Current Events > Republicans Push for Federal Legalization of Marijuana

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FlameTurtle posted...

What, can you not read sigs either?

I guess I'm mostly wondering why you haven't blocked me yet, since you're evidently offended by my existence.

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King_Hellebuyck posted...

I like how he proved Flame right by not answering it

I know, lmao

Dude is such a coward

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King_Hellebuyck posted...

I like how he proved Flame right by not answering it

I've established that it's all my opinion and I can't tell the future. Do you need something more than that?

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Youve established that you dont care about legalization
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Gobstoppers12 posted...

I've established that it's all my opinion and I can't tell the future. Do you need something more than that?

A very minor amount of honesty would be a huge improvement.

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Pure evil

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Legalize it nerds

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Doom_Art posted...

Legalizing would be great but I think this bill shouldn't pass since the GOP shouldn't be getting a win right now

I hate this mindset. It doesn't always have to be a us against them thing. If they have a good idea whats so wrong with being ok with it?

Plus liberals will likely always be the more progessive party but if conservatives wanna close that gap some wouldnt that be a good thing?

Not gonna happen but i dream of a day where both sides are on the same page on social issues and elections become strictly about their economic and foreign affairs plans.

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sktgamer_13dude posted...

Youve established that you dont care about legalization

It's weird to be so wrong yet so confident.

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So I never got an answer and Im too lazy to look but Im guessing MORE didnt have federal regulations included, correct?

if so, we know exactly why this bills being pushed.

edit: 5% tax on MORE act to pay for the reparations. Guessing thats the main issue here, GOP wants that tax going elsewhere.

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mooreandrew58 posted...

I hate this mindset. It doesn't always have to be a us against them thing. If they have a good idea whats so wrong with being ok with it?

Plus liberals will likely always be the more progessive party but if conservatives wanna close that gap some wouldnt that be a good thing?

Not gonna happen but i dream of a day where both sides are on the same page on social issues and elections become strictly about their economic and foreign affairs plans.

This 100%

Cutting off the nose to spite the face is never a good thing.

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Gobstoppers12 posted...

I'm not saying it would pass the next day if we trimmed it down, I'm saying it would be a lot easier to negotiate and swing some votes if there's only one issue at hand. Convincing somebody that "weed should be legal" is a lot easier than convincing someone that "weed should be legal, all previous convictions should be overturned, taxes should be higher to fund community reconstruction, and agencies should be formed to ensure that certain groups of people participate in the marijuana industry."

Do you see how one would be an easier sell than the other? Do you understand where my reasoning is coming from?

Yes but I think it's naive and still grounded in your inability to step outside your own narrow perspective.

For one thing, there are lots of people who are just as or more concerned with overturning old convictions as making sure it's legal going forward. It's easy to intellectualize it when it doesn't affect you, but it's much harder when your family is imprisoned for something people are now telling you is cool.

The "weed should be legal" argument never worked on it's own. The impetus here is clearly to appease the growing marijuana industry, so that they can have access to real financial institutions - though even with that caveat it doesn't seem to be a compelling argument to much of the gop (lots don't live in weed states, or if they do they tightly control the market with state level regulations)

And anyway, if you make weed legal, maybe that takes away all the pressure and pubic support and you never get any retroactivity...

Now maybe this is all wrong. But if you can accept and understand that it's a thing people actually care about rather than just political posturing, maybe you can think of a real solution

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Smackems posted...

I find it hard to believe they actually believe in this, but good

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broken clock is right twice a day

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Exactly. Expunging the records is more important than the legalization itself. By a lot. A lot a lot. Passing a bill that does nothing but legalize weed makes it far more difficult to pass any bills that would undo the damage from the war on drugs.

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Have they done it yet

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ledbowman posted...

mitch say he want a joint session

Mitch says he wants to do cocaine in the bathroom

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MrMallard posted...

Mitch says he wants to do cocaine in the bathroom

I'd be all for it if the repubs want to legalize that too

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It's about time. I wouldn't want to smoke it, but having it in food when I want to relax a bit might be nice, and people shouldn't be criminalized for using it.

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