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beam me up scottie

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27. Yeah he was radical back in the 70s.

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 07:17 PM

Apr 2017

He wanted to get rid of laws criminalizing drugs way back then but I'm sure he was advised that focusing too much on that issue during a presidential election would generate even more accusations of 'radical' leftism and would alienate centrists.

Some east coast states are more liberal than others - Vermonters' attitudes about pot for example are usually much more liberal than Pennsylvanians or law and order New Yorkers.

VT marijuana legalization bill heads to House floor
April McCullum | Free Press Staff Writer
Updated 4:24 p.m. ET March 22, 2017

MONTPELIER - The Vermont House Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would legalize the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, or a handful of home-grown marijuana plants.

The bill would allow adults over 21 years old to have up to one ounce of marijuana or up to five grams of hashish, as well as up to two mature marijuana plants and four immature marijuana plants per household.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/politics/2017/03/22/vt-marijuana-legalization-bill-heads-house-floor/99498264/

It's a start.

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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