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shaggyballs · 03-07-2017, 04:56 PM

Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017

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GuyManDude · 03-07-2017, 05:51 PM

well that is hopeful

thanks for posting

WelderDan · 03-07-2017, 06:23 PM

What I find interesting is that people figured out alcohol prohibition did not work and it was better to tax and regulate it.

But this stubborn refusal to do the same with cannabis makes no sense.

Anslinger, Hearst and DuPont pulled one hell of a con job.

BakedBandit · 03-07-2017, 06:32 PM

Alcohaul wasn't taking away from the profits of the puppet masters...errrr, big pharma I mean...

Gry · 03-07-2017, 06:54 PM

Which lobbyist is behind it ? What is their track record?

WelderDan · 03-07-2017, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by BakedBandit

Alcohaul wasn't taking away from the profits of the puppet masters...errrr, big pharma I mean...

Big Pharma had nothing to do with it.

Anslinger needed a scapegoat for his political aspirations. Hearst had vast timber holdings for his newspaper business and hemp was a much cheaper and easily renewable resource compared to pulp wood. DuPont had just invented Nylon and wanted to sell lots of rope.

Doctors actually prescribed tinctures of cannabis prior to all the Reefer Madness.

Big Pharma would happily sell cannabis derived medicines if it were legal. They can't even properly research it.

Follow the money. Who benefits from prohibition? Cops, the Prison system, the DEA. And they are still using the same old Reefer Madness techniques pioneered by Anslinger, Hearst and DuPont to keep the cash rolling in.

armedoldhippy · 03-07-2017, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gry

Which lobbyist is behind it ? What is their track record?

if i'm not mistaken, a GOP politician from Virginia is the person who put this in play, not a lobbyist.

if Trump was to support it, would the Democrats risk their political base just to try to deny him a "win" ? i sure as hell hope not...

WelderDan · 03-07-2017, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by armedoldhippy

if i'm not mistaken, a GOP politician from Virginia is the person who put this in play, not a lobbyist.

if Trump was to support it, would the Democrats risk their political base just to try to deny him a "win" ? i sure as hell hope not...

Yep

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.5aef48f8589d

It wouldn't "legalize" it, but it would remove it from the controlled substances act and allow states to make their own policy.

03-08-2017, 12:03 AM

Harry J. Anlsinger represents Mellon Bank that represents Monsanto/Dupont that represents Bayer and that is big pharma.

You are leaving one out. The oil and gas companies. Remember, Ford was growing automobiles from the ground and the oil companies put a stop to that and history shows it.

03-08-2017, 12:05 AM

These states are the ones who have been using their own police force to put people on probation. I have never seen a cop arrest people for cannabis with a DEA badge on. These arrest are done at the state level. The state will never give up the industry of prison and probation.

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WelderDan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,465	What I find interesting is that people figured out alcohol prohibition did not work and it was better to tax and regulate it. But this stubborn refusal to do the same with cannabis makes no sense. Anslinger, Hearst and DuPont pulled one hell of a con job. __________________ Cherry Bomb x C99 Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. - Confucius
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Gry More hash tea... Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: land of hummingbirds and turtles Posts: 1,818	Which lobbyist is behind it ? What is their track record? __________________ That which matters most
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We Wait Guest Posts: n/a	Harry J. Anlsinger represents Mellon Bank that represents Monsanto/Dupont that represents Bayer and that is big pharma. You are leaving one out. The oil and gas companies. Remember, Ford was growing automobiles from the ground and the oil companies put a stop to that and history shows it.
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GuyManDude Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 323	well that is hopeful thanks for posting
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BakedBandit Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 441	Alcohaul wasn't taking away from the profits of the puppet masters...errrr, big pharma I mean...
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03-08-2017, 12:05 AM	#10
We Wait Guest Posts: n/a	These states are the ones who have been using their own police force to put people on probation. I have never seen a cop arrest people for cannabis with a DEA badge on. These arrest are done at the state level. The state will never give up the industry of prison and probation.
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