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brooklynite

(94,487 posts)
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:08 PM Mar 2021

Andrew Yang Urges Legalization Of Psilocybin And Marijuana At New York City Mayoral Forum

Andrew Yang, a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who is now running for mayor of New York City, said in a recent campaign forum that he supports legalizing psilocybin and marijuana.

But when pressed on decriminalizing all currently illicit drugs, the entrepreneur and several of his competitors declined to explicitly embrace the broad policy change. Yang did say, however, that he also supports ending the criminalization of people who use certain opioids.

“The war on drugs has been a war on people. We can all see that. I’m for the total decriminalization of cannabis and marijuana, and we have to make sure that communities of color actually participate in the economic gains that are going to result from legalization,” he said. “I’m for the decriminalization of many of these prescription opiates that, frankly, the drug companies have generated billions of dollars of blood money from.”

“If you have these drug companies profiting to this level and then turning around—because what happens is a lot of the times people graduate from those prescription drugs to other forms of opiates, and then we’re criminalizing that behavior even though it was induced by this corporate behemoth that made billions of dollars,” he said. “To me this is not so much like a criminal activity problem as it is a public health problem.”

Asked specifically to clarify where he stands on decriminalizing all currently illicit substances, Yang said he thinks law enforcement “should not be pursuing people for possession” and then pivoted, saying “I’m for legalization of psilocybin mushrooms, and I’m open to the public policy impact of legalizing other substances.”

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/andrew-yang-urges-legalization-of-psilocybin-and-marijuana-at-new-york-city-mayoral-forum/


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Andrew Yang Urges Legalization Of Psilocybin And Marijuana At New York City Mayoral Forum (Original Post) brooklynite Mar 2021 OP
"Everybody Must Get Stoned" Bob Dylan Budi Mar 2021 #1
Song's actually called "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" ... bit of music trivia Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #3
Its Dylan's song. From Rainy Day Woman. Budi Mar 2021 #8
The title of the YT video says "Everybody Must Get Stoned Bob Dylan" Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #10
I remember when that song was played on Armed Forces Radio jmowreader Mar 2021 #9
Wow. Yes the subject of the lyrics supposedly wasn't actuall about getting high Budi Mar 2021 #11
I agree with Andrew Yang (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #2
He makes a lot of sense!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2021 #4
He always does Sherman A1 Mar 2021 #5
Yep!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2021 #6
Microdosing of Psilocybin has proven effective against depression.. HipChick Mar 2021 #7
Cluster headaches too. LanternWaste Mar 2021 #12
 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
3. Song's actually called "Rainy Day Women #12 and 35" ... bit of music trivia
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:27 PM
Mar 2021

for the person who created the YT video.

Also ... that's not Bob Dylan

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
8. Its Dylan's song. From Rainy Day Woman.
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:41 PM
Mar 2021

This was from at a Tom Petty 30th anniversary concert in 2016. Black Crows also covered it.


Much controversy however lies in the meaning of rhe words.
But just in case, I'll just throw this in with the glib post :



Well, they'll stone ya when you're trying to be so good
They'll stone ya just a-like they said they would
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to go home
Then they'll stone ya when you're there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

Well, they'll stone ya when you're walkin' 'long the street
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to keep your seat
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' on the floor
They'll stone ya when you're walkin' to the door
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

They'll stone ya when you're at the breakfast table
They'll stone ya when you are young and able
They'll stone ya when you're tryin' to make a buck
They'll stone ya and then they'll say, "good luck"
Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned
....


 

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)
10. The title of the YT video says "Everybody Must Get Stoned Bob Dylan"
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:55 PM
Mar 2021

I'm simply pointing out that
a) The song is titled "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35", not "Everybody Must Get Stoned", and
b) Although (of course) it's penned by Dylan, it's not Dylan singing it in the YT video.

Basically I'm just complaining about how they named it is all

jmowreader

(50,552 posts)
9. I remember when that song was played on Armed Forces Radio
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 04:49 PM
Mar 2021

AFN-Berlin, the first 24-hour radio station on earth, used to play good music in the mornings. I was on a bus heading to a rifle range when the DJ introduced the song with “and now here’s a classic Bob Dylan song.” I am pretty sure the General was on the phone about ten seconds into the first chorus because the poor guy who played it came on the air after the song explaining that it wasn’t really about drugs...

The reason AFN-Berlin was the first 24 hour station was right after the station was established the Stasi found the frequency, monitored the station to find out when it went up in the morning and down at night, and broadcast anti-American propaganda when AFN was off the air. When the first US Commander Berlin found out, he got the Army to send in enough broadcast journalists to keep the station on the air around the clock...and from that moment on, the station never went off the air.

 

Budi

(15,325 posts)
11. Wow. Yes the subject of the lyrics supposedly wasn't actuall about getting high
Mon Mar 22, 2021, 05:08 PM
Mar 2021

Dylan spoke of a biblical meaning behind the words, about literally being 'stoned' (as in rocks) for average human behavior.

But another version says Dylan felt he'll be stoned (beat up) for everything he does.

Relating to the controversial times of his life, in those years of societal upheaval..

Everyone else just adopted the words as a get high song. And partied on.

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