tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post4131029236303314470..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Prospects for reduced marijuana penalties in the 86th #txlegeGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87414604316906273082019-01-16T11:37:40.153-06:002019-01-16T11:37:40.153-06:0010:51, MADD and NHTSA have been pulling that same ...10:51, MADD and NHTSA have been pulling that same scam for years by pushing statistics for alcohol RELATED traffic fatalities instead of alcohol CAUSED traffic fatalities. DLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620670491113872035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-3310538835435979162019-01-12T10:51:01.296-06:002019-01-12T10:51:01.296-06:00With respect BGB often statistics are spun to fit ...With respect BGB often statistics are spun to fit the agenda being pushed. If someone that smoked pot was creamed by a semi truck and totally not at fault...would that be a "marijuana related" traffic fatality? I would bet the numbers go way down if only pot impaired at fault avoidable accidents were counted...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723463320001141462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-52390252449781404522019-01-12T10:44:12.413-06:002019-01-12T10:44:12.413-06:00Amen to this comment! I to have been a victim of r...Amen to this comment! I to have been a victim of real crimes and the police were completely worthless! In fact across this State the police show up to ongoing FELONIES and proceed to lie to both victim and PERP saying it is civil...something like 80% of burglaries are unsolved with just some paperwork filled out at best. Rather they focus on these crimes and leave po-heads alone..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07723463320001141462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-87330851848810663632019-01-07T15:58:49.608-06:002019-01-07T15:58:49.608-06:00Colorblind eyewitnesses? Tragic. Also, do not be c...Colorblind eyewitnesses? Tragic. Also, do not be confused by the three distinctly different last names in the family unit as I was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-25498396939996950062019-01-07T15:14:02.865-06:002019-01-07T15:14:02.865-06:00Especially with the comments of BGB, this NHTSA pa...Especially with the comments of BGB, this NHTSA paper might be of interest: <br /><br />https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/documents/812440-marijuana-impaired-driving-report-to-congress.pdfDLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10620670491113872035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-82594586202582212442019-01-07T14:09:40.125-06:002019-01-07T14:09:40.125-06:00Scott, are you out of your ever loving mind? I...Scott, are you out of your ever loving mind? I've said nothing whatsoever about legalizing marijuana in Texas nor did I say anything that would cause you to say "your assumption that pot would become more widely available."<br /><br />All I said was that even in Texas (where pot has not been legalized as opposed to California, etc.), innocent people get killed by drivers under the influence of pot. And that was in response to your absurd claim that marijuana "doesn't impact public safety."<br /><br />Furthermore, you are absolutely wrong when you say "MEs also have no test to tell if someone was high at the time or just had pot in the system from days or weeks ago." They can tell by the level of THC in the blood whether or not a person was driving under the influence of pot. When a toxicology test finds THC exceeded 5 ng/ml, that is generally considered by the medical profession as evidence that the ingested marijuana resulted in a fatal car crash. No guesswork there!<br /><br />Your far fetched responses to my comments now lead me to believe you might be a stoner. <br /><br /> <br /><br />BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-80634019492313296922019-01-07T13:23:24.033-06:002019-01-07T13:23:24.033-06:00Any time someone blows bgb's arguments out of ...Any time someone blows bgb's arguments out of the water he falls back to the lame ass "cop haters" routine. LolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-10830008503604904822019-01-07T12:43:20.374-06:002019-01-07T12:43:20.374-06:00If a war on cops means we stop arresting low level...If a war on cops means we stop arresting low level pot posessers and start actually investigating sexual assault cases instead of administratively closing them, then I for one am all for it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-38882043487916205542019-01-07T11:41:27.080-06:002019-01-07T11:41:27.080-06:00And while we are at it, go ahead and build the wal...And while we are at it, go ahead and build the wall. Not a wall to deal with immigration but a wall to ensure marijuana farmers in America will not have to compete with illegal marijuana coming from Mexico.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-72039586786449361372019-01-07T09:21:48.234-06:002019-01-07T09:21:48.234-06:00Oh, and MEs also have no test to tell if someone w...Oh, and MEs also have no test to tell if someone was high at the time or just had pot in the system from days or weeks ago, so their assumptions are "guesswork," too.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50888046473246545302019-01-07T09:19:32.699-06:002019-01-07T09:19:32.699-06:00@BGB, no one in TX is proposing legalization at th...@BGB, no one in TX is proposing legalization at the Lege, and as long as it's kept illegal, your assumption that pot would become more widely available is simply false. You're arguing against a policy no one proposes - it's a full-blown red herring.<br /><br />How we got from reducing pot penalties to "waging a war on cops" is beyond me. But if your police friends who say I'm an asshole (Oh heavens, whatever shall I do? Just the thought gives me the vapors!) think THAT's an attack on them, I certainly can't be held responsible for their myopic delusions, nor yours.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-11729632760699089622019-01-06T14:37:44.578-06:002019-01-06T14:37:44.578-06:00BGB, I've been a crime victim, the police were...BGB, I've been a crime victim, the police were useless, so don't pretend to speak for victims.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-2391276311285233252019-01-06T14:20:08.206-06:002019-01-06T14:20:08.206-06:00Scott, you really have been smoking too much funny...Scott, you really have been smoking too much funny tobacco. I didn't pick and choose who to sympathize with. You wrote about marijuana and that's what I responded to.<br /><br />And you are completely off base about your 'guesswork by cops.' Those reports from Colorado, Washington and by the CHP are based on the findings of medical examiners, not some roadside tests.<br /><br />Furthermore, the only 'legalization' I mentioned was that in California. But even in Texas, innocent people get killed by drivers under the influence of pot, so cut out that crap about marijuana not impacting public safety.<br /><br />Scott, I know several people who know you personally. The all say you're a great guy. I don't doubt that for one New York minute. But like your fellow lefties, too often you see the matters you write about through the eyes of a lawbreaker, not through the eyes of a crime victim.<br /><br />At times it seems as though you are waging a war on cops. That's why Grits for Breakfast attracts so many cop haters. And unfortunately, that's why my police friends say you're an asshole. <br /><br />BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-24834689467229221252019-01-06T10:15:34.171-06:002019-01-06T10:15:34.171-06:00BGB, the folks with Class Cs broke the law, too, y...BGB, the folks with Class Cs broke the law, too, you just pick and choose with whom you sympathize.<br /><br />Since there's no test to tell if someone is driving under the influence of pot, your comments about WA and CA are at best (probably self-interested) guesswork by cops. All they can tell is if somebody smoked pot in the last 30 days.<br /><br />Finally, nobody in Texas is talking about legalization. It would still be illegal. So I'm not sure why you think the number of folks using it would rise. It's not like enacting Gov. Abbott's proposal would open up weed shops on every corner. Quite the opposite.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-57903813915856988072019-01-06T04:12:11.240-06:002019-01-06T04:12:11.240-06:00Scott, there is a world of difference between debt...Scott, there is a world of difference between debtors prison and deliberately breaking the law, and you of all people know it.<br /><br />And where do you get that BS of pot not impacting public safety? Try telling that to the victims of deadly car crashes in Washington and Colorado where the offending drivers were found to be under the influence of pot. And even in California where the legalization of marijuana only recently went into effect, the CHP already reports a significant increase in pot related car crashes.<br /><br />Scott, could it be that you have been smoking too much funny tobacco?BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65150846564080787762019-01-05T15:38:20.363-06:002019-01-05T15:38:20.363-06:00@Semper Fine, the civil penalty would stop that. I...@Semper Fine, the civil penalty would stop that. If they keep it a C, they'll still do it. That's a federal consequence. That's the big difference btwn the two - the civil penalty avoids more collateral consequences.<br /><br />BGB, it's beyond me how you can be for debtors prison reforms but against this. To me, it's the same issue: Hoovering low-income people up for petty BS that doesn't impact public safety.Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-65633121041726751452019-01-05T13:51:16.681-06:002019-01-05T13:51:16.681-06:00Personally I don't give a damn one way or the ...Personally I don't give a damn one way or the other. But you crybabies want to reward lawbreakers ... likely like yourselves.BarkGrowlBitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04830589594331819236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16375786392308975852019-01-05T11:26:36.641-06:002019-01-05T11:26:36.641-06:00At least it may be a step forward towards reality....At least it may be a step forward towards reality.<br />Are there any provisions in any of the filed bills that eliminates the most Draconian provision of the current laws?<br />I'm talking about the mandatory 6 month license suspension for a class B conviction on a pot charge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398048758302251779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-83402129920038029752019-01-05T01:40:33.305-06:002019-01-05T01:40:33.305-06:00This is so overdue it is not even funny. Incarcera...This is so overdue it is not even funny. Incarcerating people for small amounts of marijuana is stupid. I support the civil measure. MCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18228033010913514805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-16346989793770644252019-01-04T11:49:09.028-06:002019-01-04T11:49:09.028-06:00Related to the medical marijuana side, per the new...Related to the medical marijuana side, per the new farm bill, is legalization of hemp at the federal level, a source of CBD. Whether Texas will allow it at the state level is an open question.Gadflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13075757287807731373noreply@blogger.com