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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
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