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In reply to the discussion: 74% of Voters, Across the Political Spectrum: Stop Interfering with State MMJ laws [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)60. you are, obviously, a horrible person
when looking at this issue in the U.S. - it's like living in bizarro land.
sure, we can have all sorts of pharma drugs that have horrid side effects. but allow someone to grow a cannabis plant? toss them in jail!
even with advances in state law - the federal law hurts too many people who live in states, like Tennessee, that refuse to do the right thing.
sadly, the only thing that changes some people's minds is when they have a family member who suffers and finds relief. otherwise, they're perfectly content to let others suffer.
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RainDog
May 2012
OP
I could see the cops "inspecting" his place to make sure he's not cheating. I imagine
brewens
May 2012
#41
And was that your advice to gay couples in Texas prior to the Lawrence Decision?
Warren DeMontague
May 2012
#15
The business isn't looking at a 20-year prison sentence, Mr. Daubert is.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2012
#52
So, you're *in favor* of the raids under Obama, if they take out those breaking the regulations?
boppers
May 2012
#53
If you had cancer, I'd be more than happy to hook you up with legal growers, not some "mill".
boppers
May 2012
#58