Have a medical marijuana card in Hawaii? No guns for you.

[Kirk Freeman]

Never mind the pharmaceutical drug dealers wouldn't want to loose any business they stick with the natural medical treatments

I just don't . . .

Want makes you think that Eli Lilly or Pfizer or Roche or whoever does not already grow pot? Pot moves off Schedule I those companies are going to be in a position to capitalize the next day.

Pharmaceutical companies do not care. Making marijuana illegal is a way to codify racism and create revenue for law enforcement. Why do you think IPAC stands in the way of medical marijuana? IPAC is not a lackey of Eli Lilly. IPAC wants to ensure that the racism beyond marijuana prohibition stands and that they get paid.

You have the wrong actor.

 

[10mmfan]

This is why medically prescribed and recreational weed needs to be completely deregulated and taken off 4473 questions and all the drug schedules should be considered same as cigarettes and tobacco.

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

Kirk, how does enforcement of MJ laws codify racism?

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Kirk, how does enforcement of MJ laws codify racism?

Marijuana laws originated from racism directed at Hispanics and African-Americans. The laws are racist in origin and nothing more than codifying racist culture of the time. Not that enforcing marijuana laws is akin to enforcing separate drinking fountains but both laws spring from the same toxic stew, racism. Anslinger was a vile individual.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/marijuana-prohibition-racist_n_4590190.html

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Please understand that even though marijuana prohibition is racist, I understand as a matter of law why HI is doing what it is doing.

I advise clients who want to take Spring Break in Colorado and in my CLE presentations for NBI and IPDC that one must make a choice, dope or guns. Cannot have both.

Personally I despise marijuana and any drug that leads to dirty feet and shoelessness.

 

[HoughMade]

I'm neither here nor there on MJ prohibition, but a big part of me wants to see it legalized so we can stop hearing specious arguments about how it will cur everything fron hangnails to AIDS.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I'm neither here nor there on MJ prohibition, but a big part of me wants to see it legalized so we can stop hearing specious arguments about how it will cur everything fron hangnails to AIDS.

My argument is policy only. I do not believe that it is a constitutional right and I do not believe that it is some cure-all "medicine".

However, after my mom had ovarian, if the doc told me that it would help mom, I would buy a bag and roll the joints myself.

 

[Bigtanker]

KHNL : Police to pot card holders: You can hold on to your gun (for now)

This has been overturned...... for now.

 

[gglass]

Marijuana laws originated from racism directed at Hispanics and African-Americans. The laws are racist in origin and nothing more than codifying racist culture of the time. Not that enforcing marijuana laws is akin to enforcing separate drinking fountains but both laws spring from the same toxic stew, racism. Anslinger was a vile individual.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/14/marijuana-prohibition-racist_n_4590190.html

Kirk,

I agree with the assessment of racist roots in the prohibition of MJ. It is not unlike the same racist roots for the original Conceal Carry laws that were passed in the mid-1800's. The more things change, the more they stay the same.