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GOP leaders look to curtail ballot initiatives after red state voters opt for legal weed, expanded Medicaid

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Typical Republican bullshit. In AZ the republican legislature overrode the voters twice on medical marijuana. The voters changed the laws so they couldn't pull that crap. We have medical marijuana, and now we have legal marijuana.


GOP leaders look to curtail ballot initiatives after red state voters opt for legal weed, expanded Medicaid

Republican officials in Mississippi and Missouri have overturned ballot initiatives passed by voters in last year’s elections, a move Democrats are comparing to the refusal of some GOP leaders to accept the legitimacy of the presidential results.
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A taste of things to come. Over riding the voters isn't going to go down easy....in fact, it'll probably just piss them off more.

If push comes to shove, I'm betting the AZ voters luv their gummies more than they love Trump.
 
Moot said:
A taste of things to come. Over riding the voters isn't going to go down easy....in fact, it'll probably just piss them off more.

If push comes to shove, I'm betting the AZ voters luv their gummies more than they love Trump.
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If only we could get some quality flower....
 

Rethuglicans only support democracy when the people do what they say. Otherwise they want to tear it to pieces.
 
Moot said:
It's hit or miss in Wendover.
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The problem in AZ is that the weed needs to be grown here. Mind you, I have gotten some great Mimosa and Girl Scout Cookies, but damn, you gotta be on leafly every day to see what is available.
 
beefheart said:
The problem in AZ is that the weed needs to be grown here. Mind you, I have gotten some great Mimosa and Girl Scout Cookies, but damn, you gotta be on leafly every day to see what is available.
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Isn't it legal to grow your own there, now?
 
Moot said:
I guess you gotta know the right people.
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I can buy next time I'm in California. Going to be impossible to grow anything here for the next 12 weeks as the summer approaches...
 


This is to protect from mob rule and stupid/selfish/ignorant voters

A REPUBLIC
 

Republicans do not care about votes, How could this be made more clear? Think it only works when they're electing a spray-painted hate zombie into office? If voters don't get to choose, voters don't get to choose -- that's how the new Republican world works.
Luther said:
This is to protect from mob rule and stupid/selfish/ignorant voters

A REPUBLIC
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Did you ever answer whether the non sequitur winking thing is some kind of white supremacist signal? Meanwhile, no, this is to prevent votes Rs don't like.

(There is a weird guy named Bum in the basement who creates posts and pretends people who did not post them are the author, FYI, but that's an aside.)
 
I'm not generally for voter initiatives (I have seen them cause some bad), but this is still cool. Not sure if I'll change my stance here on this, but it is definitely a consideration to go in the pro column for voter initiatives.
 
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
 
EMNofSeattle said:
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
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Marijuana is better for you than alcohol, and you can't overdose. And, I like it.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
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Exactly. Just like they did with alcohol.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
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It has reduced the frequency of my migraines from 2-3 times a week to once every 2-3 months, if that. Its medicine for me. And also fun.
 
Luther said:
This is to protect from mob rule and stupid/selfish/ignorant voters

A REPUBLIC
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I bet you would love the Islamic "REPUBLIC" of Iran: where the Supreme Religious Leader, the Ayatollah Khamenei, approves of and chooses the candidates, and then people have the "freedom" to choose between them. Doesn't that sound great?
 
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EMNofSeattle said:
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
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God for them? Absolutely if you compare it to alcohol or tobacco. Medicine? Absolutely. The fact that marijuana is not understood is based on people like you that have false beliefs about the drug. The US has allowed effectively zero research on cannabis for almost 100 years.

COYOTE
 
yeah, I am betting the vote for the $15 min wage in Florida sent DeSantis reeling as well...he never expected that....and it was overwhelming....and now he is trying to stack the vote.
 
EMNofSeattle said:
It’s a good sign that legislatures are taking up this issue. Many people have been propagandized by wealthy elites that marijuana is good for them or that it’s medicine. Legislators need to stand up against this
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No, it isn't a good sign...alcohol, cigarettes and guns kill more people than all of the other drugs combined. I am betting you drink and smoke. There has been plenty of research on marijuana and it is a very good pain reliever, it assists with cancer patients that have severe nausea and also slows the growth of cancer cells...yes, to a certain extent it is good for you...everything abused is bad for you, including food.
 
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