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US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana

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662 points JacobHenner | 1 comments | 30 Apr 24 17:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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kinakomochidayo ◴[30 Apr 24 20:54 UTC] No.40216224[source]▶
Great, let psychedelics be reclassified next
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sorwin ◴[01 May 24 03:34 UTC] No.40219230[source]▶
What we need is less drugs, and more fixing the issues on what causes people to turn to drugs.
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1. yurishimo ◴[01 May 24 09:04 UTC] No.40221011[source]▶
Affordable healthcare being chief among these. If people could go to the doctor without fear of bankruptcy, they might stop trying to self medicate with potentially addictive substances.

I was listening to a podcast the other day and one of the hosts had lost his job. He was thrilled to "only" have to pay $1000/mo for insurance on the Marketplace for his family of 6. And he confirmed it wasn't even a "Cadillac" plan!

If my back hurts, I'm probably going to reach for weed over a visit to the doctor because $10/day is a potentially more affordable than needing to shell out $8k for back surgery or physical therapy treatments for years. Maybe I get lucky and the pain goes away, or I can focus on finding a new job with better health benefits and still come out ahead financially.