DO THIS. THERE WILL BE CRAP PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STATES, AND NO CONTROL...GOD HELP OUR YOUTH

[@TJ-100]

I was smoking since I was a teen, I quit at 24 to get my CDL. Just because you lost your marbles off pot doesn’t mean everyone else does

[@osbornvonpulaski1642]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@TJ-100@debrastanford8761 must've seen @ReeferMadness while on meth or OxyContin after attending a lecture by Jeff "it's nearly as dangerous as heroin" Sessions AND Nancy "WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN??!!" Grace on the immorality end Health dangers of "the devil's weed". She needs a couple hits of some good indica.

[@osbornvonpulaski1642]

"NO, NOT GOOD, etc. " That sounds like a bunch of bumper sticker slogans. Do you have some facts to back up whatever it is you said?

[@bigbay1159]

@@osbornvonpulaski1642 It's a moron, too emotional to be rational. But their opinion is irrelevant, they can sit there and cry. It won't change anything.

[@humanguy482]

Anything for a vote loli😂

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

It means that this country goes even further down the toilet.