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B Calm

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Fri Jul 22, 2016, 07:48 AM Jul 2016

Here's Where Clinton's VP Short List Stands On Cannabis


https://www.civilized.life/articles/hillary-clinton-vice-president-short-list/

Tim Kaine receives an F

The Virginia Senator and former Governor of the Old Dominion state is one of the frontrunners for the Clinton ticket. And that's bad news for marijuana reformers because Kaine received an 'F' in the grades given to each member of congress this year by the National Organization for Reforming Marijuana Laws (NORML). The grade reflects Kaine's staunch opposition to legalization.

While speaking at a Virginia high school last March, Kaine said that he wanted to change America's sentencing laws for marijuana offences, but he opposed repealing pot prohibition. "I wouldn't vote for a law at the federal or state level that would decriminalize marijuana," he said.
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Here's Where Clinton's VP Short List Stands On Cannabis (Original Post) B Calm Jul 2016 OP
I vote NO! mountain grammy Jul 2016 #1
Fortunately the VP would have little to do with it RussBLib Jul 2016 #2
smoke em if ya got em SheriffBob Jul 2016 #3
Looks like we got the "F" guy. jalan48 Jul 2016 #4
Feds Should Respect State Marijuana Laws U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says BlueStateLib Jul 2016 #5

BlueStateLib

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5. Feds Should Respect State Marijuana Laws U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says
Sat Jul 23, 2016, 05:29 PM
Jul 2016
Tim Kaine: Feds Should Respect State Marijuana Laws U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) says, "I actually kind of like this notion of the states as labs and they can experiment and we can see what happens."
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4612786/tim-kaine-feds-respect-state-marijuana-laws


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