Cannabis

SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:09 PM Oct 2016

Anyone catch 60 Minutes cannabis hit piece tonight?

What a propaganda pantload and you can be assured was paid for by big pharma.
The same jackals who are trying to defeat Proposition 61 here in California.

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Anyone catch 60 Minutes cannabis hit piece tonight? (Original Post) SHRED Oct 2016 OP

I bet over 50 percent of ca mail in is already done MattP Oct 2016 #2

Yes I did. It appeared to convey the opinion of the cops, and the Gov. who never wanted napi21 Oct 2016 #4

Yes SHRED Oct 2016 #5

I voted no on 61 because it has unintended consequences. It only covers about 12% of still_one Oct 2016 #6

YES! It was definitely a sh**load of propaganda. Women shouldn't drink, smoke or take any skylucy Oct 2016 #7

Yes, what crap.. mountain grammy Oct 2016 #8

The doctor was smirking SHRED Oct 2016 #9

That was pretty much my take on it. mountain grammy Oct 2016 #11

I think, at this point, whatever audience 60 minutes has skews REALLY older. Warren DeMontague Oct 2016 #10

MSM is behind the curve. CanSocDem Nov 2016 #13

drug dealers don't want it legalized zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #13

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MattP

(3,304 posts)

2. I bet over 50 percent of ca mail in is already done

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:21 PM

Oct 2016

napi21

(45,806 posts)

4. Yes I did. It appeared to convey the opinion of the cops, and the Gov. who never wanted

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:24 PM

Oct 2016

legal pot. I found it amusing that that Dr kept using the words "might" "could" and "maybe" but no firm statements of fact. The bias was really obvious. SOMEBODY got 60 Minutes to run this right before the electio where legalizing pot is on quite a few ballots. It made me lose a lot of respect in 60 Minutes. They almost always do a really good job in their reporting. This time, if they decided to air this program, they should have also included the pro side.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

5. Yes

Reply to napi21 (Reply #4)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:31 PM

Oct 2016

Well said.
They sucked tonight with their "research has shown" BS.

still_one

(96,410 posts)

6. I voted no on 61 because it has unintended consequences. It only covers about 12% of

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:42 PM

Oct 2016

Californians, and it could actually disrupts access to needed medications, along with an increase in prices.

I voted for proposition 64 though, but not because I smoke it.

skylucy

(3,849 posts)

7. YES! It was definitely a sh**load of propaganda. Women shouldn't drink, smoke or take any

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 10:51 PM

Oct 2016

kind of drug while pregnant. Duh. Cops still wasting time and resources going after pot growers. It figures. Teenagers shouldn't drink, smoke or take drugs because they are not adults. Duh. And the governor who was against legalizing recreational pot is kind of ok with it now but thinks neighboring states should wait a while before they legalize it. Give me a break.
Shame on 60 minutes. Come to think of it,lots of commercials aired during 60 Minutes ARE ads for (legal) drugs.

mountain grammy

(27,208 posts)

8. Yes, what crap..

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sun Oct 30, 2016, 11:37 PM

Oct 2016

one doctor, one! maybe, we think, possibly. Lot's of nonsense.

This was a very slanted report and so very corporate. Reminded me why I stopped watching 60 minutes.

SHRED

(28,136 posts)

9. The doctor was smirking

Reply to mountain grammy (Reply #8)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 12:35 AM

Oct 2016

Like he wasn't even believing his own BS.
Big pharma and/or profit prison must have paid him well.

mountain grammy

(27,208 posts)

11. That was pretty much my take on it.

Reply to SHRED (Reply #9)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 08:40 AM

Oct 2016

Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)

10. I think, at this point, whatever audience 60 minutes has skews REALLY older.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 04:57 AM

Oct 2016

So it probably wasn't going to convince too many people either way.

I didn't see it, but I read the website- the comments seem to be universally negative.

And the thing is, by every objective metric legalization has been a resounding success in CO, WA, OR.

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)

13. MSM is behind the curve.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 09:02 AM

Nov 2016

On everything, so when they advertise a story on cannabis I know they will have nothing new. Luckily, there was something more enlightening on another channel.....a baseball game or American Pickers??? I can't remember...

zippythepinhead

(374 posts)

13. drug dealers don't want it legalized

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 03:55 AM

Dec 2016

one thing in favor of making it legal is the money the government can make off it.

Why should organized crime make the money off of it?

Btw, pot is not addictive. This I know from personal experience.

It sure would make me happy. I am a cancer survivor.

The last time I went to pick up my pain medicine prescription I was drug tested. I am sure they were looking for pot use.
Then they would use that for an excuse to stop my pain meds, I'm sure.

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