Posted on Oct 2, 2015
Should “three-strikes-and-you’re-out” be done away with?
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I's ask them to show the stats that showed it worked. I'm sure the for profit prison industry doesn't want it to go away. And can it include politicians?
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Our system is supposed to be rehabilitative, retributive, and punitive all at once. It is certainly punitive, and provides plenty of retribution, but it seems short on actual rehabilitation. Three strikes was meant to encourage people to reform. I'd like to see the reform success stories. But our penal system at large should either take another look at rehabilitation (like the new Attorney General is advocating) or we should stop kidding ourselves about it.
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SSgt (Join to see)
Exactly and when I responded to you there was no way I meant to say you are a poser. Not in a million years and sorry I got back to you so late.
I agree with the AG on this also.
I agree with the AG on this also.
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No. It costs society more having criminals running loose amongst us than building prisons to keep them away from honest, peaceful people.
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PO1 John Miller
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The way I understand those situations is because of what I stated, something other than pure MJ in the mix.
For instance, that is why "spice" is so dangerous. No one but the "chemist" who cooked it up knows exactly what is in it.
The way I understand those situations is because of what I stated, something other than pure MJ in the mix.
For instance, that is why "spice" is so dangerous. No one but the "chemist" who cooked it up knows exactly what is in it.
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Capt Seid Waddell
PO1 John Miller, that is not my understanding. Legal MJ and its derivatives are more potent today than they were several decades ago.
"The main finding of the new analysis was that potency has risen by a factor of three in the last few decade. ‘As far as potency goes, it’s been surprising how strong a lot of the marijuana is,’ says researcher and study lead Andy LaFrate. ‘We’ve seen potency values close to 30 percent THC, which is huge.’ Potency used to be around 10% or less, but it’s been bred upwards over the years, presumably because the market has demanded it.
‘The higher the THC content, the stronger the effects on the brain,’ says Volkow, who’s done research on this topic herself. ‘And the more likely you may end up with toxic reactions – like psychosis. Even the occasional user may end up in the ER. The very significant increase in ER visits – it’s due to THC content being much higher now. It’s not that we’ve increased the number of people taking marijuana’."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/03/23/pot-evolution-how-the-makeup-of-marijuana-has-changed-over-time/
"The main finding of the new analysis was that potency has risen by a factor of three in the last few decade. ‘As far as potency goes, it’s been surprising how strong a lot of the marijuana is,’ says researcher and study lead Andy LaFrate. ‘We’ve seen potency values close to 30 percent THC, which is huge.’ Potency used to be around 10% or less, but it’s been bred upwards over the years, presumably because the market has demanded it.
‘The higher the THC content, the stronger the effects on the brain,’ says Volkow, who’s done research on this topic herself. ‘And the more likely you may end up with toxic reactions – like psychosis. Even the occasional user may end up in the ER. The very significant increase in ER visits – it’s due to THC content being much higher now. It’s not that we’ve increased the number of people taking marijuana’."
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2015/03/23/pot-evolution-how-the-makeup-of-marijuana-has-changed-over-time/
New Study Shows How Marijuana's Potency Has Changed Over Time
From increased potency to increased contaminants, a new analysis shows what’s in today’s pot.
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PO1 John Miller
Capt Seid Waddell
I'm not a botanist, but I wonder exactly HOW the growers are raising the THC levels if not artifically.
I'm not a botanist, but I wonder exactly HOW the growers are raising the THC levels if not artifically.
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Capt Seid Waddell
PO1 John Miller, selective breeding and careful tending.
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-increase-THC-levels-in-my-homegrown-cannabis
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-increase-THC-levels-in-my-homegrown-cannabis
How to increase THC levels in my homegrown cannabis - Quora
You will squeeze the most THC production out of the genetic potential of any given strain (some strains are, of course, nominally stronger in THC than others...
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