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'H.R. 420' is a proposed bill that would regulate marijuana like alcohol
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[quote:elitedestini:MV8zOTU2NTc4XzcxNTE4Nzg1X0RBQkNGNjk1] [quote:Mr. Canna:MV8zOTU2NTc4XzcxNTE4NjgxX0RDMTM1OEJC] [quote:Cannabis Kills People:MV8zOTU2NTc4XzcxNTE4NDQ2X0VENDY1NjdB] You can't regulate cannabis like alcohol. How are you gonna deal with second-hand cannabis smoke in the air or where people can smoke and people growing and manufacture cannabis products at home? [/quote] [b][i]You can't regulate Cannabis like Alcohol???[/i][/b] Do you have any idea what it takes to operate a "legal" Cannabis grow operation in Canada? Obviously not with a statement like that. For every 10Kg of dried Cannabis, each LP or Micro license holder must take about 200gr and have it Lab tested (by a certified Health Canada Lab) for various Chemicals, Microbes, Mildew, Pesticides, etc. Each Lab test cost around 3-5K...and the producer can NOT sell 1gr of that 10Kg batch/lot until it is cleared by the Lab and then Health Canada. So, if you have a grow that is i.e. 1000Kg (very small operation)...that would be ~$300-500,000 in testing costs. Not chump change. Second hand smoke??? I would worry more about the exhaust from Cars/Trucks before Cannabis smoke. Plus, it would take someone smoking a joint and blowing the smoke in your face for the entire joint for you to 'feel' anything. Manufacturing products at home??? Not unlike the home brewers or people that make Wine at home...what is the difference? CKP...bring it. I can debunk anything you throw out regarding Cannabis. [/quote] Are you for real? I seen many diff complaints already about Gov weed having mold, mildew, bud rot, and sometimes almost no buds but shake. They charge 5000 for a lab test yet the stuff they sell is complete garbage and would be hard to find shitty stuff like that from your average dealer. This is criminal what the government is doing charging 5000 for a lab test . Weed should be decriminalized, not licensed or regulated. Its a plant how can the gov pretend to own a plant when its god given like the land it grows in. [/quote]
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A bill introduced in Congress this week that seeks to regulate marijuana like alcohol has been numbered "H.R. 420," a name the bill's sponsor has called a "tongue-in-cheek" reference to cannabis.
A press release from U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer — a Democrat from Oregon who is the founder and co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus — says that "while the bill number may be a bit tongue in cheek, the issue is very serious," according to Forbes.
"Our federal marijuana laws are outdated, out of touch and have negatively impacted countless lives," Blumenauer is quoted as saying by the publication. "Congress cannot continue to be out of touch with a movement that a growing majority of Americans support. It's time to end this senseless prohibition."
Blumenauer's proposed bill would remove marijuana from the federal controlled substances list. The "Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act" would establish regulation for cannabis that would be overseen by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
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