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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 04:19 PM

kpete (38,880 posts)

Pelosi: It would be ‘really important’ to take on medical marijuana in Congress

Source: Raw Story

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi reiterated her support for medical marijuana on Wednesday and indicated Democrats might be interested in taking changes to federal law after the election.

“I’ve been very clear on the subject of medical marijuana over time, in committee and on the floor as leader,” Pelosi said told Raw Story at a round table of bloggers.

“I think that it would be really important to do that,” Pelosi said. “It would be hard for anyone to agree with the fact that someone who has HIV/AIDS or has cancer and they find relief from pain in medicinal marijuana that should be something that should be a priority to raid on the part of the Justice Department. Going along with that, we need to address some of the penalties for any non-violent crime that are out there.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/07/11/pelosi-it-would-be-really-important-to-take-on-medical-marijuana-in-congress/

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Pelosi: It would be ‘really important’ to take on medical marijuana in Congress (Original post)	kpete	Jul 2012	OP
The ban on personal use and possession of cannabis is one of the greatest abuses of government power	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#1
Well, if they haven't done it in almost four years, why should anyone think this is...	Poll_Blind	Jul 2012	#2
+1	mike_c	Jul 2012	#3
Because Pelosi is getting an earful	pscot	Jul 2012	#8
sure seems like it.	yurbud	Jul 2012	#16
Another Election Year Promise	SoCalMusicLover	Jul 2012	#4
Better decades late than never. You go Nancy!! ~nt	99th_Monkey	Jul 2012	#5
In related news, Pelosi also strongly considering moving to impeach Bush. nt	Poll_Blind	Jul 2012	#6
Sad but bitterly appropriate.	Vidar	Jul 2012	#11
I hear they want to close Gitmo, too,	woo me with science	Jul 2012	#15
The laws criminalizing reefer	The Wizard	Jul 2012	#7
This is good news. The closer we can get to decriminilizing it, the better for everyone involved.	AJTheMan	Jul 2012	#9
"might be interested... after the election"? When Dems are the minority in both houses?	0rganism	Jul 2012	#10
MM was so important that when the Senate Dem caucus...	BT021	Jul 2012	#12
Hey Charlie Brown, you gullible fatuous twit, come on and kick the football...	Fumesucker	Jul 2012	#13
+1	harun	Jul 2012	#14

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 04:27 PM

slackmaster (60,567 posts)

1. The ban on personal use and possession of cannabis is one of the greatest abuses of government power

It should be completely legalized for use by adults for any purpose.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 04:47 PM

Poll_Blind (23,173 posts)

2. Well, if they haven't done it in almost four years, why should anyone think this is...

...anything more than election year bait?

PB

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 04:53 PM

mike_c (31,505 posts)

3. +1

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:10 PM

pscot (13,896 posts)

8. Because Pelosi is getting an earful

from her district? Some of those conservatives from rural California districts are probably hearing it also.

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 09:01 PM

yurbud (31,395 posts)

16. sure seems like it.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 05:27 PM

SoCalMusicLover (322 posts)

4. Another Election Year Promise

I doubt they could accomplish or agree on anything.

Why don't you guys stick to the important stuff....like arguing.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 05:49 PM

99th_Monkey (7,199 posts)

5. Better decades late than never. You go Nancy!! ~nt

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 06:07 PM

Poll_Blind (23,173 posts)

6. In related news, Pelosi also strongly considering moving to impeach Bush. nt

PB

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 05:59 AM

Vidar (18,335 posts)

11. Sad but bitterly appropriate.

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 02:04 PM

woo me with science (19,552 posts)

15. I hear they want to close Gitmo, too,

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and prosecute corrupt bankers.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/15/prosecutions-for-bank-fraud-fall-sharply/

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 06:35 PM

The Wizard (7,011 posts)

7. The laws criminalizing reefer

are rooted in superstition. Haven't we had enough witch trials?

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:11 PM

AJTheMan (288 posts)

9. This is good news. The closer we can get to decriminilizing it, the better for everyone involved.

Can't wait to have Pelosi back as Speaker.

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Wed Jul 11, 2012, 10:38 PM

0rganism (16,915 posts)

10. "might be interested... after the election"? When Dems are the minority in both houses?

Nicely played, ma'am.

Shit, the way she talks about it, you'd think it was super-complicated to pass a law that removes a substance from Schedule I.

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 07:56 AM

BT021 (34 posts)

12. MM was so important that when the Senate Dem caucus...

had 60 votes,

this issue was about as important as passing a yearly budget --> (golf was more important)

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 09:18 AM

Fumesucker (31,558 posts)

13. Hey Charlie Brown, you gullible fatuous twit, come on and kick the football...

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Thu Jul 12, 2012, 01:37 PM

harun (9,741 posts)

14. +1

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