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CentralMass

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16. Well I think Bernie will beat tRump if he wins the nomination
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 11:51 PM
Feb 2020

I'm going to take a wild guess from your name that you are pro marijuana.
A little info on Bloomberg history in that space.

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/where-presidential-candidate-michael-bloomberg-stands-on-marijuana/

"The billionaire candidate, who runs the news and financial data company Bloomberg LP, is making the case that he’s best positioned to defeat President Trump in the 2020 election. Bloomberg has a long history of speaking out against marijuana law reform, and his record on discriminatory policing tactics as mayor has given advocates pause about his candidacy.

Bloomberg not only opposes legalization—putting him in a category of current candidates that includes only former Vice President Joe Biden—but called the policy change the “stupidest thing anybody has ever done.”

During his renure as Mayor of zNYV.
"From 2002 to 2012, the NYPD made about 440,000 arrests for cannabis possession alone, collectively spending about one million hours processing those cases, according to a report from the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). Overall, there were more marijuana arrests under Bloomberg than under the mayorships of Ed Koch, David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani combined."


Bloomberg came out against a 2011 state bill, introduced by then-Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D) and Sen. Mark Grisanti (R), that sought to make possession of 25 grams or less of cannabis punishable by a court summons and fine rather than jail time."

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided

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Pot, there's a call from Kettle on line 1... The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #1
.. Cha Feb 2020 #15
Bloomberg is dividing the party mgcgulfcoast Feb 2020 #2
And Sanders isn't? Moderateguy Feb 2020 #3
How is he? billpolonsky Feb 2020 #7
Don't count your chickens before they hatch Moderateguy Feb 2020 #9
It's my party, I'll divide if I want, divide if I want to, divide if I want to msongs Feb 2020 #6
Sanders has been dividing the party xmas74 Feb 2020 #8
Since before 2016 Evergreen Emerald Feb 2020 #11
I was being generous xmas74 Feb 2020 #12
So much irony. eom tarheelsunc Feb 2020 #17
Mike is our best shot to beat Trump GanjaGrower Feb 2020 #4
I highly doubt that. DanTex Feb 2020 #5
No thanks. CentralMass Feb 2020 #13
Sad that you would rather lose with Bernie than win with Mike GanjaGrower Feb 2020 #14
Well I think Bernie will beat tRump if he wins the nomination CentralMass Feb 2020 #16
You're divisive! NO, YOU'RE DIVISIVE! The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #10
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