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Originally Posted by kameelyun
The DEA is basically saying Fuck the President's order, we're continuing it anyway!
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but obama was supposed to be able to fix everything!!1!!! WHERE'S THE CHANGE?!?!?!??!?
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Originally Posted by kameelyun
How can we as citizens resist this kind of blatant abuse of power by our government? From this, to the anti free speech police at the G20?
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dea raids aren't an abuse of power. the president doesn't head the dea.
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Originally Posted by kameelyun
I have to empathize with some of the pessimists on here. One of my main buddies is almost twice as old as I am, and lived though the progressive '70's. In those days legalization felt so close... they were all absolutely positive that it would be legal within a decade because it was so patently obvious how stupid the law was. I met him in 2002. His mind was blown over that fact that it was still illegal 30 years later.
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never in the time since pollsters started asking and keeping track has support for the legalization of marijuana been more widespread than it is today:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/123728/U....-New-High.aspx
even in the "progressive" 70's it topped out at 28%. legalization doesn't only "feel close," it's fast becoming a solution in its own right. people are waking up to the reality of our situation.
i was listening to a local am radio show (on a massively conservative station) coming into work this morning and the host brought up how denver (i think? some city) legalized pot for personal use. he mentioned that part of the reasoning behind the measure was that it's safer than alcohol, and he opened the lines up for callers to give their opinion on the matter. every call he took admitted that alcohol is the cause of a multitude of problems, and when the host brought up the gateway drug angle one caller said "and how many do you think want to try something new after downing their first six pack?" the clarity was astounding