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33. They know it's a winning issue.

Reply to MADem (Reply #5)

Fri May 30, 2014, 05:35 PM

May 2014

This issue alone accounts for much of Ron and Rand Paul's support. That and cutting the military.

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House Votes To End DEA Raids On Legal Medical Marijuana Operations [View all] RainDog May 2014 OP

Proud of California for this. Good work Rohrabacher and Farr! tofuandbeer May 2014 #1

Symbolic only as long as Marijuana remains illegal under federal law. n/t Mr.Bill May 2014 #2

LOL RainDog May 2014 #3

I agree, it's a long, slow battle. Mr.Bill May 2014 #4

This was a bipartisan effort -- one of the cosponsors was GOP. They like that weed, too. nt MADem May 2014 #5

They know it's a winning issue. Enthusiast May 2014 #33

Rand Paul supports the War on Drugs RainDog May 2014 #35

I'm no Paul fan. Either one. Enthusiast May 2014 #38

Rand supports the bill to crack down on legal states RainDog May 2014 #39

Okay. Enthusiast May 2014 #64

The majority of Republicans voted against it RainDog May 2014 #65

Rand makes statements that sound like he's for legalization when the audience supports it. It's okaawhatever May 2014 #46

Okay. Thanks for the clarification. Enthusiast May 2014 #63

The tax revenues alone are a Big Deal. nt MADem May 2014 #45

Medical marijuana isn't always taxed RainDog May 2014 #48

Where medical mj exists, recreational will follow. MADem May 2014 #49

Well... California has had medical mj since the late 1990s RainDog May 2014 #50

Next time we will pass it. Third time is the charm. nt bemildred May 2014 #51

Hope so RainDog May 2014 #53

Wait till CA sees how much money CO makes. MADem May 2014 #52

The first state in in the midwest RainDog May 2014 #55

It's coming in 2016. The big boys with the money will do an initiative then. Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #54

do you have any links RainDog May 2014 #56

Well, here's a start: Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #57

Thanks so much! RainDog May 2014 #62

WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!1!!!1!!!!This is HUGH!1!1111! Tsiyu May 2014 #6

Yeah, always happy to hear good news! RainDog May 2014 #15

Thanks for your good work, RainDog. Uncle Joe May 2014 #7

Thanks to you and others for kicking the "call" thread RainDog May 2014 #14

Yes, thanks to everyone Uncle Joe May 2014 #17

Thanks for the kind words RainDog May 2014 #19

btw RainDog May 2014 #43

That's an excellent and I believe even enlightening suggestion. Uncle Joe May 2014 #44

Prohibition is a failed public policy. nt TeamPooka May 2014 #8

Kick for sanity! Cha May 2014 #9

Michele Leonhart! DeSwiss May 2014 #10

Legal weed? AAAhhhh!! it's the end of the world!! nikto May 2014 #11

It's a start! progressoid May 2014 #12

Will Senate pass it? TRoN33 May 2014 #13

It's an amendment to a larger bill RainDog May 2014 #16

A (rare) vote for sanity Throd May 2014 #18

Here's a list to find your Senator RainDog May 2014 #20

WOW! Marrah_G May 2014 #21

Please please please let me see the roll call Reter May 2014 #22

Here it is, Reter. Uncle Joe May 2014 #23

LOL RainDog May 2014 #25

Thank you! Reter May 2014 #27

Another welcome to DU to you, Reter RainDog May 2014 #28

Only a handful of Dems voted against it, including Debbie Wasserman Schulz. WTF? Comrade Grumpy May 2014 #31

Debbie is an insider all the way. Enthusiast May 2014 #34

Pelosi voted FOR RainDog May 2014 #37

I wonder if Wasserman Schultz and Wilson are in heavily gerrymandered districts and the idea of Uncle Joe May 2014 #40

I also wonder about Cooper's vote RainDog May 2014 #41

Yes, that was a major disappointment as well. Uncle Joe May 2014 #42

Cooper isn't one of them..... DeSwiss May 2014 #59

Was Debbie voting against the larger bill? Sometimes that happens with amendments. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #47

Only 17 Democrats voted against it RainDog May 2014 #60

Grimm was grim RainDog May 2014 #24

P.S. Welcome to D.U. Reter. Uncle Joe May 2014 #26

Link to list of Democrats who voted against this amendment RainDog May 2014 #29

Let's hope this leads to a sharp decrease in the number of no-knock, kick-down-the-door Aristus May 2014 #30

That would be a good thing RainDog May 2014 #32

I K&R the post in GD but will do so here too. Sissyk May 2014 #36

The House actually did something? Ash_F May 2014 #58

LOL! n/t RainDog May 2014 #61