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In reply to the discussion: From a casual reading of GD, you'd think this election was all about medical marijuana ... [View all]marlakay
(11,610 posts)26. The marijuana people don't even agree
On what to do...
I live in WA state and plan to vote yes on 502, but at my husbands medical dispensary they are telling everyone not to vote for it.
So if a lot of patients vote no it won't pass.
It's not the best bill but I feel we should unite and start somewhere. The problem is people always think they should be able to vote in the best from day one and that's hard to get.
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From a casual reading of GD, you'd think this election was all about medical marijuana ... [View all]
Bake
May 2012
OP
The marijuana issue though represents a lot of the same general political contradictions
Lionessa
May 2012
#1
I think it reflects a contradiction between what was said and what some people thought was said.
TheWraith
May 2012
#43
Wow, such spin. So you're okay with Candidate Obama parsing his words to appear to mean something
Lionessa
May 2012
#47
The War on Drugs, especially cannabis, contributes hugely to the murders in Mexico
duhneece
May 2012
#54
Medical Marijuana or for that matter the legalization of cannabis are issues that influence
Uncle Joe
May 2012
#6
Check back in November. Pot legalization is on the ballot in two states.
Comrade Grumpy
May 2012
#22
you're arguing against an authortitarian mindset that can't even manage to inform..
frylock
May 2012
#33
But the corporations and the politicians and the pharmaceuticals and the police and...
randome
May 2012
#42
Really? You counted the threads, and there are more about medical marijuana than the economy?
Nye Bevan
May 2012
#8
Nah, I didn't count the threads. Just the ones that seem to jump out from the page.
Bake
May 2012
#10
I didn't count either, but your OP was the only OP on the subject on an entire long page of GD
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#56
The fact is the reform movement is one of the most organized and continuously successful
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#59
"Kiddo" .. humm ... ok, I'll skip that, not worth it ... but a few points for you to consider.
JoePhilly
May 2012
#65
So do you support or oppose the Obama administrations war on medical pot?
Better Believe It
May 2012
#12
But you think progressives should not criticize the Obama administrations war on medical pot?
Better Believe It
May 2012
#32
So we should ignore all political issues since the only thing that matters is re-electing Obama?
Better Believe It
May 2012
#45
You keep making that sheet joke, yet your OP is all about counting the threads in GD and claiming
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#58
this administration opposes things that BENEFIT people and imposes things that kill
msongs
May 2012
#21
Your problem here is that you are not taking into account the fact that the marijuana law reform
Bluenorthwest
May 2012
#57