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2025-06-01 Science & Technology

With more evidence that marijuana is harmful, why do Democrats push it so hard?

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Posted by Besoeker 2025-06-01 04:58|| || Front Page|| [159 views ] Top

#1 Simple - tax revenue

They're still trying to figure out how to tax sex, it's not like the population demographic needs even more breaking.

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-06-01 07:09|| 2025-06-01 07:09|| Front Page Top

#2 A romantic attachment to the pleasures of their youth. And since they don’t feel harmed by it, they don’t believe the studies.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-06-01 09:07|| 2025-06-01 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Bread and circuses.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-06-01 09:35|| 2025-06-01 09:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Canada has had legal marijuana for over 5 years and also edibles.

The legal market supplies about 10% of the supply, the black market the rest.

Each province has it's own rules but basically they are all pretty lenient.

They should have some good data on health effects by now but I can't find any.

Posted by Lord Garth 2025-06-01 10:04|| 2025-06-01 10:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Because marijuana is sacramental for their core constituency.

Posted by Grom the Affective 2025-06-01 11:16|| 2025-06-01 11:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I have a study report from SW KS, bumpered by Colorado and Oklahoma...

High Schoolers OD on gummies on April 20, a 'Green Out' rather than the alcohol term 'Black Out'. Sure it was registered as covid, sure.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-06-01 12:23|| 2025-06-01 12:23|| Front Page Top

#7 But states like MA love it, put sales are bringing tax revenue.

Posted by KBK 2025-06-01 22:54|| 2025-06-01 22:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Pu pu pot

Posted by KBK 2025-06-01 22:55|| 2025-06-01 22:55|| Front Page Top

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