9/04/18I drove past this between Salida and Cotopaxi on State Highway 50 in Colorado. I had to turn around and tell whoever that I stood with them totally assuming I was correct. I was and got the biggest hug of appreciation for doing so.
From my understanding, there are close to 3000 children being held around this country after being seized from their parents at the border.
Many will never see their Mom and Dad again because Republicans are totally evil.
You bastards!
Watch the law enforcement lobby ramp up to defeat it.
ReplyDeleteUnlimited contributions with no accountability means some will be funneled to things like this - just like you say nunya.
ReplyDeleteThis should have all the sky pilots and god botherers in Colorado Springs in high dudgeon. Too bad, I was looking forward to a visit to the 8 Mile High State :-)
ReplyDeleteThe alcohol lobby is very powerful. They do not want pot legalized for any reason. Plus, towns and cities love nothing more than arresting people for possession of pot and getting their sorry asses in the criminal justice system, where fines and court fees can be assessed. Also, pot arrests justify the insanity of law enforcement, which includes the salaries and benefits of police and sheriffs, which we, the taxpayer, pay for. Obama's DEA is every bit as wingnut as was Bush's DEA. Barry, it would seem, is quite the conservative on the issue of pot. Despite the admitted fact that he was a frequent user throughout college.
ReplyDeleteBrother's in arms without question.
ReplyDeleteIn the US alone, enforcement of cannabis prohibition costs taxpayers around $10 billion each year. If it was taxed and controlled like alcohol, cannabis sales could generate an estimated $6.2 billion in yearly tax revenue. Cannabis has also been shown to ease symptoms of people with HIV/AIDS, cancer, multiple sclerosis and many other medical issues. It has been successfully used to TREAT nausea, appetite issues, glaucoma, muscle spasms, and many other types of pain. In 2010, nearly 45,000 Americans were serving time in state and federal prisons for nonviolent cannabis possession. In that same year, over 700,000 Americans were arrested for the same crime. The estimated total cost to the taxpayers is $9,000,000,000
ReplyDeleteThe arguments for weed are endless: (1) It's impossible to overdose and there is no hangover; (2) People don't get violent when they are on weed like they do on alcohol; (3) Its smoke is not carcinogenic (cancer-causing) like cigarette smoke (and even if that were an issue you can eat it in brownies or use a vaporizer) (4) It's cheaper than alcohol; (5) It's much safer to drive on than alcohol; (6) Many successful people have smoked or still do smoked weed (many Presidents of the United States, famous scientists such as Carl Sagan, and countless musicians, writers and artists; (7) It's not physically addictive (it's really only addictive in the sense that fun is addictive, fun is addictive in many things besides weed), some people get addicted to television for example); (8) It's no more of a gateway drug than alcohol (most pot smokers eventually end of quitting having over done any other drug besides alcohol).