I am all for legalization of cannabis, but this kid went far beyond recreational use and driving around with a gun. What in the hell did the University of South Carolina did not provide this kid that he needed to engage in criminality? I do feel for the kid and hope one day he overcomes this event, but South Carolina needs to discard him.
Was this really necessary?
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Absolutely not. I am saying that University of South Carolina give him everything he needed while he is enrolled. Why did he feel the need that appears he was doing something with marijuana to make money.
NIL making more dreams come true - this fella was able to bankroll his own distributorship without going the financing route and avoided the potential headaches that can accompany it. 
Well, he's got some headaches right now - even if of a different sort.NIL making more dreams come true - this fella was able to bankroll his own distributorship without going the financing route and avoided the potential headaches that can accompany it.
How much NIL does a backup DTY make? When he was transferred in he was a back up DT at Bowling Green, cant be much, but he picked a poor side hussleNIL making more dreams come true - this fella was able to bankroll his own distributorship without going the financing route and avoided the potential headaches that can accompany it.
I don't know, but I'm sure it dwarfs what I made in my college job bagging groceries for Ingles markets.
I've never smoked any but I don't think it is any more of a bane than alcohol or tobacco. Marijuana's problem is, it isn't our culture's drug and cultures don't like things that aren't theirs, so they make them illegal.
The real bane on our society is the segment of the population that chooses to ignore the laws and rules of society.
I chose to work at a bar and grill, he chose marriage to juana.It's a pity when people need a second job in order to get by.
Recreational marijuana is legal in like half the States. It has certainly become part of our culture, and it shouldn't have. Even the the New York Times has come around to admitting there's a problem:
Nearly everyone frowns on tobacco usage now. It's barely acceptable, and you don't see it anywhere near like you used to.
Agree that alcohol abuse is a huge problem.
We really should never have told the kids that marijuana was ok.
I agree with your closing:
"The real bane on our society is the segment of the population that chooses to ignore the laws and rules of society."
Canada legalized marijuana roughly five or ten years ago, and I have not heard of any major problems they are having.
Public Health Agency of Canada: "Trends in cannabis-attributable hospitalizations and emergency department visits: data from the Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms Study (2007–2020)." This reports a 120% increase in hospitalizations and ~88-113% in ED visits over the period, with notable rises in neuropsychiatric conditions and acute intoxication in children/youth. Much of the rise occurred pre-legalization, but post-2018 saw continued increases. Link: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-hea...canadian-substance-use-costs-harms-study.html
JAMA Network Open (2023): "Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Legalization in Canada." Analyzed data from four provinces (covering ~26.9 million people); found an overall 1.62-fold increase in standardized hospitalization rates from 2015 to 2021, with declines immediately post-legalization (during restricted market phase) but increases during commercialization/COVID-19 expansion. Largest relative rise was in cannabis-induced psychosis. Suggests greater legal market access may link to higher harms. Link: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2810194
The Lancet Public Health / ScienceDirect (2024): "The adverse public health effects of non-medical cannabis legalisation in Canada and the USA." Summarizes evidence of substantial post-retail expansion increases in cannabis-related ED visits, poison control calls, and hospitalizations in Canada and US. Link: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00299-8/fulltext
PMC / The Lancet Regional Health – Americas (related studies, 2024-2025): Multiple papers, including on cannabis involvement in ED visits for anxiety disorders, 156% higher rates during commercialization/COVID period relative to pre-legalization, and broader trends in misuse/hospitalizations. Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11225812
Is there anyone in this thread that knows anybody who was hospitalized because of marijuana? I'm just curious.
I stopped around 25 years ago. Being a musician I was relatively heavy in it. Many of my peers still do it. I have never known anyone who had to have medical treatment of any kind.
Psychosis, college roommate of a family member. Incident was about 3-4 years ago.
Indirectly, I hear of many cases, through the same family member, who is now a professional counselor specializing in substance abuse.
Indirectly, I hear of many cases, through the same family member, who is now a professional counselor specializing in substance abuse.
We're talking marijuana? I turn 70 next year. I've been smoking since I was 15. We didn't mess with dirt weed either. Columbian, Jamaican, Thai stick. Ive never heard of anyone needing hospitalization because of marijuana. Psychosis? Sounds like more than weed. In my humble opinion of course.
No one personally, but people who are not careful with the edibles have been taken to the ER. That stuff will kick your butt.
Probably edibles. Not something to play around with, Seems there's been a few incidents where young children ingested edibles.We're talking marijuana? I turn 70 next year. I've been smoking since I was 15. We didn't mess with dirt weed either. Columbian, Jamaican, Thai stick. Ive never heard of anyone needing hospitalization because of marijuana. Psychosis? Sounds like more than weed. In my humble opinion of course.
What, they eat some and it takes longer so they eat a bunch more and then it hits?
Yup....may take up to an hr before they feel anything. So newbies will eat another dose and get hammered.
My not-so-bright cousin did this. She scared her elderly parents when she started flipping out.
I see people all the time with worn out and unreadable paper tags. It is an easy way to avoid registering and paying taxes and insurance on a vehicle. I wish they would stop them all.
I smell weed everywhere I go. It seems a 50% chance at best a car pulled over has it.
It is happening at every program. I agree the players should be kicked off of their teams.
I agree, I also smell weed virtually everywhere I go, sometimes I even smell it when another car passes me, which is a concern, driving under the influence. However, in this case, this player has 20 plus bags of it and a handgun in the car. Thankfully our program made the appropriate decision to dismiss him from the team.