quaffee

quaffee t1_ja3xetf wrote

It's more of a nuisance/logistics issue for consumers.

It would be like telling someone they can only possess a quart of milk at once. That person either breaks the law by buying more, or has to buy more milk every other day. Also, just like most products, buying smaller amounts is more expensive than buying in bulk. Am I "addicted" to milk for wanting to buy it in gallons? No, that's a ridiculous idea.

You should look into the actual definition for schedule 1, it's not just because a substance is addictive. Coffee and tobacco are both addictive, but they're not scheduled, and medical utility is dubious for those substances. Cannabis (having medical utility and low abuse potential) does not strictly meet the definition for schedule 1.

Scheduling cannabis was a convenient political decision for Nixon at the time when the drug war as we know it was really kicking off. It also has racist roots.

Regarding addiction, there's some disagreement in the community over whether cannabis is physically addictive, afaik the jury is out on that one so far.

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quaffee t1_ja0m4jb wrote

I've decided I'm sending a fax to the governor's office. Not sure if it will work, but they're probably not getting very many faxes these days. (I certainly could be wrong about that, knowing the state of NH gov.)

Also, having a fax machine and sending faxes is decidedly retro (but the uncool kind) just like our drug laws!

If anyone else wants to join me there are still free efax websites that are just a Google search away.

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