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TeamPooka

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16. prisons for profit, the school to prison pipeline and unfair prosecution of people of color

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #14)

Sun Oct 21, 2018, 05:30 PM

Oct 2018

over whites when arrested for possession and dealing.
also the issues of jobs and taxes to defray the social ills caused by those who abuse it, like booze companies pay
It's all there in this one issue.

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The White House Wants Your Opinion on Reclassifying Cannabis [View all] TeamPooka Oct 2018 OP

I don't trust ANYTHING from this farce called a WH. roamer65 Oct 2018 #1

We need to tell them what we think. Even if it's this fucking assholes WH TeamPooka Oct 2018 #3

Submitted my comment YessirAtsaFact Oct 2018 #2

Thanks for posting. Didn't know about this before. Will comment tomorrow. williesgirl Oct 2018 #4

Cannabis classification marieo1 Oct 2018 #5

start a thread eShirl Oct 2018 #6

Ask the millions of people who have been arrested and jailed for simple crimes of possession TeamPooka Oct 2018 #7

Sorry marieo1, but a lot of people care jmowreader Oct 2018 #8

Argh. I will hate it if the Republicans do this. aikoaiko Oct 2018 #9

Been waiting for this to be a Democratic Party issues for decades. Some candidates do endorse TeamPooka Oct 2018 #12

It really is a social justice issue. and we are squandering the opportunity. aikoaiko Oct 2018 #14

prisons for profit, the school to prison pipeline and unfair prosecution of people of color TeamPooka Oct 2018 #16

Hmmm, let's see ooky Oct 2018 #10

Crazy enough, I can exactly see legalization happening during the Drumpf presidency. MadDAsHell Oct 2018 #11

NO. THEY. DON'T. spanone Oct 2018 #13

trap Hermit-The-Prog Oct 2018 #15