Deconceptualist

I mean, that would work once or twice, but after that I don’t think remaining war criminals would agree to the deal, knowing their predecessors were executed.

Sadly. More power to the librarians! Those folks are truly knowledgeable and capable. I wish we would empower them to do so much more then just “survive”.

Yeah but in the current climate I’m worried he’s going to encourage other bigots to be similarly destructive, and that shithead nazis will come to his defense and try to normalize it.

Time to deliver a pizza ball! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxOkeLQohC0

Wow. There’s no way this was actually greenlit by an ethics committee unless they’re all corrupt. This is so blatantly wrong and manipulative.

It means the same as “The decision clears the way” at the start of the 2nd paragraph.

This process was blocked multiple times by the state attorney general. The lawsuit outcome says he was wrong and that the proposed amendment can now continue in the legislative process (possibly in parts, with each part requiring voter signatures).

Right? Is this phenotypic or genotypic?

Maybe? I’m not a lawyer, I’ve just worked with some of them. For clients at least, my understanding is that venue and audience can matter. But you could be right regarding the attorneys themselves.

I mean, did they say it in a court (or a brief), or just to a news reporter? I feel like “allege” could be correct if it’s not an official record.

I used to do tech support with them as a client. Worst IT team to work with, they were always impatient jerks. I never did figure out if the company hired shitty people in the first place or just treated them like dirt with no outlet for their stress except outside vendors.

I think ethically, legal status should not be a barrier to education about drugs. Sadly, in reality it often is (this includes research as well).

I’m not advocating for intrusive policing, if that’s what you think. The system we have now in many places is horribly broken and abusive. Instead I’m saying we should decriminalize but keep policies that are essential to public health (e.g. don’t give hard drugs to children), provide better resources for doctors and other healthcare workers, and deliver robust (and scientifically accurate) informational campaigns.

I know, it’s such a shame there’s never been a campaign to inform people about the risks of drunk driving… /s

Prescription meds generally aren’t party drugs. At least not the ones I know about. So that’s not quite the same.

Oh, I 100% believe that drugs should be decriminalized and treated as a health issue instead. Meaning both individual health and public health. Like how Portugal does it, IIRC.

Booze and cocaine are both party drugs and people already use them together, but I think there’s a larger public health concern if they were both readily available because that population would spike. People should have a little more knowledge of the risks. Plenty of folks out there think uppers + downers just cancel out 🙄 We don’t need more 20-somethings in the morgue.

Okay, but the combination of coke and alcohol dramatically increases your risk for a heart attack, so having both really available is potentially an even worse health crisis.

There’s a trans/egg joke in here somewhere…

Misread this as MO (Missouri) for a sec and I was ready to be flabbergasted.

Anyway, good job Maryland!