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Warpy

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19. McConnell was always big tobacco's pet stooge

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 11:57 AM

Oct 30

They're the ones who ran him and they've kept him in power year after year.

He sees cannabis as a threat to his owners and they're only too happy to reinforce his position. They're all terrified people will switch from tobacco, which fucks them up, to cannabis, which fucks them up in a good way. It's dumb, nicotine is massively addictive and tobacco smokers are unlikely to switch drugs, just add them to the nicotine.

Why they're attacking hemp is anyone's guess, but all Democrats have to do is insert "in sychoactive quantities" to poison pill this idiocy to death.

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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...Mitch McConnell is leading the Republican push to ban hemp products containing THC [View all] Miles Archer Oct 30 OP

Wait a minute. I thought Rethugs changed their mind about cannabis. Didn't John Boeher join the board of some big jls4561 Oct 30 #1

McConnell must not be getting his cut. nt eppur_se_muova Oct 30 #2

His father in law's ships at our ports have Blue Full Moon Oct 30 #6

His cut comes from kentuckys bourbon sales, Volaris Oct 30 #36

GOPers better keep their hands off my Hemp THC edibles. Only way I have survived my rube red state past few years. Silent Type Oct 30 #3

I am finally able to get a decent night's sleep PatSeg Oct 30 #4

No joke. As pretty much a recluse, I never really established ties will local weed dealers. When they started selling Silent Type Oct 30 #5

Yes, I'm rather a recluse as well PatSeg Oct 30 #11

Massachusetts, rambler_american Oct 30 #16

It is a rather odd state PatSeg Oct 30 #18

The dispensary THC products in Florida are very potent. rubbersole Oct 30 #33

Delta 9 THC. LEGAL. And yeah...it DOES HELP. Miles Archer Oct 30 #8

Rand Paul has been full of surprises these days PatSeg Oct 30 #20

Oh, Kentucky...where they make all the liquor Mysterian Oct 30 #7

I wasn't going to say it, in favor of giving someone else that opportunity, so thank you... Miles Archer Oct 30 #9

Probably more than a couple of counties that used to make money growing/selling pot Attilatheblond Oct 30 #31

the GOP really loves farmers RainCaster Oct 30 #10

This is what you wanted, America. maxsolomon Oct 30 #12

We are at war so........... twodogsbarking Oct 30 #13

He's fallen and hit his head so many times he doesn't know if it is Halloween or Valentine's Day. twodogsbarking Oct 30 #14

Exercising control and power not fooled Oct 30 #15

Just die already Zorro Oct 30 #17

McConnell was always big tobacco's pet stooge Warpy Oct 30 #19

"Why they're attacking hemp is anyone's guess..." Wednesdays Oct 30 #28

I don't think that's it Warpy Oct 30 #34

This has zero to do with legal cannabis. hippywife Oct 30 #21

I won't argue with you on this... Miles Archer Oct 30 #22

It is to fix a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill. hippywife Oct 30 #24

I will go on a rampage Chi67 Oct 30 #23

This isn't the same as banning THC??? Bluesaph Oct 30 #25

See my clarifications in the two posts above, second with a link. n/t hippywife Oct 30 #26

This is anecdotal, but... Ohioboy Oct 30 #27

Yeah, who needs THC anyway. Omnipresent Oct 30 #29

Idiocy. Joinfortmill Oct 30 #30

Oh... sagetea Oct 30 #32

How far the mighty have fallen. What an issue to push given what surrounds us Raven123 Oct 30 #35

The children, the children could be exposed MagickMuffin Oct 30 #37

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