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  Because cannabis alters your mental state, high cholesterol does not.
context: How the hell did Missouri beat Pennsylvania in recreational weed? That's beyond crazy. >
  
  Our voters are known for voting conservative fuckwads into office while mostly supporting more liberal voter initiatives on statewide referendums such as recreational weed legalization and medicaid expansion. As a result, the state level GQPers are currently working on legislation to make it much harder for voter initiatives to get on the ballot and get passed, because nothing says "we support democracy" like trying to willfully limit the ability of the electorate to enact change.
  edit: just wanted to add that Missouri voters also rejected right-to-work becoming law in a statewide referendum. >
  
  Yep. The measure that the MO House passed this week would require constitutional amendments to get 60% to pass. If the Senate passes it, it goes to the ballot in 2024 for us to vote on. Sounds easy, right? No way it'll pass, right? How would the GOP spin this?
  The MO Senate added to the measure the requirement that you need to be a MO citizen to vote in MO elections. That's something that's already covered by the US Constitution, so the GOP is most likely going to promote it as "keeping outsiders out of our elections!". >
  
  Just to add, Missouri voters just voted to not allow our current state government to rewrite the the state constitution. >
  
  Correct, but that goes up for vote again every 10 years. We're at least safe for now. >
  
  What is Running Man going to do about Men getting high? (I hear it shrinks your balls r/) >
  
  Recreational sales in Missouri before New York, unreal >
  
  I guess.  But nyc did open its first rec desp recently >
  
  Good for NYC, but it doesn’t help people outside the city. And they’ve dragged their feet since it was announced getting everything set up >
  
  Go to the Seneca nation. It’s the Wild West out there. They’ve got billboards advertising $10 eighths on the highway. >
  
  Mohawk reserve up here in Ontario is lit. >
  
  Go to one of the local markets in Buffalo/Roch/Cuse/Albany. Even if you’re hours away the price and quality is worth the drive >
  
  This state makes no sense. Straight red overall and votes blue on individual issues constantly. >
  
  We really should be a blue state, people here are brainwashed to hate Democrats and only vote Rep, it’s just what you’re taught. >
  
  Missouri was solid blue when I moved here in the late 90’s. It’s gotten more red over time as the Dems have abandoned the white working class in favor of more progressive and coastal focused causes. Missourians are pretty practical people and not very ideological. As you say, they elect republicans but will support more liberal common sense issues. They want leaders that will help them. They don’t care much for abstract social justice issues or the modern climate change movement. They see themselves as real conservationists who actually go outside to camp, fish and hunt and support the management and preservation of the lands to do these things. Nothing about the modern Democratic screams we care about white middle America and as such they have lost their appeal. It’s similar to a lot of states in the Midwest and Appalachia that were solid blue until recently. They don’t really have anyone advocating for them but at least the republicans aren’t actively disparaging them and basically blaming them for all the countries problems. So it actually is pretty logical. >
  
  Tbh Missouri really needs our own John Fetterman. >
  
  I hope someday we can replace our droopy dog looking governor too >
  
  Come on North Carolina .. come on already.. we’ve been waiting patiently… I wanna smoke weed now >
  
  We will be one of the last. Can’t believe how backwards we are sometimes. >
  
  Well living on the NC/SC border it's been interesting watching things. Used to cross the border on sundays for beer, saw tons of NC plates getting 'real' fireworks down here... >
  
  The Marijuana laws are as varied as the Barbeque sauce styles in the South, Cackalaki may nvr see legal smoke >
  
  St. Louis Missouri side is going to be booming because fuck Illinois prices >
  
  Exactly what I was thinking. Read an article online from Metro East owners and mayor's saying they are confident ppl will still come from Missouri to buy weed in Illinois and it made me laugh. Why would ppl drive over to get price-gouged lmao? The ignorance! It seems as if some dispensaries in IL are doing 15-20% price discounts to try and make their prices more competitive with Missouri now but it's too little too late in my opinion when I can just drive over to STL now. >
  
  Competition is a beautiful thing when it actually exists >
  
  BRB driving to Missouri >
  
  If it's cheaper than Illinois, I might do the same. Hope their edibles are at least affordable... >
  
  Edibles are pretty cheap here in Cali.   Like $10-14 for 10 pack of 10mg thc (100 total).   It’s certainly cheaper than coffee or beer to get high every day. >
  
  
  It’s certainly cheaper than coffee or beer to get high every day.
  
  I doubt that its cheaper than coffee... i mean less you use keurig nonsense, or go to starbucks everyday. Brewing at home is kind of dirt cheap in comparison. Source: I drink a lot of coffee...
  Edit: honestly.. wtf kind of coffee are these people drinking as brewed at home that is more expensive than weed from a retailer. >
  
  While of course brewing it at home is way cheaper than a coffee shop…coffee still ain’t cheap. >
  
  
  coffee still ain’t cheap
  
  You can get it for less than 4 bucks a pound. There are some strong arguments that it should not be that cheap and that a lot of that cost is externalized to others (cheap/slave labor, environmental costs, etc), but right now, it is cheap. >
  
  That is some shit coffee lol. >
  
  You ain't wrong >
  
  Texas truly will be the last one. >
  
  Maybe, but I've got the feeling Utah will stay stuck in the 90s until the heat death of the universe. Medical? Maybe. Recreational? Never. >
  
  Or the salt lake drys up driving everyone back to Colorado lol >
  
  When is Ohio going to do this >
  
  You can always come to Michigan we like your money >
  
  You get mine!
  ~Wisconsin >
  
  Fantastic.
  I used to have to smuggle my vape when visiting family from Arizona.
  Welcome to the club.  Still get a med card as you will save money overall, generally.  And they are super easy to get.  Especially now that it's legal.  In AZ I got mine entirely online, without an actual Dr's visit.  Was $200.  State just wants the money at this point. Far less than the overall rec tax I'd have to pay otherwise.  And there's some preferential treatment.  Dedicated med lines, better quality, 10% discount at most smoke shops. >
  
  Can’t buy a gun if you have a MMC in many states, also illegal federally.  If you will never want to buy a weapon it works. >
  
  It is illegal to own a firearm if you have a medical card?
  Using illegal substance is a problem, but just having the card as well? >
  
  Yes, in all states I’m aware of, for concealed carry permits at the very least. Because weed is illegal federally. >
  
  But all the states with legal conceal carry it would be ok? >
  
  The problem is if you buy a gun the background check form asks if you use illegal drugs. If you have a medical card they have a record that use federally illegal drugs. They could charge you with a felony. It’d be highly unlikely, but they could. More likely they might deny the purchase. Until the feds get off their fat, bloated corrupt fucking assholes and finally get rid of this stupid law, you are taking your chances with guns and weed. >
  
  Those performing background checks do not have access to your medical information as I understand it. However, if you answer the question truthfully, as a medical card holder you would be committing a felony. >
  
  Finally, living in Missouri has a little less Misery >
  
  From Virginia, where Blumpkin is fucking with the start of our retail market, I envy you and may you enjoy! >
  
  Maybe off all the red states start smoking weed they’ll finally chill the hell out. >
  
  Between 30-40 years old you should be required to do a guided psychedelic trip. Like a mental health E-Check as you enter middle age. >
  
  I live in Missouri, but I can't have this because my employer apparently owns the contents of my urine. >
  
  Same here. It’s legal, yet I’m still not allowed to use it. >
  
  I got into my current line of work partly because I don't partake, so doing without is no hardship and people willing to skip it were in high demand. It's a double edged sword.
  Until they come up with a test to determine if you're actually high when reporting to work in a safety sensitive position this is how it's going to have to be. >
  
  
  Until they come up with a test to determine if you're actually high when reporting to work in a safety sensitive position this is how it's going to have to be.
  
  I find this to be such a silly argument. There are a million things that could affect safety which aren’t practical to test for, or which could be tested for with an unacceptable false positive rate, so we don’t. Think about how many jobs would put others at risk if you had a heart attack on the job. Do those jobs do random cholesterol checks? Why is is cannabis a special case?