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In reply to the discussion: Congress quietly ends federal ban on medical marijuana [View all]Jackpine Radical
(45,274 posts)23. Good news for the entire country.
It looks sorta like a small step, but it is not. To quote Dixiegrrl above, it IS a BFD. I'm a little bit surprised that it went through, but it really heralds a change of mindset for Congress. Certainly they really, really gotta legalize recreational use on the way to a sane drug policy, but that big step can't occur until a few intermediate things happen first, and this is the obvious place to start.
5 years. My guess.
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Such good news, at long last. With Oregon's recreational legality kicking in on July 1st and
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2015
#3
Here in Florida, my sister merely ASKED her doctor's nurse assistant (those assistants really
djean111
Apr 2015
#26
Melinda Haag, California's crusading anti-marijuana US District Attorney- Please take notice
NBachers
Apr 2015
#19
Big Pharma would support it if Big Pharma could patent all marijuana and block access to it.
djean111
Apr 2015
#27
And Washington State is leading the fight in getting rid of it - screw the patients. n/t
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#25
There are bills to completely demolish it, pretend they can pass a law to make
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#34
"The new bill proposes a one-time tax of 37% on retail sales." < Lower, not gone.
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#44