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Not a Right or Left Issue – Why the US Needs to Legalize Marijuana After President Biden’s Speech of Disunity

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Cannabis legalization would help America in a variety of ways

Why the US needs to legalize weed after Biden’s Speech of Disunity

It was on September 1st, 2022 that you could hear the palpable tear within the social fabric of the United States. Two rabid dogs, one blue and another red – teeth sunk deep within the sides of Lady Liberty pulling her apart to opposite extremes.

What set this off?

It was a speech given by President Joe Biden with ominous red lighting where he literally called anyone who voted for Donald Trump or the “MAGA Republicans” fascists. He called them a threat to democracy. He called them deranged.

The people who blindly follow old Joe clamored in praise! “Finally, a strong president who says what is needed to be said!” they sing in unison. “If you’re offended by what he said, you’re probably a fascist!” others echo.

This so called “fringe Republicans” that “live in the shadows of lies” and are “enemies of truth” just so happen to be nearly 100,000 people in the country (if not more). While the vast majority of the people who have voted for Trump in the past aren’t hardcore MAGA there is a sizable chunk of folks who are 100% on the Trump Train.

I don’t understand why. Trump – like Joe Biden – is a cancer to society.

Perhaps this is my inner anarchist talking or simply my decades of looking into the dirty corners of the government and their relationships with special interests that make me feel this way…but there are millions of people who march behind these relics of a bygone era. Who follow their orders and do as they told.

If it’s not the Orange Menace, it’s Angry Joe – and all of them are sucking the rock hard dong of “special interests” milking the average Jane and Joe for everything they have. They take out loans in your name and send the money to their private partners playing war games in Europe and then forgive a small group of individuals their “student debt” in return.

I am not a fan of the left nor the right. I cannot fall into a binary system of thinking. I understand that people are nuanced and complex. We all have certain preferences and we are certainly not our “group” when you get to meet anyone on an individual level.

However, when I saw the Joe Biden Speech with his red optics and angry tone, condemning nearly half of the country I only thought – “This might not play out as he thinks!”

Firstly, by labeling millions of people as “fascists” you immediately managed to further polarize the nation. Secondly, by drawing up lines in the public space, you are making people choose sides. There are a sizable portion of people in the middle who think you’re all a bunch of whackos.

Yet probably the most disturbing of all is the hypocrisy in the words of Joe Biden. He speaks of fascism, but the definition goes as follows;

A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

Oppressive, dictatorial control.

In the past few years, the Biden Administration utilized Centralized Authority and placed stringent governmental controls, are literally utilizing Twitter and Facebook to suppress the opposition.

They mandated unconstitutional vaccinations and coerced people into taking an untested drug or suffer the loss of their livelihood. Don’t worry, Trump was in on it too…after all he’s “Mr. Operation Warp Speed” and damn proud of it.

They all made millions, and eroded our freedoms. And then, Biden has the balls to call out the opposition.

As mentioned, I’m neither for the left or the right. I don’t buy into political affiliation because ultimately my highest ideal is to “Rule Thyself!” Therefore, while I play nice while in society – I personally do not believe in any party or government and think that the people who are currently in power are some of the worst human beings to hold those positions.

Nonetheless, this is not about my own views but rather what needs to happen now. Biden threw gasoline on dying embers and now, there is a raging public debate on Twitter that is only polarizing people even more.

I don’t know whether Biden did what he did from a place of Malice or simple ignorance – however, I doubt that they are ignorant. It’s also no coincidence that it happened right as the November Season of Political Shitfuckery is about to start.

All I can say is, hold on to your hats folks! It might get turbulent!

In case of Societal Turbulence – Smoke this Joint!

Unless the US does something drastic like – legalize cannabis federally – in the next few months, I can’t see the societal rage dying down anytime soon. People are still riled up from the Pandemic response, and now with this definitive divisiveness from the current administration, and the Trump-Squad preparing God knows what – things might get really nasty.

Cannabis is known as a universal “chill out” drug and potentially could be the “silver lining” most people need not to lose complete faith in their institutions.

One of the trending hashtags on Twitter was #NationalDivorce – which technically isn’t a bad idea. The United States has grown to such a size with so many varied views on how life “should be lived”, that it would make sense to decentralize the power even more.

Instead of a unified country, the “Common wealth of America” might be politically less polar. However, for now, this is only a pipedream. We know that those in power would never accept to a “national divorce” unless there is violence on the street and those that want freedom has those that don’t want it at the throat (or vice versa).

Therefore, the ideal solution to stop this madness would be for a major policy shift on a topic that most people agree on – cannabis legalization.

Despite the polarization within the political spectrum, most people from both sides of the equation can get behind cannabis legalization. It could be the one thing that can make people see that there still are some shared values.

If this doesn’t happen – then the wet dream of the far right and the far left come true – Civil War.

I don’t know about you, but that doesn’t seem like a world I want.

But what can we do?

Well first, let’s unify people under a singular non-political topic – weed. Let’s simply allow people their individual liberty…they have gone through so much over the past few years – this token would be minimal compared  to the sacrifices endured.

The other thing you can do (if you’re a voter) is to show either your approval or disapproval in the November election cycle.

If you’re like me – those who do not vote on their masters – then the best you can do is to prepare yourself for some turbulent times ahead. Whether this is engineered or organic is irrelevant, what President Biden did yesterday in his speech sent shockwaves around the world.

The way he presented himself didn’t make it any less ominous.

Sticky Bottom Line

Who knows what tomorrow will bring…but what I do know is that right now the whole US is “HOT!!!” Y’all Motherfuckers need to chill out. I recommend legalizing weed as a token of good faith…but if this doesn’t happen – take a long hard think about why you support either the left or the right.

I support humans…the individual’s ability to express themselves to their fullest. This goes beyond the binary paradigm. I embrace freedom as a principle of life and thus, when I hear authoritarian stuff like Biden and Trump’s speeches – it sends shivers down my spine.

If you’re also worried about the state of things – the doctor recommends taking three bong rips and to chillax a bit. While the road may get bumpy – this too shall pass!

Source: https://cannabis.net/blog/opinion/not-a-right-or-left-issue-why-the-us-needs-to-legalize-marijuana-after-president-bidens-speech

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New Mexico cannabis operator fined, loses license for alleged BioTrack fraud

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New Mexico regulators fined a cannabis operator nearly $300,000 and revoked its license after the company allegedly created fake reports in the state’s traceability software.

The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) accused marijuana manufacturer and retailer Golden Roots of 11 violations, according to Albuquerque Business First.

Golden Roots operates the The Cannabis Revolution Dispensary.

The majority of the violations are related to the Albuquerque company’s improper use of BioTrack, which has been New Mexico’s track-and-trace vendor since 2015.

The CCD alleges Golden Roots reported marijuana production only two months after it had received its vertically integrated license, according to Albuquerque Business First.

Because cannabis takes longer than two months to be cultivated, the CCD was suspicious of the report.

After inspecting the company’s premises, the CCD alleged Golden Roots reported cultivation, transportation and sales in BioTrack but wasn’t able to provide officers who inspected the site evidence that the operator was cultivating cannabis.

In April, the CCD revoked Golden Roots’ license and issued a $10,000 fine, according to the news outlet.

The company requested a hearing, which the regulator scheduled for Sept. 1.

At the hearing, the CCD testified that the company’s dried-cannabis weights in BioTrack were suspicious because they didn’t seem to accurately reflect how much weight marijuana loses as it dries.

Company employees also poorly accounted for why they were making adjustments in the system of up to 24 pounds of cannabis, making comments such as “bad” or “mistake” in the software, Albuquerque Business First reported.

Golden Roots was fined $298,972.05 – the amount regulators allege the company made selling products that weren’t properly accounted for in BioTrack.

The CCD has been cracking down on cannabis operators accused of selling products procured from out-of-state or not grown legally:

Golden Roots was the first alleged rulebreaker in New Mexico to be asked to pay a large fine.

Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-cannabis-operator-fined-loses-license-for-alleged-biotrack-fraud/

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Marijuana companies suing US attorney general in federal prohibition challenge

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Four marijuana companies, including a multistate operator, have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in which they allege the federal MJ prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act is no longer constitutional.

According to the complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, retailer Canna Provisions, Treevit delivery service CEO Gyasi Sellers, cultivator Wiseacre Farm and MSO Verano Holdings Corp. are all harmed by “the federal government’s unconstitutional ban on cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing intrastate marijuana.”

Verano is headquartered in Chicago but has operations in Massachusetts; the other three operators are based in Massachusetts.

The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the “Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate cultivation, manufacture, possession, and distribution of marijuana pursuant to state law.”

The companies want the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.

They hired prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to represent them.

The New York-based firm’s principal is David Boies, whose former clients include Microsoft, former presidential candidate Al Gore and Elizabeth Holmes’ disgraced startup Theranos.

Similar challenges to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) have failed.

One such challenge led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2005.

In Gonzalez vs. Raich, the highest court in the United States ruled in a 6-3 decision that the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to outlaw marijuana federally, even though state laws allow the cultivation and sale of cannabis.

In the 18 years since that ruling, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use marijuana and the federal government has allowed a multibillion-dollar cannabis industry to thrive.

Since both Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice, currently headed by Garland, have declined to intervene in state-licensed marijuana markets, the key facts that led to the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling “no longer apply,” Boies said in a statement Thursday.

“The Supreme Court has since made clear that the federal government lacks the authority to regulate purely intrastate commerce,” Boies said.

“Moreover, the facts on which those precedents are based are no longer true.”

Verano President Darren Weiss said in a statement the company is “prepared to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court in order to align federal law with how Congress has acted for years.”

While the Biden administration’s push to reschedule marijuana would help solve marijuana operators’ federal tax woes, neither rescheduling nor modest Congressional reforms such as the SAFER Banking Act “solve the fundamental issue,” Weiss added.

“The application of the CSA to lawful state-run cannabis business is an unconstitutional overreach on state sovereignty that has led to decades of harm, failed businesses, lost jobs, and unsafe working conditions.”

Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/marijuana-companies-suing-us-attorney-general-to-overturn-federal-prohibition/

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Alabama to make another attempt Dec. 1 to award medical cannabis licenses

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Alabama regulators are targeting Dec. 1 to award the first batch of medical cannabis business licenses after the agency’s first two attempts were scrapped because of scoring errors and litigation.

The first licenses will be awarded to individual cultivators, delivery providers, processors, dispensaries and state testing labs, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).

Then, on Dec. 12, the AMCC will award licenses for vertically integrated operations, a designation set primarily for multistate operators.

Licenses are expected to be handed out 28 days after they have been awarded, so MMJ production could begin in early January, according to the Alabama Daily News.

That means MMJ products could be available for patients around early March, an AMCC spokesperson told the media outlet.

Regulators initially awarded 21 business licenses in June, only to void them after applicants alleged inconsistencies with how the applications were scored.

Then, in August, the state awarded 24 different licenses – 19 went to June recipients – only to reverse themselves again and scratch those licenses after spurned applicants filed lawsuits.

A state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chicago-based MSO Verano Holdings Corp., but another lawsuit is pending.

Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/alabama-plans-to-award-medical-cannabis-licenses-dec-1/

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