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afterlife2009
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Glory to Michigan
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And it's blatantly racist to imply that black people in red states are the reason why red states are getting so many federal dollars.
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Did Ohio lawmakers accidentally legalize marijuana? Top law enforcers say yes.
The law changes the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp, based on the amount of THC.
Author: GLENN MCENTYRE, WBNS
Published: 1:22 PM EDT August 9, 2019
Updated: 1:22 PM EDT August 9, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Did state lawmakers accidentally legalize marijuana in Ohio? Some top law enforcers in the state say yes.
Our sister-station 10TV was the first to break the news Wednesday that the City of Columbus will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases.
City Attorney Zach Klein says the decision is based on complications after the state legalized hemp.
On July 30, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 into law.
It legalizes hemp in Ohio, giving Ohio farmers a new crop and new source of revenue.
The law changes the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp, based on the amount of THC — the chemical that gets you high.
A THC level of .3 percent or less is hemp and legal. A THC level of over .3 percent is marijuana, still illegal in Ohio.
"Now we have to be able to distinguish the difference between hemp and marijuana," said Jason Pappas, Vice President of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police. "That is not possible for a human being to do, that has to be done through crime analysis."
The problem is, most, if not all, crime labs in Ohio can only detect the presence of THC, not the quantity of it.
That includes the Columbus police lab and BCI state crime lab.
"Until these testing requirements are fixed and until we get some additional training and resources available to us, it's going to be very difficult to go after any marijuana cases in Ohio," he said.
Glenn McEntyre: "What's the end result of that, effectively?"
Jason Pappas: "You legalized marijuana in Ohio for a time being."
Glenn McEntyre: "That's what lawmakers have done?"
Jason Pappas: "That's what I see today."
Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a letter to every prosecutor in the state, saying in part:
"BCI is in early... stages of validating... methods to meet this new legal requirement," something they say "may take several months."
In the meantime, BCI is recommending prosecutors: "Suspend identification of marijuana testing," and "Do not indict any cannabis-related items."
The Executive Director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association agrees with Pappas:
"This bill de facto legalizes marijuana in Ohio... at least for a time," said Louis Tobin. "We raised this concern with legislators during debate of this bill. It's disappointing those concerns were rejected."
The Columbus City Attorney says not only will his office not prosecute misdemeanor pot cases, but he's also dropping any pending cases.
You'll find more on that decision here.
I guess I returned to Columbus at the right time.
The law changes the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp, based on the amount of THC.
Author: GLENN MCENTYRE, WBNS
Published: 1:22 PM EDT August 9, 2019
Updated: 1:22 PM EDT August 9, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Did state lawmakers accidentally legalize marijuana in Ohio? Some top law enforcers in the state say yes.
Our sister-station 10TV was the first to break the news Wednesday that the City of Columbus will no longer prosecute misdemeanor marijuana cases.
City Attorney Zach Klein says the decision is based on complications after the state legalized hemp.
On July 30, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed Senate Bill 57 into law.
It legalizes hemp in Ohio, giving Ohio farmers a new crop and new source of revenue.
The law changes the definition of marijuana to exclude hemp, based on the amount of THC — the chemical that gets you high.
A THC level of .3 percent or less is hemp and legal. A THC level of over .3 percent is marijuana, still illegal in Ohio.
"Now we have to be able to distinguish the difference between hemp and marijuana," said Jason Pappas, Vice President of the Ohio Fraternal Order of Police. "That is not possible for a human being to do, that has to be done through crime analysis."
The problem is, most, if not all, crime labs in Ohio can only detect the presence of THC, not the quantity of it.
That includes the Columbus police lab and BCI state crime lab.
"Until these testing requirements are fixed and until we get some additional training and resources available to us, it's going to be very difficult to go after any marijuana cases in Ohio," he said.
Glenn McEntyre: "What's the end result of that, effectively?"
Jason Pappas: "You legalized marijuana in Ohio for a time being."
Glenn McEntyre: "That's what lawmakers have done?"
Jason Pappas: "That's what I see today."
Last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost sent a letter to every prosecutor in the state, saying in part:
"BCI is in early... stages of validating... methods to meet this new legal requirement," something they say "may take several months."
In the meantime, BCI is recommending prosecutors: "Suspend identification of marijuana testing," and "Do not indict any cannabis-related items."
The Executive Director of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association agrees with Pappas:
"This bill de facto legalizes marijuana in Ohio... at least for a time," said Louis Tobin. "We raised this concern with legislators during debate of this bill. It's disappointing those concerns were rejected."
The Columbus City Attorney says not only will his office not prosecute misdemeanor pot cases, but he's also dropping any pending cases.
You'll find more on that decision here.
I guess I returned to Columbus at the right time.
afterlife2009
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remember when dudes were hyping up jon ossoff two years ago lmao
"vote your ossoff"
another loser centrist democrat
"vote your ossoff"
another loser centrist democrat
afterlife2009
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Here's the PDF for 1619 Project. I don't subscribe to NYT and I'm sure many of you don't either.
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So has anyone noticed David Pakman just smeared Linda Sasour as an anti semite and also just had Sam Harris on his show? hes looking like one of these "new atheists" type bigots. i never trusted pakman, seems way more toward the center than most lefty youtubers. and now hes flirting with anti muslim bigotry
IoT in the 2020 are gonna be very interesting. I’m reading the Economist’s Tech quarterly and I can already see how the end goal of IoT is to start chipping humans. It’ll start with having “smart” homes and the like. Then we’ll get to smart peopl.
Spooky times. Stay vigilant.
Spooky times. Stay vigilant.