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Seems to me Big Tobacky would be enemy #1 of weed
Just look at which orgs have been against legalizing pot.
It was BigAlcohol in CA, and probably everywhere else.
The PIC is vehemently against pot legalization because its for-profit prisons are full of 100Ks of pot "criminals", each work $30K revenue/year.
And of course the police are against it since they would have almost nothing to do.
BigPharma is against it while they figure out how to corner the market with their patented, exorbitantly prices mj analogues.
Seems to me Big Tobacky would be enemy #1 of weed
for the same reason as BigPharma. BigCancerStick probably has done plenty of research in how to make mj cigs, and will rush in as soon as THEY are ready.
They'd need to be the vapor cigs fwiw. Smoke from burning leaf is still carcinogenic iirc.
no, it's not, research has shown that mj smoke inhalation is not carcinogenic. My guess is that the mj smoke carries the THERAPEUTIC chemicals that don't damage lung tissue, and may even prevent damage.
"..... The association between smoking marijuana and lung cancer remains unclear.* Marijuana smoke contains about 50% more benzopyrene and nearly 75% more benzanthracene, both known carcinogens, than a comparable quan y of unfiltered tobacco smoke (Tashkin, 2013). Moreover, the deeper inhalations and longer breath-holding of marijuana smokers result in greater exposure of the lung to the tar and carcinogens in the smoke. Lung biopsies from habitual marijuana-only users have revealed widespread alterations to the tissue, some of which are recognized as precursors to the subsequent development of cancer (Tashkin, 2013). *On the other hand, several well-designed and large-scale studies, including one in Washington State (Rosenblatt et al, 2004), have failed to find any increased risk of lung or upper airway cancer in people who have smoked marijuana (Mehra et al, 2006; Tashkin, 2013), and studies assessing the association between marijuana use and cancer risk have many limitations, including concomitant tobacco use and the relatively small number of long-term heavy users – particularly older users. Therefore, even though population-based studies have generally failed to show increased cancer risk, no study has definitively ruled out the possibility that some individuals, especially heavier marijuana users, may incur an elevated risk of cancer. This risk appears to be smaller than for tobacco, yet is important to know about when weighing the benefits and risks of smoking. (Tashkin DP, 2013).
More research on marijuana smoking and cancer is needed.- See more at: http://adai.uw.edu/marijuana/factshe...ects.htm#.dpuf
It's inconclusive at best but I'll go ahead and pass on grass unless it's pill or brownie form or I'm already at death doorstep
Even then...meh....doesn't do anything for me
there are more studies on harmless mj than on acetaminophen, which kills 1000s of Americans every year. keep looking
Republican state Rep. David Simpson of Longview argues marijuana comes from God and therefore shouldn't be banned by government. The tea party stalwart has repeatedly championed what he calls the "Christian case" for legalization.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/05/07/1383102/-Bipartisan-Texas-house-panel-votes-to-legalize-marijuana-makes-religious-case?detail=email
WTF? Christ wants Repugs to "comfort the sick" ? WTF?
Neh it's indisputable that there are known carcinogens that exist in marijuana smoke but if you want to post a link to a specific study as to why the risk of cancer hasn't risen in these studies, I wouldn't mind checking it out.
Legal Marijuana Faces Another Federal Hurdle: Taxes
Money was pouring into Bruce Nassau’s five Colorado marijuana shops when his accountant called with the bad news: The 2014 tax season was approaching, and Mr. Nassau could not rely on the galaxy of deductions that other businesses use to reduce their tax bills. He was going to owe the Internal Revenue Service a small fortune.
“I had to write a check for $275,000,” Mr. Nassau said.
The country’s rapidly growing marijuana industry has a tax problem. Even as more states embrace legal marijuana, shops say they are being forced to pay crippling federal income taxes because of a decades-old law aimed at preventing drug dealers from claiming their smuggling costs and couriers as business expenses on their tax returns.
Congress passed that law in 1982 after a cocaine and methamphetamine dealer in Minneapolis who had been jailed on drug charges went to tax court to argue that the money he spent on travel, phone calls, packaging and even a small scale should be considered tax write-offs. The provision, still enforced by the I.R.S., bans all tax credits and deductions from “the illegal trafficking in drugs.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/us...er=rss&emc=rss
http://www.ksat.com/content/pns/ksat...l-reasons.htmlThe Texas Senate has approved a limited medical marijuana bill, authorizing the sale to eligible patients of Cannabidiol oil.
The upper chamber voted 26-5 to support limited legalization of what's also known as CBD oil. It's an extract from the marijuana plant that doesn't produce the high associated with other parts.
The oil is used to help control seizures associated with intractable epilepsy, which advocates say affects about 150,000 Texans.
Tyler Republican Sen. Kevin Eltife's measure now heads to the House. A companion House bill has cleared committee, making it potentially eligible for a lower chamber floor vote.
Texas hasn't legalized marijuana in any form, even for medical reasons.
So, while a small step, passage of CBD oil exceptions would be unprecedented -- should they eventually clear the Legislature.
passed on second reading:
Medical marijuana could be legal in Texas, sort of.
The Texas House of Representatives voted 96 to 34 to approve the second reading of a Senate bill that would allow limited use of Cannabidiol oils, a marijuana derivative, Progress Texas said in a press release..
And the proposals authors are Republican! Crazy.
Maybe the times are a changin'?
Progress Texas Executive Deputy Ed Espinoza said the approval is historic.
He is right.
“Marijuana policy reform has made history in Texas! More than 20,000 people engaged in a serious conversation this year, and we are pleased to see strong support from a bipartisan majority," Espinoza said in a press release.
http://www.sacurrent.com/Blogs/archi...marijuana-billNow, all eyes are on Texas Governor Greg Abbott. The bill is on its way to his desk.
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