Proposed bill allows federal prescription of marijuana to veterans

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Democrat Bill Nelson introduced a bill that allows marijuana prescriptions for veterans in the 31 states where medical cannabis is legal. In Florida, 71 percent of Floridians voted for medical use in the 2016 referendum.

Nelson’s “Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act” would authorize VA doctors to contravene federal law in states where medicinal cannabis is available.

Nelson’s bill is supported by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, Veterans Cannabis Project, Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access, Americans for Safe Access, NORML, Marijuana Policy Project, Drug Policy Alliance, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, Veterans Cannabis Coalition and National Cannabis Industry Association.

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Here is a hypothetical scenario. We already have vets working as deputies, sergeants and lieutenants. If this bill passes, then they could conceivably go to a VA doctor and get a scrip for pot. So after a long shift, then could then go home and fire up a joint (instead of cracking open a beer).

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Marijuana should be decriminalized and turned into a civil infraction, just like speeding is a civil infraction, unless the speeder is going 30 mph over the posted speed limit, at which time it then becomes criminal with a mandatory court date. Similarly, if a pot user is caught with a "users-amount" of marijuana, then he would get a ticket; but if someone is caught with a "dealer's-amount" of marijuana, then it becomes criminal with a mandatory court date.

Under the current system, an 18 year old kid can get arrested for having a baggie full of pot -- and then he will have a criminal record following him for the rest of his life -- for pot? Arresting petty users is asinine and is a waste of tax dollars and criminal justice resources.

Speeding is not a crime and neither should be the possession of user-amounts of pot. BTW pot is very very unhealthy, but it's also stupid to criminalize it. Pot should be infractionized, just like a traffic citation.

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Here is a hypothetical scenario. We already have vets working as deputies, sergeants and lieutenants. If this bill passes, then they could conceivably go to a VA doctor and get a scrip for pot. So after a long shift, then could then go home and fire up a joint (instead of cracking open a beer).

In a perfect world, if LEO's had a medicinal need, as long as it's not used on duty, along the same lines as alcohol consumption on duty, I would be ok with that.

Harry Anslinger's indoctrinations from the 1930's are clearly, nonsense.

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