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John Boehner
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Im joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved. Im convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities. @AcreageCannabis
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Appointments Add Unmatched Experience to Acreage Holdings Board of Advisors
New York City, NY April 11, 2018 Acreage Holdings (Acreage) (www.acreageholdings.com), one of the nations largest, multi-state actively-managed cannabis corporations, announced the appointments of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives John Boehner and former Governor of the State of Massachusetts Bill Weld to its Board of Advisors.
As members of the Board, Speaker Boehner and Governor Weld will bring an immense, collective and unique set of experiences in government affairs, unmatched leadership and guidance to help drive Acreage towards its strategic mission.
In concert with this announcement, Speaker Boehner and Governor Weld have issued this joint statement:
While we come at this issue from different perspectives and track records, we both believe the time has come for serious consideration of a shift in federal marijuana policy. Over the past 20 years a growing number of states have experimented with their right to offer cannabis programs under the protection of the 10th amendment. During that period, those rights have lived somewhat in a state of conflict with federal policy. Also, during this period, the public perception of cannabis has dramatically shifted, with 94% of Americans currently in favor of some type of access, a shift driven by increased awareness of marijuanas many medical applications.
We need to look no further than our nation's 20 million veterans, 20 percent of whom, according to a 2017 American Legion survey, reportedly use cannabis to self-treat PTSD, chronic pain and other ailments. Yet the VA does not allow its doctors to recommend its usage. There are numerous other patient groups in America whose quality of life has been dramatically improved by the state-sanctioned use of medical cannabis.
While the Tenth Amendment has allowed much to occur at the state level, there are still many negative implications of the Federal policy to schedule cannabis as a Class 1 drug: most notably the lack of research, the ambiguity around financial services and the refusal of the VA to offer it as an alternative to the harmful opioids that are ravishing our communities.
We are excited to join the team at Acreage in pursuit of their mission to bring safe, consistent and reliable products to patients and consumers who could benefit. We have full confidence in their management team and believe this is the team that will transform the debate, policy and landscape around this issue.
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https://www.acreageholdings.com/news-release-board-of-advisors-appointment
Wwcd
(6,288 posts)Go fight for a more worthy cause Mr Boehner.
Wounded Bear
(58,656 posts)of the corporatization of the mariuana industry.
Follow the money.
dembotoz
(16,804 posts)IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,516 posts)leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Seriously. I think weeds should be legal in all states and territories and a person should have the right to grow up to four plants of their own if they desire.
leftyladyfrommo
(18,868 posts)I would really like to be able to sit in my rocking chair and just get ripped. Weed and old age go together so well.
Sigh
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Results in states that have legalized Pot may put too much pressure on that even the most rightwing can't fight back. There are an increasing number of medical reasons to legalize and regulate the stuff, even beyond criminal justice and economic reasons. In addition, even John Boehner came out today and admitted that legal Pot has had a positive effect at reducing opioid addiction.
IADEMO2004
(5,554 posts)Huge waste of time money and lives in jail.
GOP top to bottom statehouse.
Danascot
(4,690 posts)What is this dude smoking?
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,328 posts)RandomAccess
(5,210 posts)(no doubt) --
but good on him if he really has "evolved."
marlakay
(11,468 posts)We always knew he was hypocrite.
tanyev
(42,558 posts)Adrahil
(13,340 posts)hunter
(38,312 posts)Did something really bad happen to him, chemotherapy or serious surgery bad???
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Forgot to mention that part.
Egnever
(21,506 posts)Much more than in his previous position.