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In reply to the discussion: Lawmakers clash with DEA officials over reclassifying marijuana [View all]jtuck004
(15,882 posts)3. What a ridiculous group of people. It's still the stupidest idea ever.
Decriminalize it and treat it like like the benign drug that it is, and invest part of the savings from the ill-conceived war on people into our infrastructure.
Specifically, potato chip plants.
And we will all be happier.
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And yet, when I said the Obama Administration has been one of the harshest pro-drug war
Nanjing to Seoul
Mar 2014
#2
I've been working to end the drug war since before i could legally vote.
Nanjing to Seoul
Mar 2014
#13
Demographic shift has more to do with decriminalization than any other other factor.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#15
Growing up through the 60's I saw the effect of the official lies about MJ
GliderGuider
Mar 2014
#22
When you personally know people that are high achievers who have used marijuana their entire lives
Ikonoklast
Mar 2014
#23
It does not serve our nation when DEA officials sound like idiots and speak nonsense.
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2014
#12
Not really ... you are absolutely correct about legalization and bye, bye dea ... nt
MindMover
Mar 2014
#18