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Writer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 11:50 AM Original message |
Who here thinks marijuana isn't legal because of "The Man?" |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 11:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think it is the culture |
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BakedAtAMileHigh (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. relaxed is not lazy! |
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liberal_at_heart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. I'm with you |
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rd_kent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 03:32 PM Response to Reply #9 |
37. Thats it EXACTLY! |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Indica smokers give us a bad name. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. I think that it's in part due to racism, just as when first outlawed. |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. Illegal because of the profit to judges and lawyers... |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. It's not the judges and the lawyers. It's Big Pharm, Big Religion, Alcohol and Tobacco. |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Yeah, I will try and remember that next Big Pharm, Big Religion or the Alcohol/Tobacco industry |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I hope you will. |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:04 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. We do not disagree much. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. We can agree that a lot of people conspire to arrest smokers. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:05 PM Response to Original message |
3. That man is responsible? Dang, he's very powerful. |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
18. Indeed. His bongo skills belie a political acumen second to none. nt |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. private owned prisons love the ban - they make much money off |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That has more to do with it that any of us would want to admit too |
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BolivarianHero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. No shit... |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 03:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
36. Big part of it, for sure. |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. It was legal but became illegal as a way to get rid of Mexican workers |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. How's that working out for ya'll? n/t |
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MajorChode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
14. There is a bit of irony there, however |
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The Midway Rebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #14 |
28. Most US prohibition laws have a root in racism. n/t |
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EOTE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:18 PM Response to Original message |
8. That depends on who the man is. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. Sathington Willoby (sp?) too n/t |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
25. At the Federal Level, yes, based upon what I'd read. |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. I believe cannabis is illegal for a few reasons |
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Flaneur (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. Who benefits from marijuana prohibition? |
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HelenWheels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
20. big business can't figure out how to make money off it |
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kenny blankenship (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 07:04 PM Response to Reply #20 |
42. Govt. can't either - how will they recoup lost revenue on lost liquor/tobacco sales? |
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asdjrocky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. It's a total money thing. |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. +1 .....excellent documentary |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. The most arbitrary of laws make it illegal. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
29. question: do you not smoke pot because it's illegal, or you don't like it? |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. That would be a good poll question. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
32. It isn't "The Man," it's "The Corporation." n/t |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 03:50 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I agree, but I also believe the true enemy to the American Peoples' freedom is corporate supremacy; |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. That's a great point. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-23-09 09:27 AM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Excellent response. Thanks |
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Chemical Bill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
34. Me! n/t |
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NICO9000 (574 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 03:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. How about medical marijuana? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
38. Unrec for derisive tone. Lame. nt |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
41. never had an mj hangover yet alcohol made me miss work many times.... |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-22-09 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
43. Marijuana isn't legal because of hats such as that! |
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Festivito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-23-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
44. Partly because it competes with the man who makes cotton? |
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