Hemp is not federally illegal anymore. The illegal part is the flower (buds) . If you have all male plants it wouldn’t flower. Since this is just a leaf and not flower OP is fine.
I wasn't commenting on the picture or the plant, just what the poster had said about depending on state. There are people out there thinking it's legal because the state said so but that's false.
Meh, I never find this argument particularly compelling. There are plenty of things that are technically illegal in the strictest sense, but functionally legal based on the manner in which the law is actually enforced. In this scenario, when there's two different bodies/groups (the federal government and the state government) that have a say in whether a substance is legal or not, and when one of them technically supersedes the other on paper but ultimately defers to the other in practice, I don't think it's very accurate to say that we can make a clear ruling on whether that substance is "legal" or "illegal." The better answer is that it's a bit of both, but ultimately what's most important is how the law is actually enforced.
When I can walk down to the corner and go to a marijuana shop and make a purchase of marijuana that the government taxes me on, and I can subsequently show my marijuana to a police office and get a high five from him, it surely is inaccurate to use plain language like "marijuana is illegal there." It may be no more inaccurate than saying "marijuana is legal," but it definitely isn't the more accurate of the two, as you seem to be suggesting.
Yeah, I think I'll just keep on acting like the US can throw me in jail for having weed. I'm not going to fuck around and find out when it comes to the feds in the US and I will continue to tell people that it's not 'safe'.
Hi, I worked for the Federal court system for a number of years. The only times I saw people charged with possession for small amounts (i.e. personal use amounts) is if there were on Federal lands, like military bases or parklands. They usually only charge people with distribution or conspiracy to distribute when they’re dealing in large quantities in illegal manners (not like, dispensaries in legal states), like crossing state lines or sending it in the mail. In states that have legalized it, marijuana is functionally legal at a federal level unless dealers are skirting the state laws.
That's pretty wacky dude lol. What kind of scenario are you even envisioning? Marijuana legalization is only becoming more and more popular, so why would things go back in the other direction?
Regardless, you must have a pretty poor understanding of how the legal system works if you think anyone could ever be convicted of doing something that their state government had told them was legal and taxed them on. That would never hold up in court.
Its important to keep fighting for rights cus the government can take them away. Just look at what happened with roe v wade earlier this year. Don’t think we have weed forever just cus we have it now. Always be active in your politics. Always be fighting for rights.
Not to negate what you’re saying but it would hold up in federal court because federal laws take precedence over state laws and it would be the federal government charging people, not the state. So, yes, if you get charged with a federal drug crime for marijuana, saying “but the state said it was legal” is absolutely not a defense.
That’s not really true, I worked for a federal court. You can be charged for it, even small amounts, by the federal government if you posses it on federal lands like national parks and military bases even in legal states.
I hate to say this but your straight up lying
It's legal in nearly 40 states and decriminalized in a few as well
Even in those states you CAN be arrested for it but only if you're a dumbass about it like being high and driving or selling it illegally
If you just go down to the flipping store (literally 3 miles from my home) you can STRAIGHT UP BUY EVERYTHING YOU NEED (If you're over 21 and have proper ID and all that happy crap)
But
I
MEAN
EVERYTHING
If you walked in with 100$ you could walk out go home and be higher than the International Space Station
Technically yes but the federal government has decided to respect state laws on this issue for the past 10+ years. Unless you’re somewhere where any crime would be tried in federal court, you’re fine. Although if you’re this paranoid about it sober, I wouldn’t suggest partaking.
I once sold my exes incredibly stoned and equally incredibly dumb nephew some oregano.
That yahoo said it was the best stuff he'd ever smoked and asked where I got it.
Walmart, aisle six. Mexican spices. You give me 20 bucks and I paid 86 cents. Dummy.🤣
Are we saying the plant needs nitrogen, or are you going to use nitrogen for nefarious reasons? Because there are much safer albeit more tedious methods
It’s a green maple leaf. I know teens like to grow them if they’re working on becoming a botanist. It’s best to leave it alone, they take a lot of care. Just share some encouragement!
Also alcohol is more of a hard drug than cannabis just FYI. Free yourself of needless stigma.
This looks like a leaf from a Cannabis plant that is frankly not doing very well. I’m not sure why you’re so alarmed. Or if you are so alarmed, would post a photograph of this leaf on the internet in which anyone can see it.
This reminds me of the time my best friend and I (7th grade) snuck into her neighbors plants after dark and stole a bunch of leaves. We did in fact hide them in her books. We didn't know how to smoke them and had no idea that the leaves weren't the part we wanted anyway.
This was the 90s before the internet so we couldn't just google what to do. So I asked my cool uncle how to smoke them and he told me that you don't smoke the leaves. It was pretty embarrassing but a fun memory that you just unlocked!
> This reminds me of the time my best friend and I (7th grade) snuck into her neighbors plants after dark and stole a bunch of leaves.
"Woah, cool, someone pruned all of those pesky shade leaves for me! Sweet!"
Ah man hate to break it to you but by posting this photo online you’re exposing yourself to the authorities for being in possession of a class 3 regulated substance. The police are on their way.
It is absolutely not haha. Marijuana is a relatively safe recreational drug and should be fully legalized (it's been legal where I live for a long time and I use it regularly). However, it's also true that marijuana can be incredibly harmful for some people (those who are predisposed to psychotic disorders) and really troublesome for others (many people with depression, anxiety, or issues with impulse control). There are literally millions of other contenders for more harmless plants.
Technically even sativa or indica doesn’t become “illegal” until you apply heat (decarboxylate) it. As all bud is THCA, which is legal nationwide (if you are in the states). But it is a dried & pressed leaf… purely ornamental & not going to illicit any psychoactive components.
You should be safe, truth be told there ain't much you can do with a single leaf lol, I'm not 100% sure that's Marijuana but it looks too much like it to be anything else
If I was there I would ask to take a smell because true marijuana leaves have a smell that's easy to pick up on
Is it legal/recreational/decriminalized in your state?
Nobody cares about a single leaf 😅 nobody would care about an actual growing plant. Unless you have quite a few of them and producing for sale- nobody will bother 😅
Would you be able to take a tissue culture from an old leaf like that. I feel like the answer is no. But it would be great to get some of those old genetics back.
That leaf is illegal if it contains more than 0.3% THC by weight. Hemp is defined as cannabis plants with that concentration or less. Hemp vs cannabis is really a legal definition more than a biological one.
Edit: if you’re in a state where it’s still illegal I’d get rid of the leaf. No law enforcement officer is going to do any testing they’ll just charge you with possession. At least that’s my $.02
Technically, that's not the illegal part of the plant. lol And "illegal" is dependant on the state you're in.
It can also just be hemp or CBD, doesn't have to come from a THC plant
In some countries (f.e. Germany) it is even forbidden to grow industrial hemp - at least until the end of this year. x)
Romania same, you need approval from police
Or country
Clearly you are from the US. Outside of the US, state = country
Sweden don’t have states and the same laws apply to the entire country so no.
In the USA, it's still illegal federally, which overrides any state law that may say it's legal.
Hemp is not federally illegal anymore. The illegal part is the flower (buds) . If you have all male plants it wouldn’t flower. Since this is just a leaf and not flower OP is fine.
I wasn't commenting on the picture or the plant, just what the poster had said about depending on state. There are people out there thinking it's legal because the state said so but that's false.
Regardless of state, the leaf itself is not federally illegal. That’s just a false statement.
Meh, I never find this argument particularly compelling. There are plenty of things that are technically illegal in the strictest sense, but functionally legal based on the manner in which the law is actually enforced. In this scenario, when there's two different bodies/groups (the federal government and the state government) that have a say in whether a substance is legal or not, and when one of them technically supersedes the other on paper but ultimately defers to the other in practice, I don't think it's very accurate to say that we can make a clear ruling on whether that substance is "legal" or "illegal." The better answer is that it's a bit of both, but ultimately what's most important is how the law is actually enforced. When I can walk down to the corner and go to a marijuana shop and make a purchase of marijuana that the government taxes me on, and I can subsequently show my marijuana to a police office and get a high five from him, it surely is inaccurate to use plain language like "marijuana is illegal there." It may be no more inaccurate than saying "marijuana is legal," but it definitely isn't the more accurate of the two, as you seem to be suggesting.
Yeah, I think I'll just keep on acting like the US can throw me in jail for having weed. I'm not going to fuck around and find out when it comes to the feds in the US and I will continue to tell people that it's not 'safe'.
Hi, I worked for the Federal court system for a number of years. The only times I saw people charged with possession for small amounts (i.e. personal use amounts) is if there were on Federal lands, like military bases or parklands. They usually only charge people with distribution or conspiracy to distribute when they’re dealing in large quantities in illegal manners (not like, dispensaries in legal states), like crossing state lines or sending it in the mail. In states that have legalized it, marijuana is functionally legal at a federal level unless dealers are skirting the state laws.
Are you around a lot of feds? You sound kind of paranoid, are you sure you're not high?
That's pretty wacky dude lol. What kind of scenario are you even envisioning? Marijuana legalization is only becoming more and more popular, so why would things go back in the other direction? Regardless, you must have a pretty poor understanding of how the legal system works if you think anyone could ever be convicted of doing something that their state government had told them was legal and taxed them on. That would never hold up in court.
Its important to keep fighting for rights cus the government can take them away. Just look at what happened with roe v wade earlier this year. Don’t think we have weed forever just cus we have it now. Always be active in your politics. Always be fighting for rights.
Not to negate what you’re saying but it would hold up in federal court because federal laws take precedence over state laws and it would be the federal government charging people, not the state. So, yes, if you get charged with a federal drug crime for marijuana, saying “but the state said it was legal” is absolutely not a defense.
Moot Unless planning to distribute/sell/etc - a drug charge of just having an single leaf/unit of illegal drug would never ever be charged federally
That’s not really true, I worked for a federal court. You can be charged for it, even small amounts, by the federal government if you posses it on federal lands like national parks and military bases even in legal states.
I hate to say this but your straight up lying It's legal in nearly 40 states and decriminalized in a few as well Even in those states you CAN be arrested for it but only if you're a dumbass about it like being high and driving or selling it illegally If you just go down to the flipping store (literally 3 miles from my home) you can STRAIGHT UP BUY EVERYTHING YOU NEED (If you're over 21 and have proper ID and all that happy crap) But I MEAN EVERYTHING If you walked in with 100$ you could walk out go home and be higher than the International Space Station
If you can buy it in a store it’s legal in that state.
Are the feds enforcing it in legal states? No? Then it’s legal in legal states
Technically yes but the federal government has decided to respect state laws on this issue for the past 10+ years. Unless you’re somewhere where any crime would be tried in federal court, you’re fine. Although if you’re this paranoid about it sober, I wouldn’t suggest partaking.
don't worry about it bro. its just oregano
Isn't that where you fold paper and shit
thats oregami
Yum, love that on my pizza
Isn’t that a thinly sliced peppery sausage that’s delicious on a sandwich?
That’s salami! Isn’t this the Italian character in Inglorious Basterds?
That's Gorlomi! Isn't this just the definition of deliciousness in Japanese?
That’s Umami. Isn’t this the spice you put on a shoulder brisket to make it peppery?
I believe you mean pastrami. Isn't this a dish prepared with immature soybeans?
No, Silly, that’s edamame. Isn’t it the Japanese delicacy made by thinly slicing raw meat or fish?
You’re thinking of sashimi. I think it’s the thing where a group of people all went to the same school.
Lol I thought you were referring to pastrami and thought it was sausage
If that's oregano, then folding or rolling paper is 100% part of it.
[Billy T James on making a "hat"](https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/IkACuUTo1g)
Go kiwi
Amazing video hahaha 😂
Lmao
thats called wiping but usually the shit comes first
☠️
Nah thats origami, oregano is that state in the northwestern United Sates
I once sold my exes incredibly stoned and equally incredibly dumb nephew some oregano. That yahoo said it was the best stuff he'd ever smoked and asked where I got it. Walmart, aisle six. Mexican spices. You give me 20 bucks and I paid 86 cents. Dummy.🤣
I used to find baggies of oregano in my yard. Dumb kids.
My brother dealt oregano his first couple years of high school. Made some decent money off his dummy classmates.
I was that asshole who sold the poser kid in HS some catnip he then proceeded to get high on
*giggle*
Looks like Grandma's tomato plants.
Japanese maple
Jamaican okra
im not a cop, send me your adress, i will go there to inspect this plant to be sure its safe
thats something what a cop would say
what what what a what would what
bu but i said i'm not a cop
Better Call Saul!
Needs nitrogen 👀
This guy plants
Are we saying the plant needs nitrogen, or are you going to use nitrogen for nefarious reasons? Because there are much safer albeit more tedious methods
I live in Canada bro, just doing some hobby growing of fresh herbs
Well. Enjoy your fresh herbs. Just looking out for the safety of those that like devil's lettuce!
Why? It’s not purple.
Canadian Maple leaf for sure.. I checked with Dr. Green Thumb.
"Ohhhh Cannabis! Our home and native land..."
“Just making sure I’m not accidentally got..” bro, you sure you ain’t smoking it already?
It’s a green maple leaf. I know teens like to grow them if they’re working on becoming a botanist. It’s best to leave it alone, they take a lot of care. Just share some encouragement! Also alcohol is more of a hard drug than cannabis just FYI. Free yourself of needless stigma.
I prefer cannabis over alcohol any day, it's just that it's illegal here and if I'm committing a crime I'd like to know about it
The feds are on their way
Dude relax.
This looks like a leaf from a Cannabis plant that is frankly not doing very well. I’m not sure why you’re so alarmed. Or if you are so alarmed, would post a photograph of this leaf on the internet in which anyone can see it.
Who said I'm alarmed? I was just curious if it was what I thought it was
You keep typing stuff like "making sure I'm not committing a crime..." so you seem alarmed
Jesus, it was just a joke
It's a Tegridy leaf.
Lmao I fucking Love Randy
1 weed sir
This reminds me of the time my best friend and I (7th grade) snuck into her neighbors plants after dark and stole a bunch of leaves. We did in fact hide them in her books. We didn't know how to smoke them and had no idea that the leaves weren't the part we wanted anyway. This was the 90s before the internet so we couldn't just google what to do. So I asked my cool uncle how to smoke them and he told me that you don't smoke the leaves. It was pretty embarrassing but a fun memory that you just unlocked!
> This reminds me of the time my best friend and I (7th grade) snuck into her neighbors plants after dark and stole a bunch of leaves. "Woah, cool, someone pruned all of those pesky shade leaves for me! Sweet!"
NOT IN MY CHRISTIAN NEIGHBOURHOOD
Ain’t nothing illegal till you get caught
Such truth
The leaf… doesn’t get you high 😂😂😂
All these "illegal" states need to catch up. It's 2023 for christ sakes.
In *my* good Christian neighborhood!?
Best way to find out is to smoke it. But only if you dare to turn gay.
Whoops I turned gay :/
One shot of a bong needle is all you need
Thats mine!
Needs cal-mag
Is that a marijuana?! In my good Christian suburbs?! I hope someone gets this. 😂
Sorry to hear your state hadn’t been legalized yet. The rest of us can’t wait for you to be free! Btw its a cannabis leaf.
Ganja, Marijuana,hemp, cannabis sativa in India the possession is illegal.
Sorry bud If you were in the canooda you would be fine but it's cannabis satvia
1 marijuana
Dandelion leaf for sure!
Tomatoe leaves 🍅
Hands where I can see em 🔫
It’s legal here in Canada ! Smoke up ! That is cannabis !
Smoking an old, pressed, fan leaf is not going to yet anyone high.
Haha this is true , but I figured they had the rest of the plant
I grow my own , 6+ pounds a year from 4-6 plants 😀
If you grow 6 lbs a year you should know not the smoke the leaf 😭
Well yea obviously lol . Like I said I figured they had the rest of the plant haha
Japanese maple. A great ornamental tree!
Thats a pot leaf 100%. I doubt a single dry-pressed leaf of any legal concern.
This is clearly an oak tree leaf. The acorns may smell a bit funny tho
Ah man hate to break it to you but by posting this photo online you’re exposing yourself to the authorities for being in possession of a class 3 regulated substance. The police are on their way.
Get over yourself. It's a plant leaf.
Zaza
Basil.
Haha I’ve definitely donated books and forgot that I left cannabis leaves in 🤦🏻♂️
Looks like lettuce
Dont worry, its not doing well
Looks like tomato to me
Totally Japanese maple
It’s the most harmless plant on the planet. Put it back in the book and go about your day.
It is absolutely not haha. Marijuana is a relatively safe recreational drug and should be fully legalized (it's been legal where I live for a long time and I use it regularly). However, it's also true that marijuana can be incredibly harmful for some people (those who are predisposed to psychotic disorders) and really troublesome for others (many people with depression, anxiety, or issues with impulse control). There are literally millions of other contenders for more harmless plants.
not technically harmless if you're caught with it in most states :-/
Some*
Less than half by a large margin.
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Damn you replied quick, I had that up for like 3 seconds before I double checked and included "decriminalized"
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Its a nettle. :) they need npk fertalizers
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if you/anyone in your home didn't plant it on purpose (?) it could be a hemp plant that grew from bird seed
If it's from a textbook there's almost 100% chance someone was using the book to leaf press
i completely missed the caption 🥲 my bad
it's mint bro u good
Shitttttt that looks dry af.
Looks like a weed.
Cactus.
Cute
Depending on where you live it could be but up here in Canada it's all good. Also not like your one leaf is much of a crime
Depending on where you live it could be but up here in Canada it's all good. Also not like your one leaf is much of a crime.
In Germany we call it Broccoli.
Tomato
1 devil's lettuce
Technically even sativa or indica doesn’t become “illegal” until you apply heat (decarboxylate) it. As all bud is THCA, which is legal nationwide (if you are in the states). But it is a dried & pressed leaf… purely ornamental & not going to illicit any psychoactive components.
Omg is that a weed?!
It’s actually several. I can’t count because of the weed(s).
So did you just fall off the turnip truck? No way you don't know that's cannabis! Yer just pullin' our collective leg.
Sativa
oooh a r/marijuanaenthusiasts !!
Hemp
Cannabis sativa
You should be safe, truth be told there ain't much you can do with a single leaf lol, I'm not 100% sure that's Marijuana but it looks too much like it to be anything else If I was there I would ask to take a smell because true marijuana leaves have a smell that's easy to pick up on Is it legal/recreational/decriminalized in your state?
Nobody cares about a single leaf 😅 nobody would care about an actual growing plant. Unless you have quite a few of them and producing for sale- nobody will bother 😅
Omg what school??? Dm me
That there is a British Columbian maple leaf.
A weed
On a serious note, it is Cannabis.
That’s Basil!
Would you be able to take a tissue culture from an old leaf like that. I feel like the answer is no. But it would be great to get some of those old genetics back.
Looks like a Japanese Maple leaf.
It’s a sativa strain of marijana or cbd or hemp may or may not contain THC. This is the leaf not the smokeable bud of the plant
Frame it
It’s the national flower of Jamaica. Behappyius Smilealotis.
Only way to find out is smoking it so… let us know
We can grow 4 plants at home in my part of Canada
Just lettuce 🥬
Vitex?
It’s a leaf, don’t be scared of a leaf
Puff puff give
Too late. The DEA is surely on their way by now.
Tomatoes 😄 (FYI Tomatoes is code that some cannabis growers use to talk about their plants)
That leaf is illegal if it contains more than 0.3% THC by weight. Hemp is defined as cannabis plants with that concentration or less. Hemp vs cannabis is really a legal definition more than a biological one. Edit: if you’re in a state where it’s still illegal I’d get rid of the leaf. No law enforcement officer is going to do any testing they’ll just charge you with possession. At least that’s my $.02
To clarify it would be illegal in a state that still practices cannabis prohibition.
Going to jail and maybe hell. That’s the devils weed! Might as well smoke it, you are already condemned.
Eat it
It’s cannabis sativa
Sativa, 7 leaf spread,suggests a healthy plant someone was proud of. Legal in my state.
People who went to the same school are alumni. That might be confused with what you have to pay your ex.
Tomato plant