Posted on 03/09/2015 3:18:58 PM PDT by Ken H
Sens. Rand Paul, Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand will introduce on Tuesday a Senate bill that would legalize medical marijuana under federal law, another possible step towards relaxation of once strict policies toward the drug.
The Kentucky Republican and his New Jersey and New York Democratic colleagues will propose legislation that allows states that have passed medical marijuana laws to enact those programs without operating illegally under federal law. That bill would also allow veterans in states with medical marijuana programs to receive care from the government, according to guidance issued by their offices
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“I actually think this is great embodiment of what Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis called ‘the laboratories of democracy,'” Cruz said. “If the citizens of Colorado decide they want to go down that road, that’s their prerogative. I don’t agree with it, but that’s their right."
Stoners are less unruly, easier to keep in line and easier to milk.
The mob learned that 100 years ago.
They need to install one of them smoke colored gadget like they used when they elect Popes. Green when 2/3’s of the Senate has a good buzz on. ;-)
Trivia question?
Was hemp paper ever used in the production of the original copies of the Constitution and Bill of rights?
I heard it was, but for sure it was considered one’s patriotic duty to grow it back then.
That and their hair.
No SuperCuts or pot shops back then..
No, not really, but good propaganda!
Tell that to the 10s of thousands of Vets who use it to control all manner of ailments.
“They need to install one of them smoke colored gadget like they used when they elect Popes. Green when 2/3’s of the Senate has a good buzz on. ;-)”
It would help them endure their hangovers.
Where, in the Constitution, do they have the authority to do this?
Indeed...good prop.
I partake for medical reasons, and I'm no stoner.
If I could get a prescription to cut down on pain, I'd get it. The powers that be make that almost impossible.
FMCDH(BITS)
First pot smokers were axe-wielding homicidal maniacs, now they’re docile easy to control slackers...Reefer Madness Inc. should really make up it’s mind. C’mon guys, pick ONE lie and stick with it!
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