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The headline isn't true. Cannabis is illegal in all of America, since it's still on Schedule I at the federal level. While some states may have removed their ow

The headline isn't true. Cannabis is illegal in all of America, since it's still on Schedule I at the federal level. While some states may have removed their own laws against it, that in itself doesn't make it legal there.

jjcon 4y ago
Not to nitpick but technically only thc is illegal federally and only in certain quantities- you can legally buy some cannabis products like cbd oil federally. In most states the rest is effectively legal even if the federal government says no but technically you are correct there.
CoastalCoder 4y ago
I've started wondering how much my views on civil ethics are influenced by (likely) having Asperger's. I absolutely hate having a persistent divergence between laws on the books, and what's enforced. In my view, that gap exists only to be exploited by villains: both those who would selfishly break the law, and those who would capriciously enforce it. Policies like this make chumps of anyone who obeys such laws, invites tyranny, and are anti-democratic. It took me a long time to realize that my views were in the minority. I still struggle to understand how that could be. But I think I see a trend where this correlates with Asperger's. I'm curious if others see this too.
- kmonsen 4y ago
  I don't have Asperger's but I fully agree with you. I also grew up in Scandinavia were laws are not this selectively enforced. Not saying it never happens, but most people think it is wrong.
- gilbert_vanova 4y ago
  The US in particular is occupied by many competing powers. No one group has sweeping control of anything; most everyone is held in a deathgrip by interests to either side of their desired positions. From city councils to the oval office, a lot of leaders have a short list of who's approval they need and can't get to do anything at all. Federalism invites this type of incongruity. The silver lining is that it's a game that keeps a certain type of person preoccupied so as not to pursue worse ways of exploiting the rest of us.
- drdaeman 4y ago
  It doesn’t require being anywhere in particular on the spectrum to hate inconsistencies and “it’s not supposed to be like that but that’s how it is in practice” unspoken policies BS. And especially selective enforcement, which I think is a symptom of corruption. At least, I don’t think I have that, but I sure hate the unfortunate fact that the world (and this seems to be universal, not specific to any country or culture) is that way.
- CoastalCoder 4y ago
  Tangent: I also wonder if this correlates with preferring static typing over dynamic typing on programming languages. (Or maybe more generally, using strong contracts at subsystem interfaces.) The common thread being that everyone agrees up front what the rules are, and then expects all parties to adhere to them.
meroes 4y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NggzEkltM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NggzEkltM https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp3e4y/the-us-government-has-sent-this-guy-300-joints-each-month-for-34-years https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp3e4y/the-us-government-has... There's at least 1 federally legal marijuana patient.

jjcon 4y ago

Not to nitpick but technically only thc is illegal federally and only in certain quantities- you can legally buy some cannabis products like cbd oil federally. In most states the rest is effectively legal even if the federal government says no but technically you are correct there.

CoastalCoder 4y ago

I've started wondering how much my views on civil ethics are influenced by (likely) having Asperger's. I absolutely hate having a persistent divergence between laws on the books, and what's enforced. In my view, that gap exists only to be exploited by villains: both those who would selfishly break the law, and those who would capriciously enforce it. Policies like this make chumps of anyone who obeys such laws, invites tyranny, and are anti-democratic. It took me a long time to realize that my views were in the minority. I still struggle to understand how that could be. But I think I see a trend where this correlates with Asperger's. I'm curious if others see this too.

kmonsen 4y ago
I don't have Asperger's but I fully agree with you. I also grew up in Scandinavia were laws are not this selectively enforced. Not saying it never happens, but most people think it is wrong.
gilbert_vanova 4y ago
The US in particular is occupied by many competing powers. No one group has sweeping control of anything; most everyone is held in a deathgrip by interests to either side of their desired positions. From city councils to the oval office, a lot of leaders have a short list of who's approval they need and can't get to do anything at all. Federalism invites this type of incongruity. The silver lining is that it's a game that keeps a certain type of person preoccupied so as not to pursue worse ways of exploiting the rest of us.
drdaeman 4y ago
It doesn’t require being anywhere in particular on the spectrum to hate inconsistencies and “it’s not supposed to be like that but that’s how it is in practice” unspoken policies BS. And especially selective enforcement, which I think is a symptom of corruption. At least, I don’t think I have that, but I sure hate the unfortunate fact that the world (and this seems to be universal, not specific to any country or culture) is that way.
CoastalCoder 4y ago
Tangent: I also wonder if this correlates with preferring static typing over dynamic typing on programming languages. (Or maybe more generally, using strong contracts at subsystem interfaces.) The common thread being that everyone agrees up front what the rules are, and then expects all parties to adhere to them.

meroes 4y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NggzEkltM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1NggzEkltM https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp3e4y/the-us-government-has-sent-this-guy-300-joints-each-month-for-34-years https://www.vice.com/en/article/dp3e4y/the-us-government-has... There's at least 1 federally legal marijuana patient.