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Civilization2

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14. Seriously? Like every time it comes up! Big-Pharm together with Big-DEA keep this the case,.
Wed Aug 21, 2013, 03:01 PM
Aug 2013

Here is one example; http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/03/26/obama-takes-pot-legalizat_n_179563.html

Despite the president's flippant comments today, the grievous harms of marijuana prohibition are no laughing matter. Certainly, the 800,000 people arrested last year on marijuana charges find nothing funny about it, nor do the millions of Americans struggling in this sluggish economy. It would be an enormous economic stimulus if we stopped wasting so much money arresting and locking people up for nonviolent drug offenses and instead brought in new tax revenue from legal sales, just as we did when ended alcohol prohibition 75 years ago during the Great Depression.

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It is never mentioned dotymed Aug 2013 #1
Medical MJ doesn't give campaign contributions n2doc Aug 2013 #2
laughing off sending people to prison for years, destroying families, ruining lives,. yeah "funny". Civilization2 Aug 2013 #3
Can you show me where something was "laughed off"... bunnies Aug 2013 #9
Seriously? Like every time it comes up! Big-Pharm together with Big-DEA keep this the case,. Civilization2 Aug 2013 #14
Full legalization is the goal, the WH has already said they are discussing the CO and WA situations. tridim Aug 2013 #4
"moving forward" "way past" and "done nothing"?? SHRED Aug 2013 #7
Which has exactly nothing to do with the goal of full legalization. tridim Aug 2013 #8
"discussing the CO and WA situations" - the election was almost a year ago. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #15
I ain't no granny - maybe I could qualify as a grand-dad - but I am not a dad geckosfeet Aug 2013 #5
the basic issue as to why pot is still illegal... Javaman Aug 2013 #6
To be fair... bunnies Aug 2013 #10
It's a pattern, whereby these aren't considered "serious" questions. Like the issue is one big joke. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #11
Not knowing the reporter who asked the question, bunnies Aug 2013 #12
I agree. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #13
Definitely. bunnies Aug 2013 #16
Yeah, it's like LGBT marriage equality, which he did take a brave unequivocal stand on eventually. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #17
Exactly. Yes. bunnies Aug 2013 #18
not gonna happen today questionseverything Aug 2013 #19
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