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In reply to the discussion: Federal: NEW Measure Introduced To Reschedule Marijuana [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)24. That is Sista Raindog, just for the record
But I agree with you about celebrating progress.
However, Democrats have already done much better work on this - better bills that would make more sense.
So I see this as a countermove against the Democrats.
I hope this issue tears the Republican Party apart.
Economic conservatives v. religious haters/fearmongers - tho even Pat Robertson was talking up cannabis one day, so maybe hell will shortly freeze over, who knows.
And then there's Issa and others who want to be able to sue Obama for not using the DEA to go after CO.
LOL. They're so out of the loop - as always.
It must suck to know the nation doesn't support your pov so you have to gerrymander districts to pretend to be relevant.
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It came from me being a pretentious 16 year old getting all into the internet in the mid 90s.
phleshdef
May 2014
#33
No. When you have momentum on an issue, you ride it. Besides, in addition
Ed Suspicious
May 2014
#29