Iowa's Medical Marijuana "Victory"

Let's briefly ignore the fact that we should legalize recreational marijuana, and instead make time for an Iowa medical marijuana update.....

When last we visited the Iowa legislative and executive branch, our soon-to-be-gone Republican Governor Branstad (leaving to become the biggest dufus ambassador to China we've ever had) and the Republican-controlled House were still doing everything they could to pretend that even highly-regulated medical marijuana was a gateway drug.

More specifically, Iowa law allowed certain medically-eligible patients to possess a small amount of pot, but it can't be grown or purchased in Iowa nor imported it from another state.  It's a joke.

A glimmer of hope for the future occurred at the end of this year's legislative session, when the Iowa Senate -- where there is now also a majority of Republicans, just fewer dumb ones -- overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand medical marijuana to many more afflictions, and well as allow a few Iowa-based regulated growing centers.

Unfortunately, the House watered it down to the point that there won't be enough THC (the psychoactive constitute in cannabis that matters to medical marijuana patients) in the drug to make a difference for most who need it.  And who knows if the outgoing governor will sign it into law, although he probably will because it will politically help the incoming governor.

So in summary, it's another hollow victory for medical marijuana in Iowa, which is actually a step up from the completely empty victory of the past.  The state remains mired in a stupid, fearful 'unintended consequences' attitude that has prevailed in Iowa for some time, even in the middle of the biggest opioid addiction crisis in history, and a still-increasing number of alcohol-related deaths.

The bottom line is, if my child or I was suffering physically, and I knew using marijuana helped, I would go get it anywhere, anyhow, and dare somebody to arrest me for possessing or using it.  Also, I'd laugh at the fact Iowa is missing out on getting taxes from me out of the deal.....Idiots!

The ABC's Of Injustice

Anyone for the alphabet game?
Before now I hadn't thought of it.
Could be interesting.
Don't know if there will be a point to it.
Even a possibility of it being lame.
For now, I'm going to try it.
Gorsuch is now on the Supreme Court.
He shouldn't be.
Ironically.....
Justice was not served.
Keep in mind that another was chosen.
Last year Obama nominated Garland.
Most agreed he was qualified.
Never even got a confirmation hearing.
Opposition didn't care.
Partisan politics at worst.
Questionable constitutionality at best.
Republicans should be ashamed.
Senator Grassley especially is a tool.
Too old, too white, too Trump-loving.
Unfit to represent the state and country.
Very sad situation.
We have other problems in the U.S.
Xenophobia is one of them.
Yet I've no more time to elaborate.
Zero.