https://reason.com/2022/04/14/congress-should-not-legalize-marijuana-marco-rubio-says-because-black-market-weed-is-laced-with-fentanyl/
In a recent interview with a Pensacola TV station, Rubio worried that legalization would encourage teenagers to use cannabis, which would be a "gateway" to other drugs, and warned that black-market marijuana is "laced with fentanyl." All three arguments are logically and empirically dubious. If this is the best that Rubio can do, he'd be better off changing the subject.
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1) state level legalization hasn’t led to an increase in teenage use
2) the “gateway” theory is still around in 2022? Good grief
3) this fentanyl laced pot scare du jour (if we even grant it’s real) is entirely a product of pot prohibition and would be solved with legalization
Good work, Marco.
https://reason.com/2022/04/14/congress-should-not-legalize-marijuana-marco-rubio-says-because-black-market-weed-is-laced-with-fentanyl/
In a recent interview with a Pensacola TV station, Rubio worried that legalization would encourage teenagers to use cannabis, which would be a "gateway" to other drugs, and warned that black-market marijuana is "laced with fentanyl." All three arguments are logically and empirically dubious. If this is the best that Rubio can do, he'd be better off changing the subject.
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1) state level legalization hasn’t led to an increase in teenage use
2) the “gateway” theory is still around in 2022? Good grief
3) this fentanyl laced pot scare du jour (if we even grant it’s real) is entirely a product of pot prohibition and would be solved with legalization
Good work, Marco.
"There are not enough Pennsylvanians to work in Pennsylvania, so giving them pot so that they stay home is not, I don't think, an ideal move….We need to get Pennsylvanians back at work, gotta give them their mojo, and I don't want marijuana to be a hindrance to that."
- Dr. Oz, on why Pennsylvania should not legalize marijuana
"There are not enough Pennsylvanians to work in Pennsylvania, so giving them pot so that they stay home is not, I don't think, an ideal move….We need to get Pennsylvanians back at work, gotta give them their mojo, and I don't want marijuana to be a hindrance to that."
- Dr. Oz, on why Pennsylvania should not legalize marijuana
Cajun, he’s a doctor…if he says smoking pot makes you lose your “mojo,” you should believe him. Didn’t know that was a medical phenomenon, but then again I didn’t go to med school.
#followthescience #trusttheexperts
"There are not enough Pennsylvanians to work in Pennsylvania, so giving them pot so that they stay home is not, I don't think, an ideal move….We need to get Pennsylvanians back at work, gotta give them their mojo, and I don't want marijuana to be a hindrance to that."
- Dr. Oz, on why Pennsylvania should not legalize marijuana
https://thehill.com/news/state-watch/3499810-delaware-governor-vetos-marijuana-legalization/amp/
Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) on Tuesday vetoed legislation that would have legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, setting up a potential showdown with legislators who might try to force the measure into law over his objections.
Carney vetoed a measure to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana for those who are over 21 years old.
“I do not believe that promoting or expanding the use of recreational marijuana is in the best interests of the state of Delaware, especially our young people. Questions about the long-term health and economic impacts of recreational marijuana use, as well as serious law enforcement concerns, remain unresolved,” he wrote.
Is marijuana more dangerous than alcohol?
Short-term AND long-term?