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Warren DeMontague

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5. Yep. Erlichman flat out said Nixon started the drug war to go after Minorities and Hippies.

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Mon Apr 17, 2017, 04:13 AM

Apr 2017

That's the "moral" underpinning of the whole endeavor.

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About weed. [View all] fun n serious Apr 2017 OP

I agree. All sorts of atrocious shit has gone down under the rubric of the "drug war". Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #1

Yes and we have bi partisan support to defend us from Jeff Sessions fun n serious Apr 2017 #2

Sure. He's getting pushback from Republicans in AK, NV and CO as well. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #3

That's a good read. fun n serious Apr 2017 #4

Yep. Erlichman flat out said Nixon started the drug war to go after Minorities and Hippies. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #5

BTW, did you get a weed kicker in your tax refund? fun n serious Apr 2017 #6

You know, I don't even know. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #9

Alcohol and "prescribed" opiates have long been the drugs of choice k8conant Apr 2017 #7

Well, a couple things on that. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #8

Nothing immoral about cigs fun n serious Apr 2017 #10

Wyden, Blumenauer Announce Bipartisan Path To Marijuana Reform: Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #11

we've already had a candidate support legalization sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #12

Trump didn't really win. fun n serious Apr 2017 #13

None of that mattered sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #15

Actually, no. Our candidate's statements around marijuana were ambiguous at best. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #14

Johnson was very clear about his position sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #16

Why the fuck should we cede legalization- an increasingly popular position- to the Libertarians? Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #18

I'm not against pot sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #32

I don't think anyone was suggesting that. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #34

I never count the 3rd party candidates are " real" fun n serious Apr 2017 #19

Unfortunately, a lot of people- esp. as you get farther east- still think it's a "fringe" issue Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #21

It's a shame. fun n serious Apr 2017 #24

Yeah, those peak extract bars are really good, don't know if you've tried those. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #26

I don't remember the name of this one fun n serious Apr 2017 #28

Yeah, I had a similar deal when I tried one. The high cbd version. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #36

I'm 48 so I know what you mean. fun n serious Apr 2017 #37

If you are characterizing pro legalization people as nuts fun n serious Apr 2017 #20

Apparently, a lot of people are "nuts", huh? Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #22

Remember this viral video? beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #23

Classic. Of course, even Bernie ... he soft-pedaled the issue unnecessarily. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #25

Yeah he was radical back in the 70s. beam me up scottie Apr 2017 #27

People here had a shitfit about some of his positions back then, I remember. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #29

Here in the West we hold those values high. fun n serious Apr 2017 #30

I said JOHNSON was a nut, not everyone. sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #31

Since I am a proud loyal democrat.. fun n serious Apr 2017 #33

It actually was a plank in the 2016 platform. "A reasonable pathway to future legalization" Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #35

I have no idea who those people are sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #38

Okay, but you're the only person here who brought up Gary Johnson. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #39

the thread was about weed and the need for a candidate that supports it sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #40

To clarify, though I can't speak for the OP: The need is for OUR candidate to support legalization. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #41

I think we agree sarah FAILIN Apr 2017 #44

I think we agree, too, I just think we read the OP differently. Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #45

I personally would love to see a qualified Gov or Senator from the West Coast fun n serious Apr 2017 #43

Does adding weed, make things better? Let's see. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #17

KnR Warren DeMontague Apr 2017 #42