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BlueStreak

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28. That dumbass didn't hear a thing the Congressman said

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 09:41 PM

Feb 2014

Personally I am not a supporter of marijuana, any more than one is a "supporter of abortion". I believe it is fundamentally wrong to do that to one's brain. Nonetheless, the Congressman makes a solid point that we have made a huge beneficial impact on the tobacco problem without locking anybody up.

When this bureaucrat says that parents can't understand why states are legalizing it, it isn't complicated. Marijuana is a bad habit. it is a poor lifestyle choice. It is an insult to the body. But it shouldn't be a crime any more than smoking a cigarette or having a glass of beer is a crime. And when we continue to imprison people by the millions for this, often with a heavy racial bias, you get a backlash. If this asshole can't understand that, he has no business getting a Federal paycheck.

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Oregon Dem DESTROYS TOP DRUG OFFICIAL Who CAN'T SAY If Weed’s Less Addictive Than Meth [View all] Segami Feb 2014 OP

If they admitted that they would have to reschedule marijuana, therefore they are not going liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #1

Yep. Saying it is not his job to weigh the relative dangers of a drug, when there are Schedules that Fred Sanders Feb 2014 #22

Leonhart needs to turn in her resignation and get the hell out of DEA Timez Squarez Feb 2014 #2

+1 Segami Feb 2014 #3

+ another Scuba Feb 2014 #14

Right on point. TexasTowelie Feb 2014 #21

We spend $60 Billion dollars a year arresting and incarcerating people for smoking it Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #4

We spend all that money, year after year, and all truedelphi Feb 2014 #7

Cool toys, too Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #8

Those are not attack helicopters, or tanks... Those are "rescue" vehicles. Glassunion Feb 2014 #10

We're going to rescue you from the rest of that joint, son Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #11

oooh! new tee shirt! RainDog Feb 2014 #9

sweet! Vattel Feb 2014 #17

You know what is dangerous? Gravy. And trains, they can be dangerous, too. Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #5

"..Here’s how Davey explains it: Segami Feb 2014 #6

Oh shit. blackspade Feb 2014 #30

Excellent ellisonz Feb 2014 #12

What does kids overdosing ohheckyeah Feb 2014 #13

I posted this yesterday after Earl sent a link to the C-SPAN video. Good to see it spreading. Coyotl Feb 2014 #15

He's right. I smoked pot as a teenager and now I'm dead. Throd Feb 2014 #16

Botticelli "there have been a fair amount of deaths due to tobacco" rurallib Feb 2014 #18

OMG, if I were his boss I would fire him on the spot. Vattel Feb 2014 #19

krnt ... MindMover Feb 2014 #20

I'll take Earl on my team. AAO Feb 2014 #23

I enjoyed watching the aide sitting behind Bloomenhauer Stevepol Feb 2014 #24

should've asked him which tastes better: candy or shit? frylock Feb 2014 #25

What a scared little man. xfundy Feb 2014 #26

Way to represent Oregon! Phlem Feb 2014 #27

That dumbass didn't hear a thing the Congressman said BlueStreak Feb 2014 #28

That last bit from the drug warrior was a bunch of anecdotal bullshit. blackspade Feb 2014 #29