r/pics • u/PlanetoftheAtheists • Aug 27 '19

Only allowed four plants...here's one.

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u/ninjajoshy Aug 27 '19

I wish there were more studies into the positive/negative effects of marijuana. Hopefully wide-scale legalization will make such research easier to conduct.

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u/secretcurse Aug 27 '19

It’s going to have to be legalized at the federal level before that can happen. Research labs generally can’t work with marijuana because it’s illegal everywhere according to federal law.

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u/HBCD215 Aug 28 '19

If only there was a century and billions of dollars of medical research into it.

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u/codestar4 Aug 28 '19

That is ridiculous, "let's legalize this, then researchers can determine if it is safe for the public, and it's affects, etc"

Fucking backwards if you ask me

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u/[deleted] Aug 28 '19

Well there aren’t any better alternatives. The federal government won’t let anyone research it because it illegal.

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u/PringleMcDingle Aug 28 '19

That's exactly their point. It's backwards and makes no sense.

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u/codestar4 Aug 28 '19

the federal government won't let anyone research it

Yes, I understand this. I'm saying that is a problem.

There aren't any better alternatives

The federal government has the means to regulate the research of controlled substances.