Hillary Clinton calls for marijuana to be reclassified

[PoliticalMalcontent]

Source: Politico

Hillary Clinton on Saturday called for marijuana to be reclassified from a Schedule I drug to Schedule II, citing medical research.

“I do support the use of medical marijuana,” Clinton said to a predominantly African American audience at a town hall meeting at Clafin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina. “And I think even there we need to do a lot more research so that we know exactly how we’re going to help people for whom medical marijuana provides relief.

“I want to move from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 so researchers can research what’s the best way to use it, dosage, how does it work with other medications," she added.

The 2016 Democratic frontrunner declined to offer a position on marijuana during CNN’s Democratic presidential debate in October.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/11/hillary-clinton-marijuana-215623

[Live and Learn]

1. A dollar late and a day short again!

Bernie's platform beats hers hands down.

ETA: I hope no one takes that as sexist. nt

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

8. Hands Down? Where were Bernies hands?

OMG: Bernie is a womanizing pervert!!!

[Live and Learn]

10. Ummmm....

[billhicks76]

104. Cocaine is Schedule II

Hillary makes we want to puke every single second.

[madokie]

150. And one of the best local anesthesias there is

Dentist are who use it sometimes.

[billhicks76]

163. People Incarcerated Long Term For It Daily

Cannabis shouldn't be on the list of federally controlled drugs.

[wordpix]

154. I don't fricking care who proposes it first, get it done!

I'm a St. 4 cancer patient on mmj following conventional (harsh) treatments, surgery and chemo. I don't know how much to take since the Sched. 1 classification has prevented human trials on use of mmj for cancer. Use me as a guinea pig. I'm in my 60's and a perfect candidate to move this treatment into the mainstream for cancer. Check out these animal studies (b/c there are no human trials):

http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq#section/all

Despite these animal studies and others PROVING mmj is beneficial for some cancers, there have been no human trials. It's criminal.

[Warren Stupidity]

158. it doesn't get it done.

it leaves pot illegal for use.

[Bernie-2016]

2. Not good (and far) enough!

Needs to be removed completely from any scheduling. Legalize and regulate it like tobacco and alcohol.

Isn't that so hard?

[darkangel218]

5. Not for the controlling, Big Pharma, private prison oligarchs!!

Why would they lose control?? That wouldnt benefit them the least!

[passiveporcupine]

31. She's still evolving...gotta take those baby steps

As the polls change based on American's attitudes toward the weed.

What a coward. Or, she is just pandering and really does not want it legalized at all.

[Dustlawyer]

157. Just more pantsuit pandering!

People have been experimenting with pot for centuries, I think we know what it does and does not do. Bernie cuts to the chase and Hillary appears to be pro legalization without ever coming down on it. It's a talent she has developed to an art form!

[tularetom]

3. Wow, what a bold and courageous stand

Lets research the shit out of it for a few more years and maybe she can slide out of office without making a real decision.

The same kind of half assed playing to the middle compromise we have come to expect from the Clintons among us.

[Ferd Berfel]

12. LOL Yea, Her 'Handlers" must have finally

read to another Poll...and decided it was now safe

[Locrian]

152. yeah, stunning

So this is what to expect for bold leadership?

[cannabis_flower]

165. Yeah, NOT! eom

[darkangel218]

4. Useless.

Marijuana should be legal. Alcohol is. And sure as hell alcohol is 1000x worse than pot.

Wish she would keep up with reality. But she refuses to, for reasons well known.

[bravenak]

6. It DOES need research. Schedule one prevents that.

[Live and Learn]

11. I think plenty of people have researched it for many years and found

it both helpful and harmless.

[bravenak]

43. I personally research it every day. I'm okay.

But some are super cautious. It's legal here and folks are still acting like we are going to have riots.
Since it's legal now, we have people trying to convince spice smokers to switch to weed. We needcomparitive research so that our children stop thinking Spice (fake weed) is a safer legal alternative. They keep ending up in the hospital, vomiting blood, some on life support. We need to get info to the public. I had to wean a young friend (19) off of Spice by using cannibis. I was so scared he was not going to make it through. Research would help. The cannibis stopped his vomiting and after two weeks he was much better. People need to know this.

[Bonobo]

60. Hillary would still have your ass hauled into jail though. nt

[bravenak]

70. Not me, boo!

By the time I finished she's be bumping Teddy Pendergrass and smoking a doobie.

[AtheistCrusader]

114. Meanwhile in reality-land.

7. The war on drugs has been waged primarily in communities of color where people of color are more likely to receive higher offenses.According to the Human Rights Watch, people of color are no more likely to use or sell illegal drugs than whites, but they have higher rate of arrests. African Americans comprise 14 percent of regular drug users but are 37 percent of those arrested for drug offenses. From 1980 to 2007 about one in three of the 25.4 million adults arrested for drugs was African American.

Sanders wants to end the criminal classification of a drug that has sent hundreds of thousands of black people to jail nationwide. Hillary wants to keep that atrocity going. Hillary's position is the same as the ENTIRE republican primary field. Only Sanders has taken a progressive stance on it.


At the end of the day, Hillary would support sending YOU personally, to jail. Sanders would not. That's a fact.

http://www.alternet.org/story/154587/1_in_3_black_men_go_to_prison_the_10_most_disturbing_facts_about_racial_inequality_in_the__u.s._criminal_justice_system

[Live and Learn]

116. + 1000 nt

[bravenak]

117. I find it suspect that folks care so much about black men being incarcerated when it comes to weed.

But never say boo about the kids as young as four being arrested and the unequal punishments that occur in our demographic from pre school to death, on every issue. But mention WEED? They get all hot and bothered and even attack BLACK PEOPLE over the issue of those selfsame blacks being punished worse, like those blacks do NOT ALREADY KNOW THAT. It seems selfish to me, like they just wanna smoke freely and care now because white kids are getting caught up in the drug war. I noticed sypmathy for heroin addicts now that it's hitting the suburbs. I guess we can thank Hoffmann for raising their awareness that they never had when scores of blacks were dying.

[AtheistCrusader]

135. Since you clearly read the link I supplied, you obviously realize I cited data including how

minority children are punished excessively/exceptionally from the earliest grade levels on up.

Since you read it and all.


I'm well aware of the disparity, and I am doing what I can to fix it. And it's not just black people. Hispanics, and other minorities are caught up in it as well. My son is Hispanic and growing up fast, so please excuse my desire to ensure the world treats him fairly. Best way to do that is make sure the world treats EVERYONE fairly. I'm not just trying to carve out a safe exception in society for my own child, I want society to be healthy from stem to stern.

Hillary opposes that. Sanders supports it. Pardon my selfishness in choosing the better option.

[bravenak]

137. Native Americans. They have even worse outcomes.

Weed is the least of it.

[AtheistCrusader]

139. But it's an obvious, boolean true/false differentiator between Hillary and Sanders.

I'm glad my candidate is on the right side of this issue.


Instead of cracking jokes upthread, if you're going to support Hillary, can you at least work to change her position on this issue? As you know, it directly affects the lives of millions.

[bravenak]

140. That is my goal. To change her from within her group of support.

She ignores attacks since she is used to being attacked. I can only change her by communicating with other supporters in order for us to petition her for the change we desire.

[AtheistCrusader]

141. If Hillary wins the nomination, I will of course join you.

But until then, Sanders' values are more in tune with mine.

That doesn't mean we have to fight each other, either. I'm glad we are able to talk.

[bravenak]

142. I'm glad. It will take a whole lot of pressure.

But, she can be moved. Slowly. It will be nice to have you there if she wins.

[PufPuf23]

156. Why not find or support a candidate where one does not have to change

their position on issues?

Why not encourage other HRC supporters to shift their support to a candidate where you do not petition for change in position on issues?

[wildbilln864]

161. yes thank you. n/t

[Major Hogwash]

149. Good information in that post.

[wordpix]

155. no human trials in the US, so patient doesn't know how much/what strain to take

Big difference between a controlled human trial and various studies by different docs across the globe, studying mostly their own patients.

I am totally sold on mmj and I take it as a cancer patient due to this:

http://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/cam/hp/cannabis-pdq#section/all

But without human trials, it's all guesswork as to dosage, strains and what type of cancer will respond positively.

[m-lekktor]

24. OFFS it has been researched to DEATH it needs to be legal period!!nt

[bravenak]

33. You already know It's legal where I am.

We still need to find out exactly how beneficial it can be so we can convince some of the other red states to allow the use. You sound pissed. You should come smoke.

[JonLeibowitz]

56. It is not legal at the federal level

Sec. Clinton's proposed stance would still allow (depending on AG discretion) people to be locked up for following the state law. Not good enough. Not by a mile.

[bravenak]

57. Feds rarely fly to Alaska to stop people from toking, Sir.

You would need a massive grow operation intended for the black market for feds to come. Most do it for personal use.

[JonLeibowitz]

91. It is still illegal, so if you piss off the Feds in some way they can nab you (think Al Capone) n/t

[bravenak]

93. Lol! Like the feds are watching me!

He was a gangster!!! I am hella mild in comparison and do not see Feds behind every corner waiting to strike on unsuspecting tokers in their livingrooms. What are they gonna do? Slap charges on me for this joint? They do not take minor cases. Having a case over a twenty sack of weed come to their desk would probably just piss them off. And not at me, mind, at the idiot who sent such a stupid case to the feds.

[JonLeibowitz]

95. I agree fully with you, but I think consistency is important in the justice system of all things n/t

[bravenak]

96. We have never had consistency.

[JonLeibowitz]

98. Ok, so consistency in the justice system is not worth fighting for? n/t

[bravenak]

99. It is. But some only care when it comes to weed.

For blacks, the inconsistancy in punishments starts in PRE SCHOOL.

[JonLeibowitz]

101. And that, bravenak, is a travesty.

I am heartbroken at how our country treats AAs as lessers.

[bravenak]

102. Me too.

[darkangel218]

29. If pot "needs research", than alcohol should be banned!!!

FFS

[bravenak]

34. I would love to ban alcohol.

But it led to such violence last time.

[darkangel218]

37. Bet you would!!

bravenak
34. I would love to ban alcohol.
But it led to such violence last time.

[bravenak]

38. Then I would never get an angry drunk message ever again.

[darkangel218]

42. So all the angry messages HC supporters post are because they're "drunk'?

To juries: thats what Bravenak is saying, not me.

[bravenak]

44. Why would you extrapolate that from what I said?

[darkangel218]

45. That is what you said.

Is it not? I never spoken about messages or drunk DUrs...

I am going by what you're saying.

[bravenak]

51. Of course that is not what I said. Have a nice day, ma'am.

[darkangel218]

52. Really??

Star Member bravenak
38. Then I would never get an angry drunk message ever again.

bravenak
34. I would love to ban alcohol.
But it led to such violence last time.

But OK.

[bravenak]

55. I never get angry drunk messages from Hillary supporters. Mostly from family. Have a nice day.

[darkangel218]

58. Then you shouldnt be accusing others of that, with no basis at all.

Am i not right???

Bon nuit.

[bravenak]

59. I only accuse those who I already know, from their own admissions, that they drink too much.

[darkangel218]

61. What a joke!!!!

Keep it up.

[bravenak]

64. I will. I am a winner. Have you not noticed the changes? Things are much nicer with me here.

[darkangel218]

66. A "winner" solely in your mind!!!!

LMAO!!!!!!!!! But whatever floats your boat.

Night.

[bravenak]

67. Look around. Cya!!!!

[darkangel218]

69. I am! That is why I smh at your replies.

But to each their own, right?

Lmao!!!!

[Kali]

128. "I never spoken about messages or drunk DUrs..."

[darkangel218]

130. Glad to know on who's side you are, kali.

Not that I am surprised.

[pintobean]

147. :hiccup:

[Duckfan]

146. An interesting statictic I learned many years ago.

People do not realize a particular day of the year women are most vulnerable to domestic violence by others (or a significant other) from alcohol: The Super Bowl.

Never heard of a time women have been subjected to DV from someone else stoned on pot. Don't think the FBI would have that statistic listed.

[Warren Stupidity]

63. jesus f christ.

[bravenak]

65. It tastes like crap and I grew up with ten aunts and uncles. All pissy nasty abusive drunks.

[Warren Stupidity]

68. then don't drink.

[bravenak]

71. That never stopped them from beating their kids, my not drinking. Never once.

[darkangel218]

74. Sober people abuse others.

Are you implying that only drunks do that???

[bravenak]

75. They only did it when drunk.

[darkangel218]

78. I am not asking about family. I am asking what are you trying to imply

Again, are you implying that someone has to be intoxicated to abuse someone else??????

[bravenak]

79. I was talking about family.

[darkangel218]

87. You accused me of being drunk in PM. So I beg to differ.

And that's not what you asserted in your first accusations.

[bravenak]

88. Did I? I remember recieving a very angry pm from you That made no sense. And then blocking you.

If it makes you feel better, I plan on using my ignore function on you now. I had hoped we could be civil, but I can see that is not to be. Have a nice day.

[darkangel218]

105. I have never personally attacked you.

You ATTACKED me. Get your ducks in a row. For what is worth.

Wow...

[bravenak]

111. I cannot believe I forgot to hit ignore.

[darkangel218]

113. Lol!!!!!!

Pathetic... The attacks you had against me and other DUrs...

Sad.

[darkangel218]

72. Yah, don't drink.

Do you want to ban everything you don't like in life?? Holy crap! Lol

[bravenak]

73. Corona!!!!

[darkangel218]

76. What about is? Answer the questions.

[bravenak]

77. Cold Beer is cold. Warm beer is warm. Liquor is quicker. Blah blah blah!

[darkangel218]

81. Yup, you have no answers, just as I thought.

[bravenak]

84. I have no need to answer you. Thanks!

[darkangel218]

86. Of course not. Just baseless accusations of "drunk" DUrs

And that you would like to "ban alcohol". Sad, really.

[bravenak]

89. Whatevs.

Okay. Ignore starts now.

[darkangel218]

122. Lol!!!!

I welcome it.

[bravenak]

123. Whoever kicked this back up, must be on ignore.

[darkangel218]

124. You wouldnt see kicks if you ignored me

How sad.. Holy fuck!!!!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

7. I 2 II? HRC is in the pocket of the prison industry

This "drug" should not be on any schedule. It is much less harmful than cigarettes or alcohol. This is easily visible in statistics.

Bernie wants it stricken from the schedule.

[darkangel218]

14. No shit!!!!!

She couldn't be more transparent than this!!!!! Holy fuck!!! While tens of thousands rot in prison over a substance which is not as bad as ALCOHOL!!!!!!!!!!!

WTF is wrong with us???? Why is she having any support??? She's pro death penalty, pro "more pot research" ( when its clear alcohol is way worse, yet legal), pro TPP, pro wall street, pro ...


:'(

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

23. darkangel, my dear

I have no fathom, no more capacity to understand some of those I used to call "my fellow human beings". I no longer wonder, but now am convinced that we are in a battle for a new alignment. That would be the alignment of politics to reality.

I believe that can only be achieved by public financing of elections and federal control of federal elections across the states.

[darkangel218]

27. The ironic thing is, HC claimed she "wants the money out of politics"

But that was just more lies. Why didn't she take the lead, and lead by exampe????

Like Bernie said, she talks the talk, but doesn't walk the walk.

[arcane1]

9. Once again, last in line, after everyone else was for it and it showed popular support.

If she REALLY believed this, she would openly endorse the Sanders bill and call on congress to pass it.

That's what leaders do.

I won't hold my breath

[hollowdweller]

13. Way too cautious I think this is personal for her

I think she's trying to respond to Sanders statements but I think that at heart she is really anti marijuana for some reason.

Always has been but then there's the line about more research like she is maybe even questioning the medical use. I sort of get the impression she might think research would prove medical MJ not real.

I would like to see less hawkishness overall. In both foreign policy and drug war from Clinton.

I'd still vote for her, but she should be careful of a GOP challenger that might be to the left of her sort of stealing some of the youth vote.

I mean it's way out but the polling looks really close between Clinton and the GOP at this point.

Is Trump to the left of Clinton or not?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/29/trump-wants-marijuana-legalization-decided-at-the-state-level/

She's definitely to the left of Rubio and Carson though.

[notadmblnd]

15. I wonder why she chose to say that to a predominately AA audience?

[passiveporcupine]

32. Heh

Very good point...I should I say question?

[bravenak]

36. Many AAs are anti any drug.

Not all approve of the use.

[notadmblnd]

49. I know this. That is why I'm wondering why she chose to say it to AAs

White people use and advocate decriminalization and legalization of Marijuana more than any other group of people. AFAIK she's never said anything to Caucasian audiences about her views on MJ. But she chose to say this to a group of AAs instead.

I don't know, just seems to be a subtle display of her bigotry to me.

[bravenak]

54. This may just have been a place she felt comfortable testing out her position.

Black people like Hillary and give her leeway. She can be moved to change her positions. I might need to think on how to move her through pressure from within. I plan on volunterring soon. Maybe she'll think on it if we get enough supporters to ask her to move in our direction.

[Truprogressive85]

16. yeah yeah

Prohibition of Marijuana has racist roots , it doesn't need to be more research Colorado proved that

[edgineered]

17. Is putting Bernies position in Clintons words really LBN?

There is a humor forum.

[thereismore]

18. Should I laugh or cry? Nah, I'm gonna laugh. Go Bernie! nt

[darkangel218]

28. I can't laugh.

A mere pot possession destroys people's lives. No, I cannot laugh :'(

[thereismore]

80. I was laughing at Hillary. It's deadly serious otherwise. nt

[dorkzilla]

19. ummmmmm

I’ll just have to let this South Park episode stand in for any sort of response to her parroting Bernie. Not that she’s going far enough on “her" stance. It should be legal, full stop.

[m-lekktor]

20. pathetic. nt

[Jack Rabbit]

21. What kept her?

Bernie introduced legislation last week to remove marijuana from the federal schedule.

If Bernie said he'd march Hillary off cliff, she'd probably jump off the face of El Capitan in Yosemite.

[Kip Humphrey]

22. Converting it to Schedule II is a gift to big pharma plain and simple.

[Major Nikon]

25. It also keeps recreational use illegal

Which means the drug war profiteers and militarized police forces are still in business as well.

[Kip Humphrey]

26. of course... gotta keep feeding the prison industrial complex!

[jberryhill]

30. So people can go to jail for 2 years instead of 5 or something?

Whoop-de-fucking-doo.

"so researchers can research what’s the best way to use it" - Jesus Christ, this has been around longer than beer. I think a couple thousand years of experience has pretty much demonstrated the best way to use it.

Fuck me. Let's study the best way to use alfalfa, oats, and millet, just to make sure humans haven't been doing it wrong.

Has she looked into how we might use barley, yeast, hops and water?

[Feeling the Bern]

35. What a safe, corporate sponsored attitude that took her months to come to after

listening to Bernie.

God, she is so transparent and will say and do anything to complete the coronation that is happening in her own mind.

[darkangel218]

39. I would laugh, if I wasn't crying.

For all who's lives have been destroyed by the ban on marijuana!

Her hypocrisy is astonishing

[floriduck]

40. Like I wrote earlier.

Leaders lead and Hillary needs a GPS.

[Eric J in MN]

41. Cocaine is Schedule II since it's legal to use medically.

Making marijuana Schedule II would be a step in the right direction. But people get prosecuted for cocaine possession by the federal government, and they'd still be prosecuted for marijuana possession.

Bernie Sanders wants to unschedule marijuana completely. That is a bold move which would prevent people from being prosecuted for marijuana possession by the federal government.

Bernie Sanders is the best of the presidential candidates on marijuana policy.

[darkangel218]

46. Of course he is.

And he's a threat to the oligarchy. Thats why they go to their lowest to discredit and smear him!!

Simply disgusting.

[gwheezie]

85. Marinol is a schedule 3

Why not reclassify thc as a schedule 3 since marinol is already used to treat several conditions.

[Eric J in MN]

90. That would be better than Schedule II

...but the federal government could still prosecute people for having marijuana without a prescription if it were Schedule III.

If it were unscheduled, as Bernie Sanders advocates, than the federal government couldn't prosecute people for having marijuana without a prescription.

[gwheezie]

103. I just wonder why 2 & not 3

If we are just talking scheduled classification.

[Eric J in MN]

108. It's easier to get a refill of a Schedule III drug.

Maybe Hillary Clinton and Martin O'Malley want medical marijuana to be Schedule II so it's more difficult to get a refill. I don't know if they've given their reasons.

[AzDar]

47. God, she's ridiculous.

[Gregorian]

48. It's a move in the right direction, but not good enough. It's not 1939 anymore.

[darkangel218]

50. Apparently, some posters here want to ban alcohol too

bravenak
34. I would love to ban alcohol.
But it led to such violence last time.

[Hepburn]

53. The "Me Too" Platform

Geeeeeeeeeeez!

[SmittynMo]

83. It's downright sickening

People know exactly what she's up to. Unbelievable.

The strange part, is she's proven not to be this stupid. She's up to something.

Oh yeah, like maybe forget it all, if she gets elected.

[Warren Stupidity]

62. Lame. Keep locking people up for pot and pretend you are for "reform".

Lame ass bullshit.

[Phlem]

82. Wait didn't hear another politician call for this weeks back?

Oh yea, nevermind.

[beam me up scottie]

92. When did DUers become pro-criminalization?

More research?

I swear some people will parrot any right wing talking point to defend Hillary.

[darkangel218]

110. They do as their "master/mistress" tells them to.

Sickening, isn't it???.

[beam me up scottie]

112. Apparently in some instances it's a case of "I've got mine".

Since they won't end up doing prison time for their weed they don't care about anyone else.

[darkangel218]

115. It is really mind boggling.

Makes me sick to my stomach, the hypocrisy.

I feel sorry for them.

[George II]

118. Ah, "master/mistress" - how appropriate.

[darkangel218]

121. Why don't you go after bravenak's unwarranted accusations instead????????

Try that for a sec,then get back. Thank you.

[George II]

127. Perhaps because it's not an "unwarranted accusation"? And.........

does that even remotely have anything with the OP?

Further, why do you even care about someone else's posts? Stalk much?

[darkangel218]

129. Bravenak is the one who brought in the accusations

Why don't you for the source???? And yes, and did accuse DUrs of posting "drunk".

Fact check!!!

[George II]

131. Sorry, I don't understand what you're saying.....

"Why don't you for the source????"

"And yes, and did accuse DUrs of posting "drunk". "

[darkangel218]

132. Read up.

Do you have Bravenak on ignore??? If not, just read up the thread.

Geez

[George II]

133. But the two sentences I repeated are unintelligible. What were you trying to say?????

[darkangel218]

134. You understood plenty what I said.

Even a newbie would make sense of our exchange ( between me and Bravenak). So wtf!

[George II]

136. Sense?

"Why don't you for the source????"

Why don't I WHAT "for the source"?

And yes, and did accuse DUrs of posting "drunk".

Who/what "did accuse DUrs"???????

Maybe Bravenak was correct?

[darkangel218]

138. Can you not read the thread???

I'm pretty certain you can.So go read it, and get back to me after.

X

[George II]

162. I couldn't make hide nor hair of it.

[SoapBox]

94. Really???

ROTFLMAO

Can she copy Bernie's positions anymore?

...what a joke.

[ms liberty]

97. Too little, too late. n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

100. Following Bernie's lead again?

Good for her.

[darkangel218]

106. She is trying, but shes coming in as phony.

Since she doesn't want to discriminalize pot use. Shes only pitching in for appearances.

[Blue_In_AK]

125. Yes, I kind of responded reflexively

without reading the details. Schedule II? Totally bogus.

[bowens43]

107. LOL! Sure she does...which ever way the wind blows. She is SOOOOO transparent

[darkangel218]

109. No shit!! Nt

[AllyCat]

120. To quote the black Lectroids in Buckaroo Banzai:

"So what? Big deal"

[Ed Suspicious]

126. Not so fast.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251779380

[Javaman]

143. hillary continues her "yeah, me too" campaign slogan. LOL

Bernie says it, hillary claims it.

[romanic]

144. There she goes straddling the fence again

Cmon Hill get real and take a solid stance. Legalize and tax it!

[Duckfan]

145. Hillary Clinton

America's copy and paste candidate.

[Major Hogwash]

148. Nobody believed her.

Just 3 years ago Hillary was still supporting the "3 strikes" law her husband signed into law back in the 90s..

[polly7]

159. I still remember watching Court TV years ago and one reporting

by ....... ugh, I can't remember the name now, showed bits of a trial where a man (who happened to be black) was sentenced to LIFE for what I thought would be about a five-year sentence.

I was completely shocked, and it made my stomach a bit sick. What a horrific, inhumane law.

[marble falls]

151. Thankyou Bernie Sanders!

[tabasco]

153. She is infinitely better than any republican

but I will have to hold my nose to vote for her if she is the nominee.

This kind of gutless "me too" pandering is disgusting.

Marijuana needs to be DECRIMINALIZED, not placed in the same category as co-fucking caine!

I will support Sanders in the primary and vote for Clinton if she is nominated. The only thing stupider than a republican is a liberal who stays home on election day or votes for some no-chance spoiler like Nader.

[freebrew]

160. More federal researck???

WTF?

The fucking government has studied the shit out of it. Like, 80 years or so.

They STILL can't find anything wrong with it.

DUMBASS!

[cannabis_flower]

164. While Hillary calls for marijuana to be moved to schedule II

Bernie called for it to be taken off the list of dangerous drugs entirely. It should be completely unscheduled, like alcohol and tobacco.

[TheFarseer]

166. Hillary ripping off her opponent's ideas

So surprising. Don't be surprised if she's ripping off ideas from Ben Carson next August.

[olddots]

167. Hillary and Bill once smelled reality

but they didn't inhale .