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Marijuana decriminalization vote expected in House [Democrats pushing for BLM.]
Fox News ^ | August 30, 2020 | Paul Best

Posted on 08/30/2020 2:38:12 PM PDT by familyop

The bill also would establish a fund for people impacted by drugs, impose a 5% tax on legal marijuana sales, and establish a process to expunge certain convictions and review sentences related to past federal marijuana offenses...Clyburn, D-S.C., told members that the vote is expected to take place in the September work period...According to an American Civil Liberties Union report earlier this year, Black Americans are 3.64 time more likely than White Americans to be arrested for marijuana possession...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2020election; 420; blacklivesmatter; blm; cannabis; communism; crime; drugs; election2020; landslide; liberaltarians; libertarians; losertarians; marijuana; medicalmarijuana; pot; riots; statesrights; trumplandslide; trumpwinsagain; wod
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To: dragnet2

I intended that to be funny, btw.


121 posted on 08/30/2020 8:46:16 PM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Monty22002

You succeeded!


122 posted on 08/30/2020 8:52:57 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dragnet2

As Rush always said when I listened, fight absurdity with absurdity!


123 posted on 08/30/2020 8:56:05 PM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Monty22002

You should change your moniker to Captain Absurd. Kill them with absurdity.


124 posted on 08/30/2020 9:38:19 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: KC_Lion

Cannabis is the ONLY issue the rats ever get right & even then they screw up with insane taxes & regulation.

It’s a plant people should be able to have & grow if they so choose.

The FR totalitarians will disagree with their prohibition rhetoric & ignorance & no minds will be changed as per usual.


125 posted on 08/31/2020 1:25:42 AM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: Monty22002

“Why are you pushing drugs on a conservative site?”

Why are you committing falsehood on a conservative site?

Advocating for the freedom to chose to use or not to use cannabis is not “pushing drugs” it is promoting LIBERTY.

You’re ignorance is truly disturbing to read.


126 posted on 08/31/2020 1:30:18 AM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: familyop

What matters is that legal dope doesn’t conflict with illegal dope.
States have legalized dope and the illegal dope trade still thrived.

Mainly this is because SNAP benefits can’t be used for legal dope.


127 posted on 08/31/2020 1:37:24 AM PDT by mrsmith (`(US MEDIA: " Every 'White' cop is a criminal! And all the 'non-white' criminals saints!")
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To: TheStickman

You can push for cocaine too, been called a statist for resisting that. Whatever your favorite drug is, you want legalized QED.


128 posted on 08/31/2020 1:37:36 AM PDT by Monty22002
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To: Monty22002

blah blah blah


129 posted on 08/31/2020 2:11:58 AM PDT by TheStickman (#MAGA all day every day!)
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To: familyop; NobleFree

“Black Americans are 3.64 time more likely than White Americans to be arrested for marijuana possession...”

And nothing bad happened to their brains...


130 posted on 08/31/2020 3:16:35 AM PDT by Does so (KYLE Rittenhouse neutralized three FELONS! ("Lefty" included).)
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To: TianaHighrider

Yep.

legalization would undercut a lot of Democratic votes. If the Democrats were smart, they’d support full RKBA implementation, constitutional, carry, etc. Take those issues off the table and a whole bunch of Republican voters wouldn’t go to the polls.


131 posted on 08/31/2020 5:44:48 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca. Deport all illegals. Abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF,.)
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To: NobleFree

And most importantly, stay true to our concept of ‘State’s Rights’. If there is *ANY*_ issue that should be decided by the states, this is it.


132 posted on 08/31/2020 5:46:03 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca. Deport all illegals. Abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF,.)
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To: mrsmith
States have legalized dope and the illegal dope trade still thrived.

Much of the dope illegally grown in legalizing states is for out of state sale and has probably simply replaced rather than added to previous sources.

And some legalizing states have overtaxed legal dope, giving a large price advantage to illegal (hello, CA!).

Mainly this is because SNAP benefits can’t be used for legal dope.

Nor directly for illegal dope; in either case users need to barter SNAP for cold hard cash.

133 posted on 08/31/2020 6:46:16 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: TheStickman
no minds will be changed as per usual. I'm more optimistic; although the vocal Reefer Madness brigade will never be reasoned out of a position they were never reasoned into, lurkers can easily see who has the better of the argument.
134 posted on 08/31/2020 6:49:18 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: Monty22002

Yep. We can grow coca and poppies and mushrooms, too, right? Natural stuff.

And further enhance our society’s average IQ. (I remember my Millennial child monologuing on me when doped up...humorous to watch, but damned sad to witness my kid’s IQ in the 80 range.)

It’s just weed bro.


135 posted on 08/31/2020 7:11:10 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: polymuser
Should we ban everything that detracts from intelligence: Alcohol? Reality TV? ...
136 posted on 08/31/2020 7:13:42 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

Blah blah blah


137 posted on 08/31/2020 7:29:04 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: NobleFree

Blah blah blah


138 posted on 08/31/2020 7:30:39 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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To: polymuser
Blah blah blah

Although you will never be reasoned out of a position you were never reasoned into, lurkers can easily see who has the better of the argument.

139 posted on 08/31/2020 9:32:21 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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To: NobleFree

“Although you will never be reasoned out of a position you were never reasoned into, lurkers can easily see who has the better of the argument.”

That is your (toke) false assumption about strangers to you (me, lurkers) because of (toke hack hack) your absolute surety of your (toke) logic and reasoning...dude...wow...oh yahhhh...

(That line’s getting old, btw 8^)


140 posted on 08/31/2020 10:20:31 AM PDT by polymuser (A socialist is a communist without the power to take everything from their citizens...yet.)
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