100% agreed. i think you’re talking about two different sort of… rhetorical priorities. one is related to persuasion and education: most people are busy and not interested in policy specifics, but what they are interested in is propping up criminal networks and generational drug abuse with alcoholism that they have seen and experienced; …
100% agreed. i think you’re talking about two different sort of… rhetorical priorities. one is related to persuasion and education: most people are busy and not interested in policy specifics, but what they are interested in is propping up criminal networks and generational drug abuse with alcoholism that they have seen and experienced; ditto nicotine. a dark joke between my mom and i is that we have no idea what cancers or diseases “run in our family” because cirrhosis of the liver and emphysema have killed literally every single relative. so i think there’s a lot to work with there so far as, we have age requirements for purchase for a reason, we have regulations, but there are safer drugs that could be used in small quantities for relief, escapism, and as a “social lubricant”. that’s a grassroots thing, that has to happen in communities, and that’s part of the long game. the other thing you’re talking about is the regulatory framework for integration of marijuana and beginning to shift that conversation through federal legislation. i think it’s important to keep in mind with that that like…big weed is a product of deregulated capitalism, and it will remain dominant until more structural campaign finance and lobbying and regulatory issues are addressed and perused. so i see that as pretty much a long game effort too. i think that’s basically what you’re saying, and i agree with the points you’ve made, esp the fucking ridiculous interstate commerce issues this has brought up and the distinction between highest THC levels and good product. drives me crazy the direction VCs took legal weed in so goddamn fast 🫠
100% agreed. i think you’re talking about two different sort of… rhetorical priorities. one is related to persuasion and education: most people are busy and not interested in policy specifics, but what they are interested in is propping up criminal networks and generational drug abuse with alcoholism that they have seen and experienced; ditto nicotine. a dark joke between my mom and i is that we have no idea what cancers or diseases “run in our family” because cirrhosis of the liver and emphysema have killed literally every single relative. so i think there’s a lot to work with there so far as, we have age requirements for purchase for a reason, we have regulations, but there are safer drugs that could be used in small quantities for relief, escapism, and as a “social lubricant”. that’s a grassroots thing, that has to happen in communities, and that’s part of the long game. the other thing you’re talking about is the regulatory framework for integration of marijuana and beginning to shift that conversation through federal legislation. i think it’s important to keep in mind with that that like…big weed is a product of deregulated capitalism, and it will remain dominant until more structural campaign finance and lobbying and regulatory issues are addressed and perused. so i see that as pretty much a long game effort too. i think that’s basically what you’re saying, and i agree with the points you’ve made, esp the fucking ridiculous interstate commerce issues this has brought up and the distinction between highest THC levels and good product. drives me crazy the direction VCs took legal weed in so goddamn fast 🫠