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Cannabis

TeamPooka

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2. Activists for legalization do say they want to use pot in the privacy of their own home and the

Reply to NCDem777 (Original post)

Tue May 2, 2017, 11:55 PM

May 2017

response from their opponents is that "It's a schedule 1 drug with no redeeming qualities" and shift the argument from libertarian policy to "Bad drug!"
This back and forth has been going on for 40 years
The medical cannabis argument stops that and focuses it on prohibition being a failed public policy, again.

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Pro-pot users sometimes hurt their case [View all] NCDem777 May 2017 OP

Yeah, well there are plenty of cases and studies that support... GReedDiamond May 2017 #1

Activists for legalization do say they want to use pot in the privacy of their own home and the TeamPooka May 2017 #2

Yeah, I don't know who wrote this crap. A child, maybe? Warren DeMontague May 2017 #5

And we have been pointing out that stupid enforcement is more bad..than good. pbmus May 2017 #3

This is a dumb fucking article. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #6

your concern is noted. Warren DeMontague May 2017 #4