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Uncle Joe

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71. As more states and cities legalize or decriminalize cannabis, abusing local law
Tue Nov 6, 2012, 04:46 PM
Nov 2012

will become more difficult.

In time as those reformed state and city laws lead the way, gaining strength in numbers, acceptance and awareness, so does the probability of sane, logical and just cannabis reform on a national level.

This is not to say there won't be struggle but history is clearly on the side of the reformers.

Hell, yes. ChaoticTrilby Nov 2012 #1
I am proud of your home state too! Only in 1937 was it made illegal in what many thoughtful byeya Nov 2012 #3
Yup, but that's only half the story. eggplant Nov 2012 #14
It's a very old story. boppers Nov 2012 #42
I'm a Southern expat living in Seattle for many years and this I love! nolabear Nov 2012 #4
I'm a Seattle ex-pat living in the South for many years dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #18
Yes, very cute...lets see if we can get even more balance... countryjake Nov 2012 #41
I think that is the only form of Birth control under Rmoney classykaren Nov 2012 #6
please please make it happen! RussBLib Nov 2012 #2
Correction: War on Some Drugs. Nicotine & alcohol (both deadly, highly addictive) are A-OK with govt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2012 #5
We tried making alcohol illegal once before. boppers Nov 2012 #43
Watch these state economies boom. felix_numinous Nov 2012 #7
It's about time. Lucinda Nov 2012 #8
The initiatives are leading in CO and WA, but not in OR Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #9
Yep. It has to start somewhere. Just like marriage equality is slowly but surely expanding, NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #11
I only saw one poll here in Oregon, but it was months ago. Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #12
I believe the Oregon measure will fail davidpdx Nov 2012 #27
We shall see. Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #39
It seems like it's harder to get an idea if a ballot measure will pass davidpdx Nov 2012 #56
The OR law could kill the industry, boppers Nov 2012 #45
This message was self-deleted by its author Qutzupalotl Nov 2012 #70
K&R NYC Liberal Nov 2012 #10
Alcohol is a dangerous drug for many, WEED is not! nt crunch60 Nov 2012 #13
A screwed up driver, is a screwed up driver. boppers Nov 2012 #46
I voted for it in Oregon eyewall Nov 2012 #15
My niece in Seattle will get a lot of visitors, if this passes daleo Nov 2012 #16
if WA 502 "legalizes" cannabis why is it going to be a felony to grow a single plant? green for victory Nov 2012 #17
Citation please for single plant = felony? joshcryer Nov 2012 #25
Under current state law, cultivation is a felony. The initiative doesn't change that. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #32
Thanks Grumpy, that clears it up. joshcryer Nov 2012 #38
i'm proud of washington JanT Nov 2012 #19
Legalizing versus "decriminalizing" are 2 different things. dixiegrrrrl Nov 2012 #54
Doesn't change anything, still a federal crime pediatricmedic Nov 2012 #20
Yeah ... That's the problem ... Trajan Nov 2012 #23
That will cause a lot of lawsuits. Law enforcement ignoring the state constitution? joshcryer Nov 2012 #24
This message was self-deleted by its author BigDemVoter Nov 2012 #21
and Arkansas (Yes, Arkansas!) has medical cannabis on the ballot. . . BigDemVoter Nov 2012 #22
i don't know that it won't pass backtoblue Nov 2012 #61
This is inaccurate: Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #26
That's only because a lot more opened up. randome Nov 2012 #28
Despite Candidate Obama's Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #29
Prosecution for tax evasion is not the same as arrest for possession. boppers Nov 2012 #47
And many were not. Le Taz Hot Nov 2012 #52
Care to name a few examples? boppers Nov 2012 #63
You never give up, do you? Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #31
'Give up'? I'm not trying to 'prove' anything, just pointing out facts. randome Nov 2012 #33
Who determines that there are "far too many" dispensaries? Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #34
Medical marijuana is not part of a free market. That's the point. randome Nov 2012 #35
We had the push for decriminalization. After the Schafer Commission report. In 1972. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2012 #37
Do you live in a state that regulates strip clubs? boppers Nov 2012 #49
Medical marijuana is on the ballot in MA. WilliamPitt Nov 2012 #30
maybe in 15 years we'll get recreational use on the ballot. Cobalt Violet Nov 2012 #73
Kicked and recommended for the great states of Washington, Oregon and Colorado Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #36
We did! Hopefully the state's voters will too! kashleen Nov 2012 #53
Good. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #59
finally! Now watch the repugs darling "states rights" argument be flipped on its head wordpix Nov 2012 #40
"...would be interpreted by the Department of Justice as an act of defiance..." Volaris Nov 2012 #44
Pushing the right-wing mantra of "state's rights" annoys me. boppers Nov 2012 #51
Oh, it annoys the hell out of me, too... Volaris Nov 2012 #57
LOL, I just got a visual of pothead revolutionaries.... boppers Nov 2012 #64
heehee, well, that's not EXACTLY the image I was trying to conjure, Volaris Nov 2012 #65
It's the lotto effect: States can't stand seeing tax revenues Eleanors38 Nov 2012 #69
rec'd rad51 Nov 2012 #48
Here's what you may be in for. Mr.Bill Nov 2012 #50
As more states and cities legalize or decriminalize cannabis, abusing local law Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #71
I live in CA too musiclawyer Nov 2012 #72
$44 billion a year from taxpayers, plus all those seized assets... redqueen Nov 2012 #55
Where can I find polls for these measures? MuhkRahker Nov 2012 #58
Born in Eugene, OR, raised in Spokane, WA... bw3517 Nov 2012 #60
Native Oregonian here - voted in the right to make my own end of life issues, & hopefully this time DeschutesRiver Nov 2012 #62
Not looking forward to this Franker65 Nov 2012 #66
LOL.. sendero Nov 2012 #68
Way to engage in a discussion. randome Nov 2012 #74
I have a policy.. sendero Nov 2012 #77
It's polling ahead by 10 points in Colorado. It's going to pass in Colorado. joshcryer Nov 2012 #67
Yes! Yes! Yes! Megahurtz Nov 2012 #75
add Mass to the list fascisthunter Nov 2012 #76
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