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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,972 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2022, 06:24 AM Jul 2022

"NEW: Minnesota Republicans just accidentally legalized edibles statewide. ..."

Mike Masnick Retweeted

The Republicans might not be sending their best and brightest to statehouses.

NEW: Minnesota Republicans just accidentally legalized edibles statewide. One Republican lawmaker say he didn’t realize what the bill was going to do when he voted for it and is now calling to roll it back— but Democrats aren’t letting him. https://courthousenews.com/minnesota-legalizes-low-dose-pot-edibles-to-the-surprise-of-gop-legislator/

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"NEW: Minnesota Republicans just accidentally legalized edibles statewide. ..." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 OP

"We need more republicans like the ones in Minnesota where they get tricked ..." mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2022 #1

Come for the abortions, stay for the high. Mawspam2 Jul 2022 #2

Some more about it here. Edibles are limited to 5mg THC. Most states allowing such have 10mg THC progree Jul 2022 #3

I wonder if the "Legalize Weed" (or whatever they call themselves) dflprincess Jul 2022 #4

There's 2 of them on the ballot -- Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party, and Legal Marijuana Now progree Jul 2022 #5

Both have been used as Republican fronts dflprincess Jul 2022 #6

Yes. I'm hoping they will go away now that we have recreational (to some extent) and medical weed progree Jul 2022 #7

What they ignore is that the DFL favors legalization dflprincess Jul 2022 #8

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,972 posts)

1. "We need more republicans like the ones in Minnesota where they get tricked ..."

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Mon Jul 4, 2022, 07:37 AM

Jul 2022

JBoushka Retweeted

We need more republicans like the ones in Minnesota where they get tricked into doing shit the democrats want because they can’t read

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Mawspam2

(849 posts)

2. Come for the abortions, stay for the high.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 08:02 AM

Jul 2022

progree

(11,463 posts)

3. Some more about it here. Edibles are limited to 5mg THC. Most states allowing such have 10mg THC

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 09:25 AM

Jul 2022

limit per gummie or "serving" or whatever, so one might have to consume a couple (or more).

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216878788

dflprincess

(28,475 posts)

4. I wonder if the "Legalize Weed" (or whatever they call themselves)

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 07:40 PM

Jul 2022

will still be running their phony candidates this year?

progree

(11,463 posts)

5. There's 2 of them on the ballot -- Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party, and Legal Marijuana Now

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 10:24 PM

Jul 2022

or they were on the last ballot and I haven't heard anything about either one losing "major party" status

dflprincess

(28,475 posts)

6. Both have been used as Republican fronts

Reply to progree (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 11:32 PM

Jul 2022

To siphon votes from Democrats.

progree

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7. Yes. I'm hoping they will go away now that we have recreational (to some extent) and medical weed

Reply to dflprincess (Reply #6)

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 12:17 AM

Jul 2022

but I fear the opposite could happen -- they get more popular to finish the legalization process so that it goes beyond just half-strength edibles.

dflprincess

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8. What they ignore is that the DFL favors legalization

Reply to progree (Reply #7)

Tue Jul 5, 2022, 09:32 AM

Jul 2022

It's the Republicans who have blocked it.

Talk about voting against your own interests...

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