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In reply to the discussion: Biden Says Marijuana Might Be A Gateway Drug [View all]Jewls2
(218 posts)131. You pretty much lost me with your argument.
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One could say the same about beer and in fact water. I've had people tell me before how much
RKP5637
Nov 2019
#2
It's no longer for sale here in Ark - ADH bought into the nonsense about Kratom being a
Hestia
Nov 2019
#479
Well, Biden's off my list of primary favorites. His comment is nonsensical and ignorant.
Eyeball_Kid
Nov 2019
#5
It will also turn off the younger voter that WE need so badly to actually
Ferrets are Cool
Nov 2019
#7
Any younger Democratic or Dem-leaning voters who stay home if Biden's the nominee deserve Trump.
highplainsdem
Nov 2019
#19
They need little reason to stay home. They do not understand the way "we" do...
Ferrets are Cool
Nov 2019
#65
And of course this is such a big issue...right up there with destroying our standing in the world
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#23
Good for you, but drug deaths have been going up in Colorado since weed was legalized
maximusveritas
Nov 2019
#254
You need to do more than "an easy Google search" if you want actual answers
maximusveritas
Nov 2019
#449
Good for you on kicking a nasty drug habit. Google voter issues. Don't think you'll find
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#339
Biden's been off my list... things he says like this is why he will not get the nomination.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2019
#158
There's the weed thing... and the less-than-enlightened attitudes towards women...
backscatter712
Nov 2019
#405
The framing of the headline (not framed by you, though) is dishonest and misleading.
George II
Nov 2019
#17
He's neither. Thanks for your courteous response and support of our leading candidate.
George II
Nov 2019
#30
Even beyond that, the very concept of a 'gateway drug' is made-up bullshit to start with
mr_lebowski
Nov 2019
#56
Allowing individual states to legalize MJ will not give job protections, will not promote clinical
in2herbs
Nov 2019
#15
Joe- Beer, cough syrup, anesthesia and many other things are gate way drugs.
LiberalArkie
Nov 2019
#18
Joe Biden isn't "right center", Hobbitstein.. & all your labeling doesn't make it so..
Cha
Nov 2019
#488
yes, he deffo is, but things like this are not general-election helpful as it will depress
Celerity
Nov 2019
#365
If only I had a nickel for every made up outrage that "disqualifies" Biden!
beastie boy
Nov 2019
#53
That may or may not be the case. You just don't know if he bothered to look into it.
beastie boy
Nov 2019
#144
Except that's not true, "Gateway Drugs" is a term that exists in medicine. Not a "bullshit term"
ehrnst
Nov 2019
#376
He's talking about recreational marijuana, not medicinal marijuana which is legal in many states.
George II
Nov 2019
#32
It is literally the same thing, and people should be able to buy cannabis products
obamanut2012
Nov 2019
#406
Joe Biden is campaigning against dotard, everyone else is campaigning against him!!
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#28
Nice! So you're advocating pushing negatively against a dem front runner because you don't like him
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#526
He is wrong on that as are many in my generation. When you hear something over and over all of your
walkingman
Nov 2019
#35
Not if you support federal restrictions as if there were evidence of significant harm.
aikoaiko
Nov 2019
#41
But you see this isn't really about marijuana legalization at all.. he's the front runner
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#323
And on record they are... Especially today with the official release of his stance
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#527
He is not against changing laws. He just came against legalizing pot and facing uncertain outcome.
beastie boy
Nov 2019
#231
Do you realize you just quoted Biden saying he is not against changing the law?
beastie boy
Nov 2019
#244
So now wanting to have more information about an issue while allowing states to legalize is
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#324
See post 527... Joe's official stance and it is nothing you have said it is
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#529
I would like to see Pot decriminalized nationwide. Legalization should be a state by state issue. n
Blue_true
Nov 2019
#47
So you think cops should be meting out punishments because people smoke a plant?
backscatter712
Nov 2019
#455
Does your candidate have an advisor on the single most important voting block?
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#325
fad has been going on for decades (actually for millennia, but nevermind that.)
Voltaire2
Nov 2019
#465
Well, my first drug was nitrous at the dentist ... then nicotine, alcohol, and inhalants like glue
mr_lebowski
Nov 2019
#52
LOL... Joe is more of touch than I thought with this latest gaffe. Unbelievable!!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Nov 2019
#176
See post 527 Biden's official stance and it's nothing that you or the op claims
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#530
Don't be surprised if younger voters stay home again if Biden is the nominee.
Ace Rothstein
Nov 2019
#61
The negative impacts of Marijuana are FAR FAR greater than its proponents argue.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#90
I'm seeing it here in CA. I was recently at a parent/staff meeting at our local high school.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#94
LOL Please provide a link then with some actual stats. You are something else.
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#395
You do realize that the study you linked to was done BEFORE marijuana was legalized...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#397
We can go round and round but the bottom line is the pros of legalization outweigh the cons
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#436
So then you want to make alcohol illegal then to correct? because it's 1000 times worse. nt
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#442
Did I say I wanted to make pot illegal? I don't want to see alcohol consumed by students
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#445
Funny. We are mostly in agreement then and I should have read the OP in more detail
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#448
Absolute BS. LOL What major problems? Compared to Alcohol Marijuana is extremely tame
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#390
"Adults who smoked marijuana regularly during adolescence have impaired neural connectivity...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#392
LOL. Lack of sleep has the same effects. Why do you keep posting stuff about kids?
Quixote1818
Nov 2019
#394
"The negative effect of marijuana use on the functional connectivity of the brain
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#396
And how long did we have to deal with questions over whether tobacco was addictive or caused cancer?
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#399
What state are you in? Is pot legal there? Are there statistics about increases in these
pnwmom
Nov 2019
#494
And if he were to follow the lead of my home state, California, he'd be...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#553
Nah. Biden is way ahead of the curve. Those claiming legal pot is all "groovey" are wrong.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#92
One could not take a hit off a joint during passing periods and think it wasn't a bust.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#139
Except plenty of us on this thread was doing exactly that. As you tell us we could not do it
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#142
How did the students you knew who smoked pot during school hours end up?
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#256
Sorry to hear of your war injury. And I'm glad if cannabis helps give you relief.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#262
Your own graph shows about a 50% increase in one year (between 2017 and 2018).
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#267
The easily concealable act of vaping is certainly part of the problem...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#279
The beginning, as he will be our next president and a person of reason on this issue.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#297
Ok. And I think there are more factors and some have an agenda with their argument.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#125
Not a good idea to ignore the teachers, councilors, and administrators who are sending up red flags
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#153
Right, I addressed this below. All the things our younger generation is experiencing and seeing for
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#199
Five finger bags. Bong shops. It may have been illegal but it was a $60 ticket if caught,
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#120
Kids could not take bong hits between classes. Vape pens have changed everything.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#124
It is "funny" that I recognize smoking a doobie is a total bust vs hitting a vape pen?
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#135
LOL. No, good on you. Welcome to the Big Tent. We need everybody we can get.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#440
Just remember valley below..at the bottom of this pile is the need to bash Biden
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#332
I "make up" that my kid's school just had a school-wide parent meeting to address the problem? LOL.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#191
And this is all ya got ... to call people names when scientific links are presented
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#528
To the contrary. Marijuana consumption massively interrupts the ability for young people to learn.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#296
They "shouldn't" but they do. And legalization has made things much worse in that regard...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#303
They told us here in CA that pot shops would be "controlled," but that's not the case.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#317
You don't think there is big money being made from selling dope to high school kids?
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#315
It seems like illegal pot shops are hard to distinguish from licensed ones. Same with delivery.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#514
God, just stop with using your opinions and RW Reefer Madness tropes as "facts"
obamanut2012
Nov 2019
#416
Another pro tip: When a phrase is in "quotes" it is usually for a reason.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#504
If he followed his statement with, .."and we should decriminalize cannabis until we know",
aikoaiko
Nov 2019
#118
You should publish your research and forward the findings to the CDC and Biden campaign. N/T
lapucelle
Nov 2019
#196
You should notifify the CDC of the many studies that "prove that Gateway Drug is a myth". N/T
lapucelle
Nov 2019
#343
Legalized in so many states, it should not affect someones ability to get some minimum wage job.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#122
Maybe a minimum wage if the best life prospect a kid will ever have...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#126
When you make comments like this, I know you are not sitting from a position of facts.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#129
Not a bit. Students are failing out of school and/or doing badly in classes due to pot usage.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#133
No. I have people in the schools who are saying they have never experienced problems on this scale..
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#171
I don't have all the answers here. I guess the most important thing is to be real...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#194
There is a hopelessness with our kids that has nothing to do with pot. I do not know one under 25
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#197
I'm sorry you are having problems believing progressives who are sending up red flags.
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#203
Not addressing underling factors, many I laid out is beyond harmful and will not result in solutions
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#205
Excuses? You are all up in arms for our youth and have boiled it down to the easy remedy of pot.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#210
"Despite some contentious discussions regarding the addictiveness of marijuana,...
The Valley Below
Nov 2019
#434
It's not just ill-informed. It'll potentially limit important opportunities for treament.
JudyM
Nov 2019
#271
It's not though. The fact that's still considered a schedule 1 drug makes this meaningless.
redqueen
Nov 2019
#247
I think it matters also. Look, we have Trump going into hospital probably because of heart.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#202
Opioids are their own gateway drug, cause addiction and death. Cannabis gets people off opioids.
JudyM
Nov 2019
#270
More let's bash Biden... I don't need to stick to the subject... just get Biden
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#335
I know someone who injected two marijuanas and now she's homeless and she lost a foot.
progressoid
Nov 2019
#266
Thank you for your post ... coming from someone who has a better perspective on the issue
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#338
Out today Biden's official stance on weed...but, I suppose you'll find something wrong with that too
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#531
"If Biden's appeal is supposed to be that he's a centrist, he should adopt centrist positions..."
redqueen
Nov 2019
#375
Why adopt new positions when you can double-down on shitty old positions?
Act_of_Reparation
Nov 2019
#378
I don't give a f**k what people take, but the fact is cannabis can alter the metalbism of other
still_one
Nov 2019
#383
Which is a good reason to decriminalize it so that people talk to their doctors..
aikoaiko
Nov 2019
#387
I'm saying it is unfathomable for Dems to nominate an anti-choice candidate. How is this different?
LonePirate
Nov 2019
#469
Heads up. Someone will likely alert that. You can't criticize him without suffering consequences.
LonePirate
Nov 2019
#502
I hope Biden takes a serious look at the financial benefits of this benign industry.
peacebuzzard
Nov 2019
#495
I will be surprised if this doesn't come up at the debate, and if/when it does, not much good for
Celerity
Nov 2019
#499
Someone remind Joe that this isn't 1988, he isn't running against Dukakis and Gephardt
Tarc
Nov 2019
#515
What would you like him to say?? For heavens sake...enough is never gonna be enough
Thekaspervote
Nov 2019
#532
Nate Silver-Biden's position on marijuana is farther to left than headlines suggest
Gothmog
Nov 2019
#519
Well... he's not wrong in my family. Two went from weed to worse things as teens.
NCLefty
Nov 2019
#525