Rutgers declines growing medical marijuana to not risk federal funding

 

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stupid.... pot is going to save this country financially... just wait and see. When things get back enough, it'll get legalized and taxed. Then we'll all be fat with money and taxes should go down. I can't even imagine how much money is spent fighting pot, not to mention housing "criminals"... and how much money can be made on the other side in revenue. On top of that, industrial marijuana can be produced which will provide us with a boost in higher quality made in the USA products.

We should be fat with the extra revenue, BUT it is our government you are talking about,the politicians WILL find a way to exploit it and get rich themselves. Lets see who will own the most interest when it becomes legal. I bet it will be a politician with insight who supported the bill, and just happened to be part or full owner...

Then they will find something to blow the money on and tax the crap out of us as usual

stupid.... pot is going to save this country financially... just wait and see.

 

ANYTHING the government is involved in fails miserably and will NOT make ANY money. How else can you collect billions of dollars from people and still manage to constantly maintain an enormous debt and deficit?

stupid.... pot is going to save this country financially... just wait and see.

 

ANYTHING the government is involved in fails miserably and will NOT make ANY money. How else can you collect billions of dollars from people and still manage to constantly maintain an enormous debt and deficit?

By giving it to other countries to make them like us. And they still don't.

stupid.... pot is going to save this country financially... just wait and see. When things get back enough, it'll get legalized and taxed. Then we'll all be fat with money and taxes should go down. I can't even imagine how much money is spent fighting pot, not to mention housing "criminals"... and how much money can be made on the other side in revenue. On top of that, industrial marijuana can be produced which will provide us with a boost in higher quality made in the USA products.

 

 

They said the same thing when Prohibition was repealed.....More booze is sold than ever before, it's taxed to the bejeeezus, and we'rees still in the hole.. Dont kid yourself.

Guys, I wish Chris would respect the law as written on this. It provides relief to many people suffering from many ailments.

In college I had a roommate who's mom had Endomitriosis (not sure if spelled right).

Every doctor told her that after she had kids she would be fine and it usually goes away.

Well it did not.

The mother suffered from debilitating pain when this flared up. His mom was not able to eat for a couple of days, and she would vomit. This would make her dehydrated and hungry but not feeling like eating, and anything she ate came right up.

I got to experience this for myself when visiting him onetime over a holiday.

He told me he got him mom some pot because the doctor told her off record that this could help.

low and behold, she smokes some pot, and she is 100%.

 

Now, this is one example of illness that is cured by a WEED. I am not religious, but GOD did say we could take of the plants and herbs of the earth, and it is ours to subdue.

To put people in jail, and spend a massive amount of money on POINTLESS prosecutions is one cause of what is making us broke.

I think it should be legalized for over 21, taxed, and have that tax money misspent by the lunatics in Trenton.

 

To end on a personal view, I feel that we are living in a dying empire, weed wont save us. Common sense will, and its SEVERELY lacking today.

Now, this is one example of illness that is cured by a WEED. I am not religious, but GOD did say we could take of the plants and herbs of the earth, and it is ours to subdue.

To put people in jail, and spend a massive amount of money on POINTLESS prosecutions is one cause of what is making us broke.

I think it should be legalized for over 21, taxed, and have that tax money misspent by the lunatics in Trenton.

 

To end on a personal view, I feel that we are living in a dying empire, weed wont save us. Common sense will, and its SEVERELY lacking today.

 

1) Using a drug to relieve symptoms is NOT a cure as the disease will still occur, it is merely a treatment.

2) I am all for research and development of drugs which extract the pain reducing compounds from these and other herbs and provide the relief these people are looking for.

3) I believe that #2 above can be done WITHOUT getting someone "high".

4) I am sure that there is a minority population that finds relief with the use of this drug, however, I believe that a significant portion of the population that is "for" pot legalization are "full of it".

Now, this is one example of illness that is cured by a WEED. I am not religious, but GOD did say we could take of the plants and herbs of the earth, and it is ours to subdue.

To put people in jail, and spend a massive amount of money on POINTLESS prosecutions is one cause of what is making us broke.

I think it should be legalized for over 21, taxed, and have that tax money misspent by the lunatics in Trenton.

 

To end on a personal view, I feel that we are living in a dying empire, weed wont save us. Common sense will, and its SEVERELY lacking today.

 

1) Using a drug to relieve symptoms is NOT a cure as the disease will still occur, it is merely a treatment.

2) I am all for research and development of drugs which extract the pain reducing compounds from these and other herbs and provide the relief these people are looking for.

3) I believe that #2 above can be done WITHOUT getting someone "high".

4) I am sure that there is a minority population that finds relief with the use of this drug, however, I believe that a significant portion of the population that is "for" pot legalization are "full of it".

 

Legalize it, tax it, treat it like alcohol. No need for #2. Let people get high on their own time. Worst they are going to do is attack a few bags of oreos.

Now, this is one example of illness that is cured by a WEED. I am not religious, but GOD did say we could take of the plants and herbs of the earth, and it is ours to subdue.

To put people in jail, and spend a massive amount of money on POINTLESS prosecutions is one cause of what is making us broke.

I think it should be legalized for over 21, taxed, and have that tax money misspent by the lunatics in Trenton.

 

To end on a personal view, I feel that we are living in a dying empire, weed wont save us. Common sense will, and its SEVERELY lacking today.

 

1) Using a drug to relieve symptoms is NOT a cure as the disease will still occur, it is merely a treatment.

2) I am all for research and development of drugs which extract the pain reducing compounds from these and other herbs and provide the relief these people are looking for.

3) I believe that #2 above can be done WITHOUT getting someone "high".

4) I am sure that there is a minority population that finds relief with the use of this drug, however, I believe that a significant portion of the population that is "for" pot legalization are "full of it".

 

 

 

1) We know that.

2) The delivery is the problem. You cant always do that, or there is not enough money in the pharmacology/sales of that compound and its extraction as a stand alone product. They did this already, its called Marinol. It does not work, or it totally makes people 'too high'... This is a huge problem, how to synthesize a plant that has very little research done on it. If you were not paying attention in Human Biology you would know that pain alleviation happens by getting 'high'...or a turning off of the receptors for pain, turning off these receptors create a 'high'. This is chemistry, not personal belief.

3) This is your personal belief

4) The will of the masses shall move the government. If no one was for it, then 80% of New Jerseyians would have voted NO. But they didnt, so full of it or not, people want access to the drugs they choose that works best for them, or has the most effect.

I was going to retort - but I decided it's not worth it to argue with liberals or pot heads.

I was going to retort - but I decided it's not worth it to argue with liberals or pot heads.

 

 

I am not a liberal or a pot head (as illustrated time and time again by my posts)

 

but I see absolutely NO reason to limit what someone does privately..

 

sit in your house and smoke pot.. eat cupcakes.. and watch tv?

I COULD CARE LESS..

 

get high and drive around?

just like alcohol.. lock your ass up..

 

having pot be illegal is a HUGE waste of TIME MONEY AND RESOURCES..

People think we would save by selling it legally, but I disagree. The real money is saved when the 100's if not 1000's of people picked up for marijuana off the streets sit in jail at 40,000 a year, paid for by the taxpayer.

stupid.... pot is going to save this country financially... just wait and see. When things get back enough, it'll get legalized and taxed. Then we'll all be fat with money and taxes should go down. I can't even imagine how much money is spent fighting pot, not to mention housing "criminals"... and how much money can be made on the other side in revenue. On top of that, industrial marijuana can be produced which will provide us with a boost in higher quality made in the USA products.

 

 

They said the same thing when Prohibition was repealed.....More booze is sold than ever before, it's taxed to the bejeeezus, and we'rees still in the hole.. Dont kid yourself.

 

 

yep. Pot tax will not save the economy. It might save lives though.

Dont forget that making it legal will not only increase tax revenues but it will save tax $$$ because now you save money with the legal system prosecuting people and throwing them in jail. Plus gangs cant use it for financial support thus gang strength is reduced and saving more legal costs. The "war on drugs" will use less funding.

Well if they legalize medical marijuana there will still be a black market for people with out a prescription. They would be able to start up getting illegal scripts and cutting in doctors, etc....

Dont forget that making it legal will not only increase tax revenues but it will save tax $$$ because now you save money with the legal system prosecuting people and throwing them in jail. Plus gangs cant use it for financial support thus gang strength is reduced and saving more legal costs. The "war on drugs" will use less funding.

 

 

This is the biggest fallacy about legalizing pot. It's legal for medical use only.

Recreational use and addicts can't get it legally so they go the same old route of getting it off the street.

 

So now we are going to be hit with the costs of all the current drug enforcement laws plus all the cost associated with regulating pot.

 

Since its medical use it won't be taxed so no new source of income to offset the expenses.

 

Lose Lose situation

Legalizing industrial marijuana is where its at. There are so many uses for the plant that far exceed what is currently available.

This is the biggest fallacy about legalizing pot. It's legal for medical use only.

Recreational use and addicts can't get it legally so they go the same old route of getting it off the street.

 

Nope, that's the biggest fallacy. Visit California or the other legalized states and you quickly realize that everyone, EVERYONE, has a prescription or a buyer's card (depending on the state). Just like everyone can get a prescription for Zoloft, Vigra or Ambien if they have a doctor, everyone can get a prescription for Pot in those states....find me a story about someone who's been turned down! You can't! Everyone gets pot! Yay!

Dont forget that making it legal will not only increase tax revenues but it will save tax $$$ because now you save money with the legal system prosecuting people and throwing them in jail. Plus gangs cant use it for financial support thus gang strength is reduced and saving more legal costs. The "war on drugs" will use less funding.

 

 

This is the biggest fallacy about legalizing pot. It's legal for medical use only.

Recreational use and addicts can't get it legally so they go the same old route of getting it off the street.

 

So now we are going to be hit with the costs of all the current drug enforcement laws plus all the cost associated with regulating pot.

 

Since its medical use it won't be taxed so no new source of income to offset the expenses.

 

Lose Lose situation

 

Yeahhhh Ok....there are doctors in california who are making a KILLING charging $200.00 per for Medical marijuana cards.

Legalizing industrial marijuana is where its at. There are so many uses for the plant that far exceed what is currently available.

 

 

The very constitution that protects our rights was written on Hemp Paper, then finalized on parchment so it lasted longer. The ink is gall iron.

In that period most paper was hemp, or flax.

Industrial marijuana is a huge industry, with tons of billions to be reaped off of it. New products, new uses, new revenues for a nation that is dying by spending money we dont have on guys in Afghanistan ripping off Ford pickups that we gave to their security forces.

How do you think the war from the Taliban's side is being funded? Off of taxpayers? I think not...

Its not a question of pot use, but a question of economics. Pot use will happen if its legal or not. Just take a stroll on any college campus here in NJ...

Yeahhhh Ok....there are doctors in california who are making a KILLING charging $200.00 per for Medical marijuana cards.

Nope, that's the biggest fallacy. Visit California or the other legalized states and you quickly realize that everyone, EVERYONE, has a prescription or a buyer's card (depending on the state). Just like everyone can get a prescription for Zoloft, Vigra or Ambien if they have a doctor, everyone can get a prescription for Pot in those states....find me a story about someone who's been turned down! You can't! Everyone gets pot! Yay!

 

Exactly my point. More criminals, now they wear white jackets with name tags. Falsifying a prescription is a crime. So more regulations and regulators will be made to police the doctors. Just because you can get away with it doesn't mean it ain't illegal.

I am utterly shocked at some of the posts in this thread. HOLY SHIT!

explain ^

explain ^

 

There is no need to explain, it is quite self explanatory.

Imagine I'm the dumbest person on earth then explain it to me. There are people posting both sides here so nobody has a clue whats in your mind.

explain ^

 

There is no need to explain, it is quite self explanatory.

 

 

Yeah really...explain. Dont just drop a bomb then run...

im not sure, looking at his first post, the facepalm expression could have been towards sirsloops comment on the article or the article itself... so I am also clueless.

Imagine I'm the dumbest person on earth