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Hippo_Tron

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80. Sure, just like people smoke and otherwise make poor health choices...
Tue Mar 4, 2014, 12:06 AM
Mar 2014

Do you only consider it a top priority to expand health coverage to people who are ill because of circumstances beyond their control or is it a top priority to expand it for all?

Yes in part. NaturalHigh Mar 2014 #1
I don't like it either Aerows Mar 2014 #63
Interesting question. Phlem Mar 2014 #2
Thank you hootinholler Mar 2014 #4
That's another good question. Phlem Mar 2014 #11
Looks like your baggage defacto7 Mar 2014 #81
WTF? Phlem Mar 2014 #82
Read your post.... defacto7 Mar 2014 #93
Ugh. That's what you got from my post? Phlem Mar 2014 #96
Poor baby... defacto7 Mar 2014 #97
whatever princess Phlem Mar 2014 #103
I might even cause cops to start actually Protecting and Serving. Rex Mar 2014 #3
Those that choose to smoke pot will do so legally etherealtruth Mar 2014 #5
I would think it would take something to stronger than pot to come up with that theory BainsBane Mar 2014 #6
^_- hootinholler Mar 2014 #7
It was a joke BainsBane Mar 2014 #10
Populace will become stupider and lazier than ever... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #8
hmm. Phlem Mar 2014 #12
So, should I assume you also smoke marijuana... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #13
I didn't mention it because it was the topic of discussion. Phlem Mar 2014 #14
Hey there fella... You seem tense... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #15
Funny, I didn't read tense hootinholler Mar 2014 #17
I personally believe your coming from a place of lazy ignorance about it. Phlem Mar 2014 #18
You are personally wrong. bravenak Mar 2014 #32
Ahh.. an enhancement smoker... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #77
Can you back that up with actual research? RedCappedBandit Mar 2014 #110
It's in other posts... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #111
I don't smoke, nor would I if it were legal. Try again. RedCappedBandit Mar 2014 #114
He's linked to drugabuse.gov Phlem Mar 2014 #116
Genious Phlem Mar 2014 #121
Your post about intelligence is hilarious for at least 3 specific reasons... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #122
ahh. Phlem Mar 2014 #123
How funny, all the fox watching republicans I know are anti pot, the Liberals Autumn Mar 2014 #22
Lol, another expert weighs in! nt Logical Mar 2014 #26
Not an expert... Just someone who applies common sense... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #28
Let's see some proof. bravenak Mar 2014 #34
Out of curiosity... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #39
Let me see your stats first, then I'll answer. bravenak Mar 2014 #45
I'll get right on that... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #48
I see no stats. bravenak Mar 2014 #49
Cool story bro... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #50
Don't drink. bravenak Mar 2014 #53
Sigh... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #56
Wrong stats, try again. bravenak Mar 2014 #57
I'm not questioning your intelligence... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #59
I'm suggesting that you slipped in that study because I wanted you to prove your assertion bravenak Mar 2014 #60
To analyze a problem rationally?!?! Phlem Mar 2014 #106
No. Everything the Government says is TRUUUUEEEE!!!!!! Phlem Mar 2014 #108
Are you unsure or even denying that marijuana causes physical and mental impairment? Lost_Count Mar 2014 #112
Dude you are lost, you haven't read a damn thing I've posted. Phlem Mar 2014 #115
... Phlem Mar 2014 #87
Please refer to the comment about a spectrum and not a switch ... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #99
what a double decker bullshit sandwich. Phlem Mar 2014 #101
Adorable... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #113
wow Phlem Mar 2014 #117
Where is said comment about a spectrum? Phlem Mar 2014 #120
RIIIIGHT........ Phlem Mar 2014 #107
I stopped reading at "not an expert"! nt Logical Mar 2014 #37
You stopped reading... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #38
Lol, you need a nap! nt Logical Mar 2014 #41
psh... Phlem Mar 2014 #102
! Phlem Mar 2014 #118
his expert source for this data..... Phlem Mar 2014 #119
We're not exactly a nation lacking in work ethic... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #73
I agree it doesn't increase intellectual prowess. Neither does eating a fuckton of twinkies. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #89
All true... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #100
"Common sense" aka "I have nothing to back up my argument". DireStrike Mar 2014 #124
It is amazing to see what everyone's ... Lost_Count Mar 2014 #131
I think you need to hit the bong and relax a little. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #88
It's a nice thought but no. rrneck Mar 2014 #9
I said no because I think if it ends up all over marlakay Mar 2014 #16
Here comes Joe Camel II! randome Mar 2014 #21
It will raise the national Dorito consumption. wyldwolf Mar 2014 #19
Kick! n/t hootinholler Mar 2014 #20
no because when it is legal ThomThom Mar 2014 #23
Exactly. Blue_In_AK Mar 2014 #36
I'm afraid the label legal will encourage young people to start. lindysalsagal Mar 2014 #78
Just like the legal meds their parents have? postatomic Mar 2014 #104
really tired of this argument ThomThom Mar 2014 #136
I agree. Most people that want to smoke pot already smoke it regardless Enthusiast Mar 2014 #134
I don't actually think usage rates will change a whole lot. Lizzie Poppet Mar 2014 #24
No, that's all bullshit. bemildred Mar 2014 #25
haters gotta hate dembotoz Mar 2014 #27
It worked for me... CanSocDem Mar 2014 #29
Nice Idea--Buuuut fredamae Mar 2014 #30
Congress should start with bong hits instead of prayers... giftedgirl77 Mar 2014 #31
No,it's a drug not a miraculous sufrommich Mar 2014 #33
Cannabis is Not a Drug fredamae Mar 2014 #35
... SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #44
Uhm, hate to break it to you, but... Scootaloo Mar 2014 #54
No, not in the context fredamae Mar 2014 #61
Then your opposition is to the propagandizing of the word "drug" Scootaloo Mar 2014 #62
I do not consider fredamae Mar 2014 #64
A dictionary Scootaloo Mar 2014 #65
So, which part of fredamae Mar 2014 #66
Whatever parts are ingested for their effect. Scootaloo Mar 2014 #67
We are at an impasse :) fredamae Mar 2014 #69
Raw Potatoes, deadly? YIKES! hootinholler Mar 2014 #70
Weird, huh? fredamae Mar 2014 #71
But I want to know about potatoes! hootinholler Mar 2014 #72
You'd have to do further research fredamae Mar 2014 #75
Not deadly in the least Scootaloo Mar 2014 #92
+1 HuckleB Mar 2014 #91
I think it'll probably just make us fatter and lazier. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #40
Decriminalization is nearly as important as a right to health care Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #74
This is a great answer. So true. Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #76
Nah, I don't think so. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #79
Sure, just like people smoke and otherwise make poor health choices... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #80
What? Skip Intro Mar 2014 #84
Ugh, nevermind I'm done... Hippo_Tron Mar 2014 #85
Colorado Is A Fit State otohara Mar 2014 #139
That stereotype persists for a reason. Skip Intro Mar 2014 #140
More like, corporations will buy from Congress all rights to distribute... polichick Mar 2014 #42
In my years.... NCTraveler Mar 2014 #43
dont know or care. never smoked it. MillennialDem Mar 2014 #46
Is the government going to mandate use? ileus Mar 2014 #47
It's just a plant, dude. It's not a leafy Jesus. Scootaloo Mar 2014 #51
I was thinking more Buddy Jesus hootinholler Mar 2014 #55
No, no amount of pot will turn an cranky, nasty jackhole into a decent person. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #58
The OP is dead serious BainsBane Mar 2014 #86
I'm of the decided opinion that it couldn't hurt. Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #95
Maybe the a-holes destroying our country start smoking spliffs and not be such gigantic a-holes? nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #52
"But it gets you HIGH!!!!!!!This is HUGH!!!!!!" Tsiyu Mar 2014 #68
will it make people write polls that ask three questions while providing only one answer? Warren Stupidity Mar 2014 #83
No, it's just marijuana. HuckleB Mar 2014 #90
It's NOT??? Far out. idendoit Mar 2014 #94
It never does anything to me but make me squint Recursion Mar 2014 #98
No impact whatsoever... brooklynite Mar 2014 #105
You assume 100% of the population will use Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #109
I don't get that either. bravenak Mar 2014 #129
No - but it will mean ... Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #125
Even so, I wouldn't smoke pot and then drive. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 2014 #127
Yes, of course. You can be busted for DUI of a bunch of legal drugs n/t Yo_Mama Mar 2014 #128
soon enough, 5 giant corporations will control 95% of the market. everything new is old again. unblock Mar 2014 #126
No, but it may enable some to make a better living, kentauros Mar 2014 #130
Pot will not raise our consciousness as a Nation. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #132
Same point I was trying to make. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #133
I haven't gotten to your post yet. Maybe mine was unnecessary. Enthusiast Mar 2014 #135
No, yours was necessary. NCTraveler Mar 2014 #137
"If you take a jerk and get him stoned, you have a stoned jerk." malthaussen Mar 2014 #138
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