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Miles Archer

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14. When I lived in Colorado Springs, the sole recreational facility was Maggie's Farm

Reply to Calculating (Reply #10)

Thu Feb 23, 2017, 08:35 PM

Feb 2017

In their first three months of operation, they sent about $1 million per month back to the county.

If Sessions decides to bring the hammer down on this, the people on the receiving end of those payments will not simply shrug their shoulders and say "OK."

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White House hints at enforcing federal marijuana law in all states; compares weed to opioid crisis [View all] Miles Archer Feb 2017 OP

I knew this was coming--it was only a matter of time. They create a crisis and now Trump has to fit riversedge Feb 2017 #1

THAT dude does not abide underpants Feb 2017 #2

This(legalization) is one of those no brainer issues Dems should throw their weight behind.... vi5 Feb 2017 #3

This is one of the reasons I can never register as a Democrat. NoGoodNamesLeft Feb 2017 #12

Wait, what? Calculating Feb 2017 #20

it was addiction that beat you up not cannibus Ohioblue22 Feb 2017 #23

Good luck enforcing that law, racist dipshit. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #4

In theory, they could just set up a checkpoint at every dispensary Miles Archer Feb 2017 #8

Or people in these states could actually you know, fight back Calculating Feb 2017 #10

When I lived in Colorado Springs, the sole recreational facility was Maggie's Farm Miles Archer Feb 2017 #14

The local police have already made it pretty clear they're not going to act as Trump's Gestapo. Charles Bukowski Feb 2017 #19

Sean, the 80's called. They want their antiquated ideology back! Caliman73 Feb 2017 #5

And now, "Trump admin rescinds plan to reduce private prison use" ecstatic Feb 2017 #6

Very good point in connecting the two. Looks like another money making venture disguised suffragette Feb 2017 #11

Hoping this is more 'fake news' Calculating Feb 2017 #7

If they really were concerned for the nation's health C_U_L8R Feb 2017 #9

How else will they fill the for PROFIT prisons? BeckyDem Feb 2017 #13

If our country had any decency whatsoever Calculating Feb 2017 #16

Good thought, I wonder if they can attack it from a constitutional angle. BeckyDem Feb 2017 #18

Um, why not deal with the opioid crisis? JudyM Feb 2017 #15

Because that one makes money for big pharma Calculating Feb 2017 #17

Yep. JudyM Feb 2017 #21

Jerks. If people could use weed for pain relief, they would not need to turn to opioids. tblue37 Feb 2017 #22