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Comrade Grumpy

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54. It's coming in 2016. The big boys with the money will do an initiative then.

Fri May 30, 2014, 10:05 PM

May 2014

California Cannabis Reform Coalition

ACLU of Northern California

Drug Policy Alliance

...and more have the money and are already laying the groundwork for 2016. If you want to have any influence on what legalization is going to look like in California, this will be where you want to have a say.

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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