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mountain grammy

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18. The funding for the "war on people, oops, drugs" has perpetuated this debacle

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #8)

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 08:45 AM

Jun 2014

of a prison system that is comparable to any third world country. Lock em all up, to the tune of 2 million human beings.

A large portion of the taxes collected on the legal sale of marijuana in Colorado is going to law enforcement, because, as you said so well, "the doors won't kick themselves down."

Ah, the irony. We legalize marijuana so we can continue to fund the war on people.

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DEA Asks FDA To Consider Rescheduling Marijuana From Schedule I Drug [View all] Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 OP

Yes Please! :) nt Mojorabbit Jun 2014 #1

Defund, declassify, disengage. Warren Stupidity Jun 2014 #2

Good news! RainDog Jun 2014 #3

Yes, finally! This has been introduced in the Congress time after time. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #4

Jury results. BainsBane Jun 2014 #9

LOL ... I nominate that for The Stupidest Alert Award for 2014. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #12

I'd like to see juror 6 provide us a name BainsBane Jun 2014 #13

it will never happen. but, yeah Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #14

My apologies to old white men who aren't stupid... mountain grammy Jun 2014 #17

The complaint wasn't that you called them stupid BainsBane Jun 2014 #20

Oh, right, like how Americans are oppressing Christians.. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #22

The DEA requested it?!? Aristus Jun 2014 #5

Probably only if they can't get funding for door-kicking-down-ness. Chan790 Jun 2014 #8

The funding for the "war on people, oops, drugs" has perpetuated this debacle mountain grammy Jun 2014 #18

That was kind of the point I was making snarkily. Chan790 Jun 2014 #19

Of course they did! tech3149 Jun 2014 #10

This is outstanding news! Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #6

Progress is being made on a number of fronts, despite everything the GOP tries Hekate Jun 2014 #7

Reschedule it to what? ohheckyeah Jun 2014 #11

It would help people who would be suffering in prison in the future mucifer Jun 2014 #16

These restrictions have done far more harm than good! emsimon33 Jun 2014 #15

Why does Justice feel compelled to enforce marijuana laws but not banking fraud laws? Scuba Jun 2014 #21