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demmiblue

(37,646 posts) Mon Nov 18, 2019, 10:28 AM Nov 2019

This @JoeBiden take on marijuana took a DeLorean from the 1980s... [View all]

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If I were to vote in a presidential
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This @JoeBiden take on marijuana took a DeLorean from the 1980s... [View all] demmiblue Nov 2019 OP

As soon as he made the statement, he lost a lot of support. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #1

He shouldn't have said anything about it if he wasn't going to favor legalization. He wouldn't have brewens Nov 2019 #30

Exactly. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #32

God love him but... CTyankee Nov 2019 #2

Exactly nt Andy823 Nov 2019 #4

Out. Of. Touch. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #3

Agreed. n/t area51 Nov 2019 #19

personal beliefs are not govt policy nor can they be conscrued as such. I have voted many times beachbumbob Nov 2019 #5

Kind of seems like if someone's not for legalization.. melman Nov 2019 #10

They are two wholly separate constructs. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #38

Okay melman Nov 2019 #39

That kind of straw man attack is usually deployed by ehrnst Nov 2019 #40

lol melman Nov 2019 #42

lol ehrnst Nov 2019 #43

out of touch with the majority of Americans who want it legalized. warrior1 Nov 2019 #6

Ugh. Goddammit Biden. backscatter712 Nov 2019 #7

marijuana was a gateway for me ... stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #8

How so? /nt tonedevil Nov 2019 #9

google it / NT . stonecutter357 Nov 2019 #29

The Google query... tonedevil Nov 2019 #35

OMG! demmiblue Nov 2019 #37

What's a gateway is... cannabis_flower Nov 2019 #18

For chocolate chip cookies dunked in milk BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #26

Tim Wise StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #11

LOL Now that was FUNNY!! Ferrets are Cool Nov 2019 #28

Is homogenized cow's milk a gateway to alcohol abuse ? magicarpet Nov 2019 #12

Yang: demmiblue Nov 2019 #13

Sure, let's squees out as much Biden bashing out of this nonsense as possible! beastie boy Nov 2019 #14

Nonsense? This affects a lot of people's lives. redqueen Nov 2019 #15

Biden's views affect a lot of people's lives? beastie boy Nov 2019 #16

Cannabis is a schedule 1 controlled substance. redqueen Nov 2019 #21

Biden agrees with you 100% beastie boy Nov 2019 #24

Then why is he talking about this laughable outdated 'gateway' nonsense? redqueen Nov 2019 #27

Have no idea. But evidently, this word, no matter how offensive it may be to you beastie boy Nov 2019 #31

For us? People who pay attention? Not such a big deal. redqueen Nov 2019 #33

Do you seriously think there will be more proponens to legalize pot in GE than beastie boy Nov 2019 #34

What you and Biden are ignoring... tonedevil Nov 2019 #20

I'd go further than saying they're not serious. redqueen Nov 2019 #22

You are arguing that the necessary precondition to changing the law is to change the law. beastie boy Nov 2019 #23

I like Joe in general terms Chambi Nov 2019 #17

This kills Biden for the younger voters lettucebe Nov 2019 #25

Great Scott! Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2019 #36

Here are Joe Biden's actual positions on this issue Gothmog Nov 2019 #41