Marijuana

#26

Press the Run/Stop button to see Thevenin's Theorem in action (this is your brain on drugs).

#27

Kewl. Drugs and electron porn!

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#29

I...haven't heard this argument against legalizing marijuana before.

Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal wrote: Minnesota State Sen. John Jasinski (R) argues against legalizing marijuana because it will result in early retirement for drug-sniffing dogs: "The police dog discussion ... that's a big issue."

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#31

THINK OF THE K9s. OMGosh, maybe they get to live out their life in happiness. How terrible.

Won't anyone think of the dogs lives that bust marijuana/pot heads?

#32

All the places I've been to around here are either cash only or they run a card in a scammy ATM type transaction which ends up dumping a bunch of fees on you.

Mastercard moves to ban cannabis purchases on its debit cards

Mastercard (MA.N) has told financial institutions to stop allowing marijuana transactions on its debit cards, dealing a blow to an industry already on the fringes of the financial system in the United States.

Most banks in the country do not service cannabis companies as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level despite several states legalizing its medicinal and recreational use.

"As we were made aware of this matter, we quickly investigated it. In accordance with our policies, we instructed the financial institutions that offer payment services to cannabis merchants and connects them to Mastercard to terminate the activity," a spokesperson for the company said on Wednesday.

"The federal government considers cannabis sales illegal, so these purchases are not allowed on our systems," the spokesperson added.

https://www.reuters.com/business/financ ... 023-07-26/

Slim Cognito · #33

Yeah, it's a stone cold drag, man.

#34

I'm not sure I follow this completely. MC is not going to permit DEBIT purchases. Does that mean CREDIT purchases were already disallowed?

Why don't customers go to a traditional ATM and use their card to get cash for their purchase?

Sorry if I am obtuse but even some might think I am a pothead and I'd know all these rules, I am not.

#35

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 9:20 pm I'm not sure I follow this completely. MC is not going to permit DEBIT purchases. Does that mean CREDIT purchases were already disallowed?

Why don't customers go to a traditional ATM and use their card to get cash for their purchase?

Sorry if I am obtuse but even some might think I am a pothead and I'd know all these rules, I am not.

I never seen a dispensary that took credit cards, dunno. Also, al the dispensaries I've gone to have an ATM for this exact reason.

#36

Amazing.

Fascinating @fasc1nate wrote: "Ride with Larry" is an amazing documentary. Watch this scene as retired police captain Larry Smith, who has Parkinson’s, tries medical marijuana for the first time.

#37

Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal wrote: An anti-pot advocate says that a "marijuana bomb will be detonated on Ohio families" if voter-passed Issue 2 stands:

"Voters were fooled ... One swallow of alcohol can't induce psychotic behavior. But one swallow of a marijuana edible can ... Two hits from a marijuana bong can."

#38

Two hits of a marijuana bong means going to the corner of the couch and watching Ren and Stimpy on the teevee thingy.

Slim Cognito · #39

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:16 pm
Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal wrote: An anti-pot advocate says that a "marijuana bomb will be detonated on Ohio families" if voter-passed Issue 2 stands:

"Voters were fooled ... One swallow of alcohol can't induce psychotic behavior. But one swallow of a marijuana edible can ... Two hits from a marijuana bong can."

I must be doing it wrong.

SuzieC · #40

Weed became legal in Ohio today. The Rs attempt to stop it failed. They may still fuck around the edges of the voter approved initiative, but they won't repeal it.

Slim Cognito · #41

Florida dug in their heels big-time. But finally they had to bite the bullet. I heard Missouri did the same thing but, in the end, they got it going. Patience. (Lotsa patience)

roadscholar · #42

Grass is now legal in a buncha places, and I haven’t heard of a single horrible outcome the anti-pot folks predicted.

#43

Ohio pretty regularly manages to put roadblocks up when the people have spoken.

#44

I'm just gonna post this little tidbit from a friend of mine in West Hollywood today. While walking his elderly dog, he stopped & tried to help out an older gentleman (maybe my age, maybe older)
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That's about as agro as one can get on the devil's weed.

(for those wondering, my friend, Michael, is in his late 40's, and his little old doggie, Dominique, was inherited from his late mother)

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John Thomas8 · #46

raison de arizona wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 5:16 pm
Heartland Signal @HeartlandSignal wrote: An anti-pot advocate says that a "marijuana bomb will be detonated on Ohio families" if voter-passed Issue 2 stands:

"Voters were fooled ... One swallow of alcohol can't induce psychotic behavior. But one swallow of a marijuana edible can ... Two hits from a marijuana bong can."

[citation needed] (from the idiot in the tweet of course)

#47

John Thomas8 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:39 pm[citation needed] (from the idiot in the tweet of course)

Found it:
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John Thomas8 · #48

giggle

W. Kevin Vicklund · #49

Just all y'all be glad I know not to try it. Accidentally ate special brownies at a party in college (I asked if there were nuts in the brownies but couldn't hear the inflection when the said "no nuts...") and should have been hospitalized and had my stomach pumped (I fortunately blacked out so I don't remember much, but it was rather graphic). Since then, I occasionally pass through a cloud of second hand weed and go into convulsions. Dr. Vicklund does take CBD oil for chronic pain, so that is very strictly segregated just in case. No

here!

roadscholar · #50

I had a similar experience with Southern Comfort.