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Legalized Marijuana

Monday, December 10, 2012

What's Tampa Bay Saying?

Legalized Pot: Should the Feds Shut it Down?

Two states have decriminalized marijuana possession and use. The federal government is now eyeing ways to reverse what voters approved. We want to hear your thoughts on the issue Tampa Bay!

Voters in Washington and Colorado went to the polls in November and decided it was OK with them if people possessed up to 1 ounce of marijuana for personal use. They’re already lighting up in Washington, and Colorado pot smokers will get their day in January when their new law goes into effect. All of this is subject to change, however, since the federal Controlled Substances Act technically makes pot use, cultivation and possession illegal, according to the Huffington Post. The Obama Administration is already hosting meetings to discuss how it should respond to the new state level laws in Washington and Colorado. Right now, the Post reports, several options are on the table — none of which include allowing the state laws to stand: In an …

The Costume Closet

4:14 pm on Wednesday, December 26, 2012

What about the medicinal reasons marijuana can exist? Clothes, soaps, etc. It helps cancer patients, glaucoma, anxiety, pain, and I could go on. Marijuana clinics fight the federal government, daily, trying to shut them down. I dont smoke, but if I needed it for medicinal purposes, I would want it to be legal! Its natural. There are so many legal drugs that kill that are taken illegally. Alcohol …   more ›

Thursday, December 6, 2012

What's Tampa Bay Saying?

Legalizing Marijuana: Should Florida Do It?

As legalization laws go into effect in two states, we’d like to hear your take on what Florida should do.

A crowd of hundreds gathered to light up joints under the Space Needle in Seattle this morning as recreational marijuana use officially became legal in the state of Washington. A similar scene is likely to unfold on the streets of Denver in the coming weeks as Colorado’s marijuana legalization law goes into effect. In Washington, it is now legal for people to possess up to one ounce of the drug, which is illegal in most states, including Florida. While the new state law in Washington doesn’t usurp federal laws that criminalize marijuana use, local cops are no longer going to give people age 21 and up a hard time for lighting up a joint in the privacy of their own homes. The public display at the Space Needle technically remains illegal, …

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cMarkg

8:25 am on Monday, May 6, 2013

Another ignorant naysayer spouting off wrong information concerning Cannabis. It is rarely addictive, depends on the individual, Cannabis has never killed anyone by overdose. You cannot say that about those pharmaceuticals you so dearly love Daman_Money. Alcoholics commit the vast majority of domestic violence in America. Medical Journals and Studies have shown the amazing cancer fighting and …   more ›

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