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Old 11-05-2014, 07:35 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Well the GOPs largest donor bankrolled the entire prohibition side to the tune of $2.5 Million, so I'd say on this it is hard to not blame them. I'm no Dem but for the most part they are MUCH better on this issue.
Can't blame advertising for how people vote.
If they are not informed enough and just go with the flow of what the MSM tells them then it's their fault and loss.

 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:36 AM
 
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Well the GOPs largest donor bankrolled the entire prohibition side to the tune of $2.5 Million, so I'd say on this it is hard to not blame them. I'm no Dem but for the most part they are MUCH better on this issue.
20 bucks says that billionaire has a huge investment in big pharma
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:36 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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karma has a way of coming back and biting people in the rear end.

here's hoping none of those people have a relative diagnosed with cancer, chronic seizures, and a host of other diseases which cannabis can facilitate.
Indeed. The argument from prohibitionists is medical weed is an excuse to get high. And, so what? If one has a condition that ails them, and they're absolutely miserable, and one of the side-effects is a nice hum which helps them get through it, then how is it a problem?! I guarantee you that if I had one of those horrible diseases I'd want to have a buzz going as much as possible! Why not have a little fun to escape the misery of those horrible diseases?

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Thank you for just MORE confirmation of the GOP's desire to control lives thru government despite professing the exact opposite!
Democrats? Republicans? 2 sides of the same coin! Until we the people get our heads out of our a**ess and start voting for the Ron Paul or Gary Johnson types who actually understands what it means about individual liberties then nothing will change!

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wasted time and money just like the whole war on weed a colossal waste of both
But is sure keeps the the special interests' pockets lined, at the expense of our tax money of course.
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Can't blame advertising for how people vote.
If they are not informed enough and just go with the flow of what the MSM tells them then it's their fault and loss.
True-and I'd like to think more of voters in Florida....but...ehhh...


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20 bucks says that billionaire has a huge investment in big pharma
Exactly-I would almost guarantee it.
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:39 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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From the OP link..outside interests funded the anti pot campaign....Sheldon Adelson, a Las Vegas casino magnate.

Why not expose these outsiders for what they are and do it before the election.
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:40 AM
 
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
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Indeed. The argument from prohibitionists is medical weed is an excuse to get high. And, so what? If one has a condition that ails them, and they're absolutely miserable, and one of the side-effects is a nice hum which helps them get through it, then how is it a problem?! I guarantee you that if I had one of those horrible diseases I'd want to have a buzz going as much as possible! Why not have a little fun to escape the misery of those horrible diseases?



Democrats? Republicans? 2 sides of the same coin! Until we the people get our heads out of our a**ess and start voting for the Ron Paul or Gary Johnson types who actually understands what it means about individual liberties then nothing will change!



But is sure keeps the the special interests' pockets lined, at the expense of our tax money of course.
I wonder how much stock that billionaire had in big pharma?? you know that pos in Florida that coughed up 5 million..
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Florida
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better yet recreational pot passed in Alaska, Oregon, DC...
We'll see about DC. The Congress might snuff it out.
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:42 AM
 
Location: planet octupulous is nearing earths atmosphere
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We'll see about DC. The Congress might snuff it out.

people will toke no matter what
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:44 AM
 
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Florida probably did the right thing. Amending the state's constitution for this sort of issue is reflective of a lazy and/or disingenuous legislature. For now, the 'good old boys' club in the state lingers on. Big pharma and the state's criminal justice system will continue to fill their coffers on the backs of retirees and the growing, engineered financial underclass respectively.
 
Old 11-05-2014, 07:44 AM
 
Location: A great city, by a Great Lake!
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I wonder how much stock that billionaire had in big pharma?? you know that pos in Florida that coughed up 5 million..

Well, 2 initiatives for cannabis to get on the 2014 ballot were rejected by our neocon Attorney General Mike DeWine. He has already shown his bias that he opposes cannabis use as does his neocon buddy Governor John Kasich. So it's no wonder they rejected the proposals. I wonder who from Big Pharma is greasing their palms? Let's not forget too that here in Cleveland the medical industry is a boom, and continues to grow! At any rate, I look to see another push here in Ohio to get on the ballot in 2015, and if not then 2016.
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