• Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    the whole point of the FDA taking over cannabis is the same as nicotine vaping

    shut down the industry with over regulation that sounds positive on the surface

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      5 months ago

      Seems like if they wanted to shut it down, rescheduling it first would be an unnecessary step since it’s currently schedule one.

      It will be a messy transition, as the article points out. But I doubt the point is to shut it down. Especially considering the political climate around cannabis and the messaging from the White House.

        • gedaliyah@lemmy.worldM
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          Unlikely. The public and political agendas are just the opposite for the two substances: most people support the expansion of cannabis products and oppose the expansion of nicotine products.

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            5 months ago

            safe effective nicotine consumption were generally supported by the public too and was being ingrained in the culture in movies and tv

            now it is combustible cigarettes with alcohol being heavily promoted again as well in television and film

            if the US does not stop voting in senile past retirement age religious right leaning presidents who view any alteration in the citizen’s conscience it might not ever change or get better