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I also think it's an older generational mindset, that being pro-pot will sink your career. They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick the

I also think it's an older generational mindset, that being pro-pot will sink your career. They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick their head in the sand and then "come around" when it's suddenly popular. There's also people like my mother who believe marijuana is akin to meth. If you smoke it once you'll end up homeless, under a bridge down by the river

mustacheemperor 6y ago
>They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick their head in the sand and then "come around" when it's suddenly popular. Another example to point to from recent US political history: the federal legalization of same-sex marriage, and subsequent rapid rehabilitation of the public platforms held by its former opponents still regularly running for re-election.
- Fezzik 6y ago
  Just to be clear - the “federal legalization” of same-sex marriage came from the Supreme Court, not actual Federal Law, so it is definitely at risk of being overruled with the new court membership. The best our federal government could do was the Defense of Marriage Act, (reluctantly) signed in to law by Clinton in ‘96, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Individual states, with significant aid from the Supreme Court, did away with that barbaric nonsense. We are not likely to see such progressive thinking from the current bench regarding drug use.
  - bigbubba 6y ago
    Rarely does SCOTUS reverse course like that, even when the justices change. The risk, while not zero, seems very slight.
nagaa 6y ago
New York has been trying to legalize for a few years now but it gets hung up on how to divide up the revenue. New York has all the political will needed but the problem is the bureaucracy. This should not be the least bit surprising.
- Ericson2314 6y ago
  The "bureaucracy" would be the unelected government employees, but the NY issue last I checked what about what regulations and fees to levy, monopolization, and reparations concerns. All of that is rather over-complex, but doesn't deal with the "bureaucracy" per se?
  - TheDesolate0 6y ago
    You literally just described bureaucracy.
Ericson2314 6y ago
By that definition, meth isn't like meth either :D

mustacheemperor 6y ago

>They don't want to offend too many people so it's easier to stick their head in the sand and then "come around" when it's suddenly popular. Another example to point to from recent US political history: the federal legalization of same-sex marriage, and subsequent rapid rehabilitation of the public platforms held by its former opponents still regularly running for re-election.

Fezzik 6y ago
Just to be clear - the “federal legalization” of same-sex marriage came from the Supreme Court, not actual Federal Law, so it is definitely at risk of being overruled with the new court membership. The best our federal government could do was the Defense of Marriage Act, (reluctantly) signed in to law by Clinton in ‘96, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman. Individual states, with significant aid from the Supreme Court, did away with that barbaric nonsense. We are not likely to see such progressive thinking from the current bench regarding drug use.
- bigbubba 6y ago
  Rarely does SCOTUS reverse course like that, even when the justices change. The risk, while not zero, seems very slight.

nagaa 6y ago

New York has been trying to legalize for a few years now but it gets hung up on how to divide up the revenue. New York has all the political will needed but the problem is the bureaucracy. This should not be the least bit surprising.

Ericson2314 6y ago
The "bureaucracy" would be the unelected government employees, but the NY issue last I checked what about what regulations and fees to levy, monopolization, and reparations concerns. All of that is rather over-complex, but doesn't deal with the "bureaucracy" per se?
- TheDesolate0 6y ago
  You literally just described bureaucracy.

Ericson2314 6y ago

By that definition, meth isn't like meth either :D