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Muso
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 Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 7:06 am Post subject: The Top Five Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal |
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The Top Five Special Interest Groups Lobbying To Keep Marijuana Illegal
| Quote: | Last year, over 850,000 people in America were arrested for marijuana-related crimes. Despite public opinion, the medical community, and human rights experts all moving in favor of relaxing marijuana prohibition laws, little has changed in terms of policy.
There have been many great books and articles detailing the history of the drug war. Part of America’s fixation with keeping the leafy green plant illegal is rooted in cultural and political clashes from the past.
However, we at Republic Report think it’s worth showing that there are entrenched interest groups that are spending large sums of money to keep our broken drug laws on the books:
1.) Police Unions
2.) Private Prisons Corporations
3.) Alcohol and Beer Companies
4.) Pharmaceutical Corporations
5.) Prison Guard Unions |
Details in TFA
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BonezTheGoon
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the link. Not a surprising line-up, but interesting to know none-the-less.
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dmitchell
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| Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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I think the medical marijuana industry is opposed as well.
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billium
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| Are DuPont still interested? |
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Muso
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| dmitchell wrote: | | I think the medical marijuana industry is opposed as well. |
Seems likely.
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wildhorse
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:53 am Post subject: |
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- Politicians
- Cocaine Inhaling Agents
- Drug lords
Sometimes it seems difficult to distinguish between the three.
Personally, I would like to treat tabacco and marijuana smokers the same way. Give them a shot. |
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Muso
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:21 am Post subject: |
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| wildhorse wrote: | | Personally, I would like to treat tabacco and marijuana smokers the same way. Give them a shot. |
How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke.
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wildhorse
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Muso wrote: | | wildhorse wrote: | | Personally, I would like to treat tabacco and marijuana smokers the same way. Give them a shot. |
How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke. |
| Muso wrote: | | wildhorse wrote: | | Personally, I would like to treat tabacco and marijuana smokers the same way. Give them a shot. |
How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke. |
(You seem to have a mou mou mouse problem. Or pjp duplicates all your postings.)
You mean I should be considerate of smoking drug addicts who pollute the air with their carcinogenic shit in public places? |
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pjp
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Muso wrote: | | How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke. |
Do you remember the days when smoking was allowed indoors?
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wildhorse
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:13 pm Post subject: |
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| pjp wrote: | | Muso wrote: | | How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke. |
Do you remember the days when smoking was allowed indoors? |
That would be fine with me, if it is being done at home and nobody else is being affected. That includes neighbours, children, the next tenant (if it's a flat), animals (in particular horses) etc. And nobody should have to pick up the dead cancer bags. |
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| Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| wildhorse wrote: | | pjp wrote: | | Muso wrote: | | How about leaving them alone? Don't like to be around smoke? Then walk away from smoke. |
Do you remember the days when smoking was allowed indoors? |
That would be fine with me, if it is being done at home and nobody else is being affected. That includes neighbours, children, the next tenant (if it's a flat), animals (in particular horses) etc. And nobody should have to pick up the dead cancer bags. |
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wildhorse
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| You should smell the grass they force us to smoke here. |
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| BonezTheGoon wrote: | | Thanks for the link. Not a surprising line-up, but interesting to know none-the-less. |
"nonetheless" is one word.
corporations and unions huge lobbyists? let's just say i am not surprised.
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