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In reply to the discussion: 56% of Americans support FULL legalization of marijuana - newest Rasmussen poll [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)18. This would, actually, be a beautiful thing
As chairman of the International Narcotics Control Caucus, Biden wrote the laws that created the U.S. "Drug Czar", who oversees and coordinates national drug control policy.
(via his wiki page)
Because, in his position, he helped to create the Drug Propaganda Office for the Federal Govt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_House_Office_of_National_Drug_Control_Policy
It would be like Gorbachev talking about the need for reforms of the Soviet Union - and a call for openness.
Unfortunately, Biden is a victim of his own propaganda and, even when leaders in Latin America have told the Federal Govt that the Drug War has failed - well, no one in the executive branch wants to hear what these leaders are saying.
Here's what Biden had to say about mmj-
"I spent a lot of time in the hospital, fortunately I wasn't, for most of the time, in serious pain. But, you know, lying there for 59 days in an ICU unit you see people and hear people in pain. We have not devoted nearly enough science or time to deal with the pain management and chronic pain management that exists. There's got to be a better answer than marijuana. There's got to be a better answer than that."
This is just a stupid statement. Why does he have such an irrational opinion of a benign substance? He should talk to some cancer survivors and grow up.
But, yeah, it would be great if Biden would break down that wall between the Federal Govt and the rest of the nation regarding this issue.
I doubt we'll see that, however.
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56% of Americans support FULL legalization of marijuana - newest Rasmussen poll [View all]
RainDog
May 2012
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Yet, NO STATE has come close to passing it in a real vote. This is wishful thinking! n-t
Logical
May 2012
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