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In reply to the discussion: Newest poll: 59% of Americans want marijuana legalized [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)14. If states continue as they have
...and there is no reason to think they won't, considering that CA has consistently chosen to go with the will of the voters...
smart pols and corporations will recognize when it's time to switch teams.
Some say that's already happening.
...if your image of the drug trade involves armed gangs or young men in parked cars, these dealers offer a surreal counterpoint. Theres a finance veteran, two children of the Ivy League, multiple lawyers, and the son of a police chief. At their side is a Pulitzer Prizewinning communications consultant, two state lobbyists, and a nationally known political operative. And the guest of honor: a state senator who likes the look of those envelopes being stuffed.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/10/21/will-pot-barons-cash-in-on-legalization.html
States that are late to this will lose out. States that are early adopters will gain a lot of revenue.
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We'll put that to the test on election day in Washington, Colorado, and Oregon.
Comrade Grumpy
Oct 2012
#3
Screw 'em, let them move to a nation that lives in a democratic reality. nt
DollarBillHines
Oct 2012
#5
Yep, and Americans across party lines also want to protect Social Security benefits.
woo me with science
Oct 2012
#9