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Bizarrely, it is Democrats who favor continues funding of programs that send cops into low-income Hispanic and Black neighborhoods looking for young people to bust for tiny amounts of marijuana. Bush and Republicans wanted to kill the programs, Democrats insisted the programs stay, says Charles M. Blow in a NYT Op-ed. For instance, the report [...] Al Giordano Nomadic, and on the move, more reliant on the Internet than the television for their news intake, they’re the future of the United States. And they’re also a lot more multi-racial – and more actively defy societal apartheids – than the rest of the population. OMG! Wait… wait… see that little [...] Decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana is a growing trend in many states and is a direct challenge to the authority of the federal government. Not that’s there’s much the feds can do about it. But believe they are worried, especially if the trend continues and states begin to challenge the federal government on other issues. It’s [...] They may do it kicking and screaming but it’s dawning on Democrats that supporting legal marijuana could easily bring young voters out in huge numbers. Of course if Obama sends the Marines to Humboldt County after Prop 19 passes in California, then all bets are off. This is not just about legal weed, it’s also [...] Business Insider says go short arms makers, pharmaceuticals, and alcohol and buy cigarette companies and purveyors of munchies. Seriously though, legal marijuana will be seen as a direct challenge to the authority of the federal government who will certainly feel the need to assert their power. What will they do? Send the Marines into [...] There is real fear out there on the part of the prohibitionists. They see Prop 19 as the thread that could start to unravel the entire prohibition regime. If Prop 19 passes and the world doesn’t end/sky doesn’t fall/streets don’t erupt with violence/population doesn’t suddenly become mindless zombies, then why will the public support their [...] Right here in peaceful Cedar City UT, police found 8,000 marijuana plants in a nearby canyon. Two Hispanic males,age 16 and 18 were caught. They were in the country illegally. Two others escaped. [Sheriff] Gower said without exception, the large marijuana grows law enforcement have discovered in recent years have been cultivated by illegal [...] Seriously! They approved a ballot measure mandating free weed to low-income residents, organic growing methods, and offsetting the amount of electricity used to grow it. Also, it’s getting comical how small growers don’t want legalization because 1) it might cut their profits and 2) the McDonaldization of growing might happen. Both are spurious concerns. [...] The employee was shot in the face and hospitalized. $11,000 in cash was taken. A few days earlier, two dispensary workers were killed during a robbery, and another wounded in a third robbery. LA County Sheriff Baca: “There’s a matter for us having to be on full alert as to what the reasons were [...] Legalizing marijuana is fast becoming a mainstream issue. Law enforcement groups have endorsed the California proposition. Now the NAACP has. But there’s no need to worry about hordes of crazed potheads. Portugal decriminalized recreational use of all drugs ten years ago and drug use has dropped and is now less than in countries where drugs [...] |  | ||||
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