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[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 58 points 4 days ago (1 children)

just what kentucky needs.. one more reason to never go to kentucky

[–] ChocoboEnthusiast@leminal.space 25 points 4 days ago (2 children)

You mean you have no interest in watching a bunch of horses get beat into running fast so you can wear a pretty hat?

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 21 points 4 days ago (1 children)

home of mitch 'most evil human in the united states'' mcconnell; whom they were brainwashed to vote for.

keep'em ignorant, keep'em poor: the mitch mcconnell way

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Is he still alive? He hasn't been in the news for a long time now.

[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

Iirc he's eyeing retirement and won't be running for reelection next year. After 40 years in office, he's probably doing extra of what senators are good at doing, jack shit. Good riddance.

[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Oh, other stuff goes on there besides making shit spirits in mass?

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Pointless laws that won't stop anything.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 5 points 3 days ago

They'll stop THC beers from being an alternative at bars... Which didn't seem like a good thing, but it is a thing

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

There is one exception to the law: THC drinks may be sold by-the-can at fairs and festivals for the rest of 2025.

No palm greasing going on here... Lol

[–] Thwompthwomp@lemmy.world 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What were the products? Is this a delta 8 or other cannabinoid thing or a delta-9 by volume thing? I guess a blanket ban would eliminate CBD products and everything. Bummer. No surprise though. Kentucky leans very conservative and a bunch of counties are still dry (even though there’s huge bourbon producers there).

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Go figure. Conservative politicians don't mind making alcoholic beverages, it gets them tax dollars

They're just not going to allow people there to enjoy these things. You can be damned sure these politicians have good bottles of bourbon somewhere in their homes,but again: rules for thee, not for mee

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did you know moral panics are the reason why weed was banned in the first place. If you thought America wasn't the absolute biggest modern day racists learn the real reason weed was made illegal.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 10 points 4 days ago

If it's like Texas, it was the .3% thc hemp rule that we used here to skirt the delta9 bans. Starting Semptember 1st, every thc product or synthetic alternative will be banned. CBD must be 0% thc content to be legal. I hate this place.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Just like the majority voted for!

Oh wait...

[–] Stabbitha@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

We were hearing reports of children getting their hands on them

No you fucking weren't, "think of the children" is just your excuse to outlaw things you don't like.

[–] ChocoboEnthusiast@leminal.space 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Isn't most of Kentucky "Dry" counties anyway?

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] CmdrShepard42@lemm.ee 13 points 4 days ago

Don't mix Tylenol and alcohol just FYI

[–] RedditIsDeddit@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I don't think it's most counties but there's sure a bunch of them

[–] Beldarofremulak@discuss.online 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The narrative that "gubermint don't work" falls apart when it's funded and working. Cannabis products generate entirely too many tax dollars and they must put a stop to it.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

There are people who, disturbed by "big government" today and its tendency to curb the advantages they might gain if their competitiveness were allowed free flow, demand "less govern- ment." Alas, there is no such thing as less government, merely changes in government. If the libertarians had their way, the distant bureaucracy would vanish and the local bully would be in charge. Personally, I prefer the distant bureaucracy, which may not find me, over the local bully, who certainly will. And all historical precedent shows a change to localism to be for the worse.

—Isaac Asimov, Nice Guys Finish First, collected in The Sun Shines Bright, 1981

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

delta8

mmmk, not as good as real but ok

in a drink

Nah lmao

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Delta 8 is synthetic trash. Avoid that shit.

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

The chemical is exactly what the chemical is, synthetic or not, and Delta 8 is an ingredient in nearly every bud. You're getting lots of other(better) cannabanoids, but you're still getting Delta 8.

One problem is, these concentrations of these specific cannabanoids can have unforseen consequences. ~100% legit THC shatter contains a mix of these cannabanoids, but, Delta 8, 10(ass) and similar are 100% what they are, if pure and not a blend.

There's also the manufacturers to consider. Some may be more legit than others, cleaner than others, or use low grade hemp with pesticides. You don't know, and they can say whatever they can print. What does Organic even mean on a Delta * label? According to whom? By what authority and how even? Even so, they'll print it.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

My point is more that it's a shitty high when isolated. It's often marketed as "legal weed" where weed is still illegal, but it makes you feel like drowzy shit. It used to be the only thing you could get in NY for a while.