Cannabis and the November U.S. Elections

[merl1n]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/marijuana-is-making-its-mark-on-ballots-in-red-states/ar-BB18J9NJ?ocid=Peregrine

 

Edited September 5, 2020 by merl1n

[pedro de pacas]

Who cares, it won't affect us 

 

I'm sure you would vote Trump merl1n(if ya could), the alternative is not very good

[merl1n]

Ohh yea, right, like you'd know all about it Pedro (as always)

Ya still ain't found that bucket for under your chin, to catch all the shit ya dribble

"it won't affect us" What? You mean like the U.S's push at the UN has NEVER affected us before. WTF

The vote in November may have minimal direct impact on us, but the long term impact on the globe could be huge.

Just look at the impact Trump has had on world affairs in the last 4 years

And if you don't believe that then you're burying your head again Pedro, so you just keep on dribbling.

[pedro de pacas]

lol

 

Was talking about cannabis legislation in the USA,

as for the election, well Trump hasn't started any wars has he, he's done more for the poor arse working class and negros than any one else 

 

I'd vote for him, if I voted and I was a Septic Tank 

 

if ya keep going left all the time merl1n you go around and around in circles ya never get anywhere

[merl1n]

"Was talking about cannabis legislation in the USA," So was I. It was the U.S. who pushed and pushed for canna to be included in the U.N. single convention on Narcotics and that affected EVERY nation who signed

"Trump hasn't started any wars has he" Not yet, but I think you'll find that's been more by dumb luck than his ?good? judgement

"he's done more for the poor arse working class and negros than any one else" I think the BLM movement would disagree. More like he's done more for his own self interests than any president before him. 

"if ya keep going left all the time merl1n you go around and around in circles ya never get anywhere" And exactly the same could be said if ya keep going right all the time Pedro.

[Nonannystate]

I wonder if a cannabis legalisation referendum in Australia would gain majority support now?

It would be handy to have the church going , conservative dickhead we call PM , removed from office first. 

 

Given the state of Cannabis regulation and decriminalisation on the world stage and the overwhelming evidence that ending the war on this plant is nothing but a positive step forwards, it's insane that we in Australia are still where we are today.

Insane, but unsurprising.

[pedro de pacas]

"Was talking about cannabis legislation in the USA," So was I. It was the U.S. who pushed and pushed for canna to be included in the U.N. single convention on Narcotics and that affected EVERY nation who signed

"Trump hasn't started any wars has he" Not yet, but I think you'll find that's been more by dumb luck than his ?good? judgement

"he's done more for the poor arse working class and negros than any one else" I think the BLM movement would disagree. More like he's done more for his own self interests than any president before him. 

"if ya keep going left all the time merl1n you go around and around in circles ya never get anywhere" And exactly the same could be said if ya keep going right all the time Pedro.

You might want to check the "facts" there merl1n, it was the League of Nations not the UN, the USA never joined them 

under the 1960 convention, the governments were supposed to make sure cannabis was made available to the public for medical shit 

 

Have linked it all here in the past, will do again if ya want ? 

 

BLM is full of DC's, most negros don't agree, watch them come out in droves and vote for Trump, crazy times over there, you would want to be in a Republic state hey, the Democrat's ones have gone to shit big time

 

I'm not left or right, although I hate the Fabian Socialists with a passion, I'm more of a US v THEM type of bloke

 

I'll post a list of Trumps achievements for ya, you won't change your mind, but you won't be able to disagree with what he has done

 

Not a Trump fan either, couldn't stand the flog till he became El President of Septic Tank land

 

Here's a brief summary of what the last three years have accomplished.

* Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.

 

* Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch.

 

* Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences.

 

* Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office after rising during the 2 years before he was elected.

 

* Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal.

 

* Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan.

 

* Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil.

 

* Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving information.

 

* Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.

 

* Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Mothers.

 

* The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers.

 

* Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay.

 

* Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land.

 

* Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.

 

* He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down.

 

* Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies.

 

* When signing that bill he said no American should be blind sided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance.

 

* Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.

 

* In the eight years prior to President Trump’s inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month.

 

* He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.

 

* VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.

 

* Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.

 

* Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years.

 

* Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers.

 

* Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.

 

* All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays.

 

* Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price.

 

* President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans.

 

* In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.

 

* The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes.

 

* The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes.

 

* Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.

 

* The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime.

 

* Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.

 

* Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs.

 

* New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago.

 

* Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

 

* Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.

 

* The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment.

 

* Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.

 

* President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

 

* Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure.

 

* Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all time high.

 

* More than 7 million jobs created since election.

 

* More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history.

 

* More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election.

[Nonannystate]

 

* Trump recently signed 3 bills to benefit Native people. One gives compensation to the Spokane tribe for loss of their lands in the mid-1900s, one funds Native language programs, and the third gives federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians in Montana.

 

* Trump finalized the creation of Space Force as our 6th Military branch.

 

* Trump signed a law to make cruelty to animals a federal felony so that animal abusers face tougher consequences.

 

* Violent crime has fallen every year he’s been in office after rising during the 2 years before he was elected.

 

* Trump signed a bill making CBD and Hemp legal.

 

* Trump’s EPA gave $100 million to fix the water infrastructure problem in Flint, Michigan.

 

* Under Trump’s leadership, in 2018 the U.S. surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia to become the world’s largest producer of crude oil.

 

* Trump signed a law ending the gag orders on Pharmacists that prevented them from sharing money-saving information.

 

* Trump signed the “Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act” (FOSTA), which includes the “Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act” (SESTA) which both give law enforcement and victims new tools to fight sex trafficking.

 

* Trump signed a bill to require airports to provide spaces for breastfeeding Mothers.

 

* The 25% lowest-paid Americans enjoyed a 4.5% income boost in November 2019, which outpaces a 2.9% gain in earnings for the country's highest-paid workers.

 

* Low-wage workers are benefiting from higher minimum wages and from corporations that are increasing entry-level pay.

 

* Trump signed the biggest wilderness protection & conservation bill in a decade and designated 375,000 acres as protected land.

 

* Trump signed the Save our Seas Act which funds $10 million per year to clean tons of plastic & garbage from the ocean.

 

* He signed a bill this year allowing some drug imports from Canada so that prescription prices would go down.

 

* Trump signed an executive order this year that forces all healthcare providers to disclose the cost of their services so that Americans can comparison shop and know how much less providers charge insurance companies.

 

* When signing that bill he said no American should be blind sided by bills for medical services they never agreed to in advance.

 

* Hospitals will now be required to post their standard charges for services, which include the discounted price a hospital is willing to accept.

 

* In the eight years prior to President Trump’s inauguration, prescription drug prices increased by an average of 3.6% per year. Under Trump, drug prices have seen year-over-year declines in nine of the last ten months, with a 1.1% drop as of the most recent month.

 

* He created a White House VA Hotline to help veterans and principally staffed it with veterans and direct family members of veterans.

 

* VA employees are being held accountable for poor performance, with more than 4,000 VA employees removed, demoted, and suspended so far.

 

* Issued an executive order requiring the Secretaries of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs to submit a joint plan to provide veterans access to access to mental health treatment as they transition to civilian life.

 

* Because of a bill signed and championed by Trump, In 2020, most federal employees will see their pay increase by an average of 3.1% — the largest raise in more than 10 years.

 

* Trump signed into a law up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave for millions of federal workers.

 

* Trump administration will provide HIV prevention drugs for free to 200,000 uninsured patients per year for 11 years.

 

* All-time record sales during the 2019 holidays.

 

* Trump signed an order allowing small businesses to group together when buying insurance to get a better price.

 

* President Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act that provides funding for states to develop maternal mortality reviews to better understand maternal complications and identify solutions & largely focuses on reducing the higher mortality rates for Black Americans.

 

* In 2018, President Trump signed the groundbreaking First Step Act, a criminal justice bill which enacted reforms that make our justice system fairer and help former inmates successfully return to society.

 

* The First Step Act’s reforms addressed inequities in sentencing laws that disproportionately harmed Black Americans and reformed mandatory minimums that created unfair outcomes.

 

* The First Step Act expanded judicial discretion in sentencing of non-violent crimes.

 

* Over 90% of those benefitting from the retroactive sentencing reductions in the First Step Act are Black Americans.

 

* The First Step Act provides rehabilitative programs to inmates, helping them successfully rejoin society and not return to crime.

 

* Trump increased funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) by more than 14%.

 

* Trump signed legislation forgiving Hurricane Katrina debt that threatened HBCUs.

 

* New single-family home sales are up 31.6% in October 2019 compared to just one year ago.

 

* Made HBCUs a priority by creating the position of executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.

 

* Trump received the Bipartisan Justice Award at a historically black college for his criminal justice reform accomplishments.

 

* The poverty rate fell to a 17-year low of 11.8% under the Trump administration as a result of a jobs-rich environment.

 

* Poverty rates for African-Americans and Hispanic-Americans have reached their lowest levels since the U.S. began collecting such data.

 

* President Trump signed a bill that creates five national monuments, expands several national parks, adds 1.3 million acres of wilderness, and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

 

* Trump’s USDA committed $124 Million to rebuild rural water infrastructure.

 

* Consumer confidence & small business confidence is at an all time high.

 

* More than 7 million jobs created since election.

 

* More Americans are now employed than ever recorded before in our history.

 

* More than 400,000 manufacturing jobs created since his election.

 

Mate, that looks and smells like a classic white house propaganda document.

If you were to analyze each point with context and add some base line data, then throw in an opposing argument that would be nothing but letters on a page.

[merl1n]

yes, yes OK it was the League of nations which is no more. The UN replaced it post WWII.

The relevant convention is NOW The U.N. single convention on narcotic drugs

 

Happier now

[pedro de pacas]

Mate, that looks and smells like a classic white house propaganda document.

If you were to analyze each point with context and add some base line data, then throw in an opposing argument that would be nothing but letters on a page.

Well why don't ya then nanny????