I'm sure when the rest of the country has been legalized and the deep south is left out, our politicians will come dragging , kicking and screaming to the party. I'm just glad to see the states that are coming on board and the ones already there, progress is being made. but the south will be the last to come on board.
Yeah, this is pretty much it.
Some states may choose to take the ''dry county'' approach but their is plenty of alcohol even in a dry county,you just have to travel out to get it.Things are gonna change quickly no doubt.
This is the exact scenario I see playing out.
Cuomo's proposal is very interesting. I do wonder what ailments they will eventually include in this law. Obviously simple aches and pains, even chronic ones will not be included, but will it include arthritis, gastro-intestinal issues, insomnia, depression? What kind of proof will be required? Regardless of either of these I am glad to see another state allowing the use of medical Cannabis. I think it is especially good and important that it is New York that is now considering the law. I have always felt New York and California are the two biggest influences on culture and politics in the US. California has had its medical laws for almost 20 years now, and if this does come to fruition in New York, we may be much closer to seeing federally sanctioned medical Cannabis laws created. Maybe on Obama's way out of office.
I was also very shocked to see there was already technically a provision on the books that allowed for the use of medical Cannabis in New York. You would think a group like NORML or DPA would have caught that and exploited its existence.
I was also intrigued that a law allowing the use of medical Cannabis would not provide for some means of producing the Cannabis. I understand that within the state it is illegal to produce marijuana, but I imagine other states had laws about growing Cannabis on the books before they went medical as well. So why would the Cannabis have to be procured from the federal government?