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regnaD kciN

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9. Why is this such a surprise...?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 07:51 PM

Feb 2017

Sessions, from long before he became AG, has made no bones about how the federal government needed to "be the grown-up" and ban states from legalizing not only recreational but medical marijuana use. He has said, and this is an exact quote, that the government needed "to return us to the time where Nancy Reagan told America 'just say no'." So, people are shocked that, once given the power, he plans to use it?

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Now the White House is going after people who smoke weed? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 OP

And reinstating use of private prisons for Federal dollars KeepItReal Feb 2017 #1

Explain please... nt. Else You Are Mad Feb 2017 #2

Coming up on CNN. I can't keep up with all this news. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2017 #3

Spicer says Sessions will be going after states' legalized Recreational Marijuana KeepItReal Feb 2017 #4

Oh... that is not good! Equinox Moon Feb 2017 #5

No surprise. trof Feb 2017 #7

I thought it was a "State's rights" issue?? angrychair Feb 2017 #14

Because only Liberals smoke weed! smirkymonkey Feb 2017 #15

Billions of dollars angrychair Feb 2017 #18

I have to consume cannabis. NightWatcher Feb 2017 #6

Trump and Co are fine with medical marijuana legalized, just not recreational KeepItReal Feb 2017 #12

Sure they are. It's easier for them to START prohibition if they target "recreational" NightWatcher Feb 2017 #16

Bring it angrychair Feb 2017 #8

Unfortunately... regnaD kciN Feb 2017 #10

No, I don't believe that angrychair Feb 2017 #17

Why is this such a surprise...? regnaD kciN Feb 2017 #9

well there goes the libertarian contingent irisblue Feb 2017 #11

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MFM008 Feb 2017 #13

Gotta fill up their private prisons somehow. GoCubsGo Feb 2017 #19

Exactly. They only care about the money they can make. Luciferous Feb 2017 #20