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Marijuana has been legalized in several states at this point. CO and WA were notably the first to legalize recreational use of cannabis. So far the sky hasn't fallen and yet, things have been happening. We dug in a little and ended up with more questions than answers.

Show Notes

Transcript of episode (link following): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AIxq0_1xI-rA9U_GaS-j1LtQIi7Wvdbzyc7vibh_0MM/edit?usp=sharing

*Clarification* Erik asserted the Civil War was about states right's. We know that it is was far more complex than that and that was an aspect of the causes.

Quote from Runaway World: There are three main areas in which emotional communication, and therefore intimacy, are replacing the old ties that used to bind together people’s personal lives – in sexual and love relationships, parent–child relationships and also in friendship. To analyse these I want to use the idea of the ‘pure relationship’. I mean by this a relationship based upon emotional communication, where the rewards derived from such communication are the main basis for the relationship to continue. I don’t mean a sexually pure relationship. Also I don’t mean anything that exists in reality. I’m talking of an abstract idea that helps us understand changes going on in the world. Each of the three areas just mentioned – sexual and love relationships, parent–child relationships and friendship – is tending to approximate to this model. Emotional communication or intimacy is becoming the key to what they are all about.

Articles and books we referenced for this episode:
Marijuana’s huge impact in Colorado, by the numbers _ FOX31 Denver Jan 4, 2018
Despite claims, data show legalized marijuana has not increased crime rates - Colorado Politics Feb 28, 2018
Five years in_ The effects of legalization in Colorado and Washington state - Lift News Nov 13, 2017
Increase in harder drugs after the decriminalization of pot
Colorado's Drug Problem Among USA's Worst, Study Says _ Westword May 31, 2017
States Rights - constitution _ Laws.com
Civil war about states rights
History of DOMA
The Role of Precedent in the United States_ How Do Precedents Lose Their Binding Effect_ - China Guiding Cases Project
Article IV _ Constitution _ US Law _ LII _ Legal Information Institute
Obama administration will not block state marijuana laws if distribution is regulated - The Washington Post Aug 29, 2013
Addiction: The view from Rat Park
Runaway World by Anthony Giddens
The Legalization of Marijuana in Colorado_ The Impact, Sept 2016 Vol 4
Correlation versus Causality
Stoned Driving Nearly Doubles the Risk of a Fatal Crash _ TIME.com, Feb 10, 2012
Hair dyes and cancer-cancer myth - Cancer Council Western Australia, Jan 01, 2018
The Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program was established by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) in 1996.
How long can a drug test detect cannabis usage_ – Calculator _ Marijuana Central
Alcohol, Drugs and Crime
Government Says You Can’t Overcome Addiction, Contrary to What Government Research Shows - Reason.com, Feb 01, 2014
10% of the U.S. Population Has Quit Drugs or Alcohol _ TIME.com, Mar 7, 2012
Decision-Making Under Stress_ The Brain Remembers Rewards, Forgets Punishments _ TIME.com, Mar 5, 2012
Dihydrogen Monoxide - The Truth
Philly’s post-Super Bowl ‘celebration’ was really a riot, Feb 6, 2018
What Is Confirmation Bias_ _ Psychology Today, Apr 23, 2015
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What is BiCurean?

BiCurean takes typically combative topics and teaches them to play nice. Our view is the mainstream reactionary rhetoric divides us and only helps those invested in the status quo. We seek to find answers beyond the most obvious.

Join host Aicila as she digs into topics ranging from social and political to geeky and fun. Aicila is looking for the "BiCurean Moment"- the point where contradictions meet or are embraced.

BiCurean was conceived of in 2011 by Aicila as a podcast and originally created as a blog. On hiatus since 2021, she's been eager to start back up, and 2025 will be the year she does. Watch for new episodes, a new format, and just her as the host.

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