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Doctor_J

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17. uh-oh. I think you figured it out

Reply to fredamae (Reply #4)

Sun May 11, 2014, 04:56 PM

May 2014

set of laws, rules and policies that have Only benefited corporate interests.

Can you think of any laws in the last generation that haven't???

Legalized pot would destroy the market for Oxy and all sorts of cash cows. Big Pharma had a hand in passing Heritage Care. I wonder if this is some quid pro quo.

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Feds seek prison for rural Washington pot growers [View all] firesalesman May 2014 OP

They just don't get it. Must keep drug cartels viable! Ed Suspicious May 2014 #1

Its not just the cartels, the key is the cartels working with the banks...nt Jesus Malverde May 2014 #11

And the "justice" system that completes pscot May 2014 #22

It's just Holder up to his usual antics warrant46 May 2014 #25

Eric "Lost" Holder NBachers May 2014 #27

+1 nt firesalesman May 2014 #35

While the let executives of financial institutions who robbed billions of Americans money go free liberal N proud May 2014 #2

+1! It's corruption from sea to shining sea. And some are fine with that. Enthusiast May 2014 #9

Yup…….TOTALLY agree…. nt Ms Bigmack Bigmack May 2014 #21

Between Holder and Arne Duncan and the FCC Net Neutrality declaration Doctor_J May 2014 #3

It would be in line with my prediction. Enthusiast May 2014 #10

How much of the "Democratic base" ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #12

It's not the weed. Enthusiast May 2014 #13

To the millions who swept Dems into office in 2008 because they were sick of misplaced priorities Doctor_J May 2014 #15

Yeah, Ok. eom. 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #16

A minor point NobodyHere May 2014 #18

But that doesn't matter . eom 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #29

WRONG!!!! billhicks76 May 2014 #36

They arent incompetent. They work for the corporations and what can we do about it? nm rhett o rick May 2014 #28

This couldn't be more wrong fredamae May 2014 #4

uh-oh. I think you figured it out Doctor_J May 2014 #17

hey feds,holder!!!!!! heaven05 May 2014 #5

I would love to hear the justification for this. nm rhett o rick May 2014 #6

Its simply one assclown attempting to OutDo warrant46 May 2014 #26

It's in the article...there was a loaded gun in a room with the cannabis psychopomp May 2014 #31

First of all why did they get raided? Did they know about the gun? Second, is "on par" some rhett o rick May 2014 #32

Oh, more questions. Okay. psychopomp May 2014 #33

As I previously stated, I would love to hear the justification. Iam not saying there isnt any, rhett o rick May 2014 #34

This case is a travesty. It doesn't fit in the federal guidelines for medical marijuana prosecutions Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #7

Spokane is a LOT redder and whiter than the rest of the state. jtuck004 May 2014 #8

Obama needs to have a talk with Holder mwrguy May 2014 #14

sadly Obama won't do shit! wildbilln864 May 2014 #19

And Wheeler. And Duncan. Doctor_J May 2014 #23

Hope they get a jury trial... wildbilln864 May 2014 #20

This is how capable Holder really is! atreides1 May 2014 #24

mandatory minimum sentences of at least 10 years? destroy an entire family & the elders will die! Sunlei May 2014 #30

guns? huh, maybe they need to get some cows and let them graze - n/t Locrian May 2014 #37

wont anyone step up to defend this crap? Warren Stupidity May 2014 #38

1SBM jumped up Doctor_J May 2014 #39

Finally. Warren Stupidity May 2014 #40

local police team-up with the Feds and they split any seizure of cash & property. Sunlei Sep 2014 #41