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42. mj wars have ruined lives for decades

Wed May 20, 2015, 12:26 PM

May 2015

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017266654

this brave family had to leave everything they knew to get their child the help she needed

aren't there still half a million citizens in jail for simple possession?@ 30,000 bucks a year?

geesh my calculator must be wrong because it says thats 15 billion bucks a year to lock up people doing nothing as dangerous as alcohol

not to mention the pay of the dea that worked to bust them or the families they have ruined

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What are Clinton's stances on legal marijuana? [View all] eloydude May 2015 OP

Compared to other things, I'd say pot is pretty low on Hillary's priority list of important issues leftofcool May 2015 #1

I'd say it's pretty low on most voters' priority lists as well. brooklynite May 2015 #3

not to young voters. cali May 2015 #11

So they can get stoned waiting for their free upaloopa May 2015 #76

As opposed to getting drunk off their asses? JTFrog May 2015 #111

Hillary's empty, cynical claim to care about mass incarceration. woo me with science May 2015 #95

And yet 4 States have passed recreational legalization with strong majorities of voters. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #21

8% of States...representing less than 8% of national population brooklynite May 2015 #24

I do not agree. CA has not yet legalized, but that's a matter of time not inclination. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #37

mj wars have ruined lives for decades questionseverything May 2015 #42

In other words, this is your excuse when Hillary refuses to address it or state her opinion? nt Logical May 2015 #67

No - this is my cold-hearted political analysis, nothing more... brooklynite May 2015 #78

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2015 #82

Some people are better stationed to withstand an arrest. Some are positioned so well RadiationTherapy May 2015 #99

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Nailed it again. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #90

It will be on the ballot in: Arizona, California, Nevada, Maine< Massachusetts, and probably more. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #109

And in Oregon, passing marijuana legalization and vote by mail HELPED Democrats in local races... cascadiance May 2015 #35

Merkley had all that Koch money thrown against him to no avail, 20 point victory while very clearly Bluenorthwest May 2015 #38

With our prisons overflowing, I don't agree! B Calm May 2015 #23

Not to people who need it for medical reasons: like a severely ill child with seizures or someone jwirr May 2015 #81

It shouldn't be melman May 2015 #96

This One Voter RobinA May 2015 #100

Why? TM99 May 2015 #4

I didn't say it wasn't important. leftofcool May 2015 #6

If it is directly related to the failed war on drugs TM99 May 2015 #12

Get back to me leftofcool May 2015 #19

Legal in Colorado, Washington, Alaska and come July 1st, Oregon. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #22

And on the ballot in 2016 for California. zappaman May 2015 #43

I agree, I said about 10 years ago CA would be the first to do it. Is it for sure...... Logical May 2015 #68

All snark and no substance. TM99 May 2015 #44

"All snark and no substance." Exactly. 99Forever May 2015 #46

Yes indeed. TM99 May 2015 #49

Even to using the rw socialist error to describe a Democratic Socialist. Obviously need more jwirr May 2015 #83

The Third Wing is right wing. TM99 May 2015 #84

Exactly. jwirr May 2015 #88

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"Let Rand Paul run on legalizing pot and the Dems run on some more important issues." Chan790 May 2015 #106

So you admit that she continues to ignore the income inequality... eloydude May 2015 #7

Well, I figured since college will be free for ya'll, why not pot? leftofcool May 2015 #13

Get ready to have your mind blown... GummyBearz May 2015 #20

Works for me, now let's see him get it passed in all 50 states. leftofcool May 2015 #34

Fair enough reply GummyBearz May 2015 #40

Free is funny. yeoman6987 May 2015 #101

Free may be going too far GummyBearz May 2015 #103

The reason it is so expensive is because of competion yeoman6987 May 2015 #104

The competition part should be academic only GummyBearz May 2015 #105

Well that's true yeoman6987 May 2015 #107

100% agree GummyBearz May 2015 #108

Both MMJ and Legal are taxed eloydude May 2015 #41

Me too Warren DeMontague May 2015 #98

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The Clinton legacy on the Drug War. TM99 May 2015 #47

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not really DonCoquixote May 2015 #53

Odds are it'll be in the platform. joshcryer May 2015 #86

Very strange, since she is already objecting to mass incarceration eridani May 2015 #92

She wants to have a serious conversation about forming a committee Jackpine Radical May 2015 #2

That's a brave stand. Octafish May 2015 #5

Indeed, but she needs to set up an exploration committee to form the committee eloydude May 2015 #9

Well, ya gotta admit she knows how to handle herself under fire. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #14

omg, that's a riot. cali May 2015 #66

Well almost... 99Forever May 2015 #51

Oh, drat. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #58

Will listening be involved? hatrack May 2015 #74

Oh, yes. Listening. Lots of listening. No need to talk. Just listen. Jackpine Radical May 2015 #75

Ever changing apparently fredamae May 2015 #8

This is an issue that could swing my vote. MohRokTah May 2015 #110

Bernie annouced his position fredamae May 2015 #112

I'll wait to hear other candidate's positions. MohRokTah May 2015 #113

Fair enough :) n/t fredamae May 2015 #114

She doesn't' have one I'm sure madokie May 2015 #10

I don't trust her position on anything but reproductive rights. cali May 2015 #15

During a CNN town hall meeting in June 2014 when asked about the idea of legalizing marijuana... LanternWaste May 2015 #16

LOL. Never fails. When you want waffles, bring up "states rights." Bonobo May 2015 #18

Do a search... DemocratSinceBirth May 2015 #25

From the OP link: Sanders co-sponsored the States' Rights to Medical Marijuana Act Bluenorthwest May 2015 #26

Not the same as hiding behind the old "States can do whatever they want" and then Bonobo May 2015 #27

Look. I am a cannabis activist in a State that has successfully legalized, I am a Sanders supporter Bluenorthwest May 2015 #33

I used to consistently allege things to validate my biases, too. LanternWaste May 2015 #28

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I'll certainly give your in-depth analysis all the credibility it in fact, warrants... LanternWaste May 2015 #31

I will put this as kindly as I can. Bonobo May 2015 #32

Sanders uses the "experiment" rhetoric, too. joshcryer May 2015 #85

What are her stances on a lot of things? Bonobo May 2015 #17

she wants to empower communities and families Warren DeMontague May 2015 #59

Who cares...that's about 400th on my list. ileus May 2015 #30

Probably ranked around 400th with drug cartels too! B Calm May 2015 #39

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It's number one to an awful lot of millennials. IVoteDFL May 2015 #55

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So true. They forget that there will be 80 million of us voting soon. bravenak May 2015 #60

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I hope the hell so. bravenak May 2015 #65

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We millennials are just some seriously jaded mfers. bravenak May 2015 #71

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No shit! TM99 May 2015 #87

Boomers saving their children from what they did themselves. Jesus Malverde May 2015 #93

nailed it Jesus Malverde May 2015 #73

Why is pot #1....why not jobs? finance reform? Military spending? ileus May 2015 #69

Because we can GET Pot on the ballot. bravenak May 2015 #72

Where to start? IVoteDFL May 2015 #97

a good question. I want President Obama to decriminalize the plant by mandate before he leaves Sunlei May 2015 #36

The Clinton's? Renew Deal May 2015 #52

you noticed that as well. hrmjustin May 2015 #54

Actually, the way the OP is phrased, it is asking what "Clinton's" position, singular, is. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #56

Thanks. hrmjustin May 2015 #61

Maybe I'm missing something F4lconF16 May 2015 #64

This will be a non issue by 2020 along with same sex marriage and may be by the 2016 election. Thinkingabout May 2015 #63

Pretty simple answer and she knows this is the truth. Old and In the Way May 2015 #77

How many donations does she get from for profit prisons? n/t PowerToThePeople May 2015 #89

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it is clear that her strategy is to lay low and avoid taking any specfic CentralMass May 2015 #102