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quaffee t1_ja3xetf wrote

Reply to comment by Potential-Village-61 in How can I help New Hampshire legalize recreational weed? by cat-gun

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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Potential-Village-61 t1_ja417ta wrote

>Thank you .I agree with some of the reply but if you are saying people buy milk every day is addictive then I disagree. In many homes there are families of four or five members and milk does not last long when that many are using it. Also milk is essential for proven good health not destructive cannabis which is not fully approved for good health as of yet according to the federal government and that is proof enough for me. I believe they know more about this drug than you and I. And milk drinkers are not going out killing and stealing to buy Marijuana and do not say that is not true. But thanks for the reply as everyone is entitled to their opinion. P.S. Judging from all the pro marijuana posters in this blog some who say 1/4 oz is not enough for one person I can only say that proves addiction even though that word embarrasses some marijuana abusers. AREN'T THEY SAYING THEY CANNOT GET ENOUGH MARIJUANA ? Also their are other federal reasons why it is banned and why it is said to be addictive. Regards.

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quaffee t1_ja4elzi wrote

"Judging from all the pro milk posters in this blog some who say 1/4 gallon is not enough for one person I can only say that proves addiction even though that word embarrasses some milk abusers. AREN'T THEY SAYING THEY CANNOT GET ENOUGH MILK ?"

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