Jeff Sessions Blames Marijuana For Opioid Crisis
The Attorney General's anti-cannabis stance is founded on a bed of misinformation and personal bias, not on fact and scientific evidence or reality of what the majority of the population wants.
His latest comments come while speaking at a Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday night. When being asked about the country’s ongoing opioid crisis, he made the following comments:
“Sometimes, you just need to take two Bufferins or something and go to bed. These pills become so addictive,” he said. “The DEA said a huge percentage of the heroin addictions start with prescriptions. That may be an exaggerated number—they had it as high as 80 percent—we think a lot of this is starting with marijuana or other drugs, too.”
Maybe Jeff Sessions needs to take a more realistic approach to cannabis and start looking at the facts, science and the polls which indicate the people are in favor of legalizing cannabis. The opioid crisis is not caused by cannabis, it stems from the corrupt pharma industry which is blocking cannabis use in favor of their overpriced and harmful chemical concoctions, and the opium trade (controlled by CIA?) which is the root of the opioid crisis.
Jeff Sessions needs to actually learn about cannabis and its benefits, education around cannabis is paramount, not conjecture and misguided opinions.
)He also needs to listen to what the population wants, not what he or the powers that be want.
Here is a poll from a few years ago which show Americans support legalizing cannabis.
Even the latest polls from US politicians show they favor Cannabis legalization. Going against the will of the people is a losing battle in the long run, he will evanutally fail on his campaign against cannabis legalization.
Clearly, Jeff Sessions has no clue what he is talking about, doesn't look at facts or evidence or willingness to consider what the population whats. How can he be in such a position if he can't even look at the facts? Being the Attorney General of the US, you would think he should consider facts above opinions. Or maybe being the Attorney General means doing the bidding of his masters/handlers, and not actually providing true justice or what is right for the country.
The US population needs to clean house and get rid of people like Sessions out of politics and positions of power... he is misinformed, misguided and probably corrupt.
This guy is so stupid I can't believe he is actually working.
Yup
He’s a hypocrite too. He used to preach state rights in Congress... he’s a pos
Sessions is a moron!!!!!!
Weed helps people with pain not go on opioids
I dont see how we can force people to not harm themselves in the first place if you want to do heroin then you do you as long as your not violating the rights of others then do what you want. Just because I dont think people should weigh over 300 lbs doesn't mean I get to decide what everyone eats, or if they should exercise, I can have my opinion which is my right but that is all it can be an opinion.
Ban spoons because they make you fat!
Let's have a war on obesity and lock up all the fat people.
How about a war on drunk drivers. Charge someone for DUI for smoking or using a phone!
How about banning plastic bags and buckets as they are choking hazards!
Its amazing people blame the drugs when its the people, but when it comes to something they like, maybe beer? they blame the people? IDK The people in america have no morals
In Nyc they are doing same with food. They tax sugar 7% extra
Sadly the right and left are going the same direction here in America
Yes, peoples right should come first, especially when no one is getting harmed.
Sessions is a YES MAN, he is being told what to say by the very people that probably control the drug industry.
The morals of Americans is shameful the civil war got us all messed up
this jeff guy apparently has no clue about facts! if he would open his mind for a minute and see, cannabis is very useful.
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This post has received a 2.61 % upvote from @drotto thanks to: @vinmaru.
I thought about you on this one vinmaru, what’s your opinion on this one?
https://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/28/what-is-marijuana-patent-6630507/
@dandays The US gov't has this patent, others are patenting parts of the plants, or extracts in combination with other components... I think patents stifle innovation and competition, usually first to market wins. Cannabis is just a plant, so let it be. I am not an expert in law, so I can't comment on the legalities of the US gov't and them patenting parts of the plant, but they do act in a criminal and protectionist way.