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Chakab

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12. Not going to happen with the current POTUS.

Reply to thefool_wa (Reply #5)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 02:04 AM

Jun 2013

Obama laughed when he was asked about legalization at the beginning of his first term, and he renominated that idiot Leonhart, who thinks that marijuana as a dangerous as heroin and is more focused on raiding dispensaries than targeting criminal gangs in states that have decriminalized marijuana, to be the head of the DEA.

He refuses to ever buck the establishment on much less controversial issues. There's no way in hell that he's going to do it on this one.

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Black Americans Are Nearly 4 Times More Likely Than Whites To Be Arrested For Possession Of Pot [View all] Cali_Democrat Jun 2013 OP

Exactly why the dude who wrote The Wire was dead wrong about legalization. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #1

I can not say for Il but in MN it comes down to easy targets azurnoir Jun 2013 #2

I also live in MN, lots of pot smokers in this state and most of them are white Bjorn Against Jun 2013 #6

I think you misunderstood my comment azurnoir Jun 2013 #7

Of course. Those who oppose marijuana law reform know this as well, they are racists. Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #3

Just don't want those blacks to enjoy anything!!??? nt kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #4

This has always been one of the purposes thefool_wa Jun 2013 #5

Not going to happen with the current POTUS. Chakab Jun 2013 #12

This injustice must end Politicub Jun 2013 #8

And what is the disparity for those denied the right to vote after an arrest? Coyotl Jun 2013 #9

And they would mostly be democratic votes. It all comes round full circle. AAO Jun 2013 #10

kick Liberal_in_LA Jun 2013 #11