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Fritz Walter

(4,349 posts)
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 06:40 PM Oct 2018

The FL Governor race just got a whole lot more interesting!

Got this email from Andrew Gillum’s Campaign:

Our public schools are underfunded and our teachers are underpaid. Last year, our state ranked 47th in average instructional staff pay. Teachers are struggling to make ends meet, and our kids and their education are suffering.

That's why I've proposed a bold new plan to legalize and tax recreational marijuana -- so we can invest new revenue into giving our teachers and instructional staff the raise they deserve. We're going to make sure every teacher and support staff member earns at least the national average, reward our veteran teachers for their years of service, and raise the starting salary for new teachers.

A majority of Floridians support it, and states across the country are modernizing their criminal justice systems by legalizing as well. It's time Florida joins them. Chip in $5 now to help make it a reality.


So I donated to his campaign and picked up a yard sign!

Join us, won’t you?
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The FL Governor race just got a whole lot more interesting! (Original Post) Fritz Walter Oct 2018 OP
Just voted recovering_democrat Oct 2018 #1
Thanks! Fritz Walter Oct 2018 #2
Thanks! You're Johnny on the spot! nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #20
Oh my, AG Sessions will never stand for this ungodliness. defacto7 Oct 2018 #3
Love it DownriverDem Oct 2018 #4
Post removed Post removed Oct 2018 #5
This will never work. Nobody uses marijuana in Florida. Marcuse Oct 2018 #6
What's marijuana??? bearsfootball516 Oct 2018 #7
Yah, everyone knows we're a meth state packman Oct 2018 #10
So is roy moore rpannier Oct 2018 #11
He's got MY vote! I'll have to move to FL fast, though. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #8
That settles it - going to the graveyard packman Oct 2018 #9
Legalize it ZeroSomeBrains Oct 2018 #12
Donated to him when he won the primary. Will donate again tonight. This Californian support ya'll. iluvtennis Oct 2018 #13
LWVFL amendments page ornotna Oct 2018 #14
Many thanks! Fritz Walter Oct 2018 #22
Thanks, just donated peace frog Oct 2018 #15
I wish him all the best and hope it works..... mitch96 Oct 2018 #16
Gillum is a smart campaigner. SunSeeker Oct 2018 #17
Gotta be worth a few million votes.. mountain grammy Oct 2018 #18
That's very good news. PatrickforO Oct 2018 #19
Not to mention Big Pharma! Fritz Walter Oct 2018 #23
It's actually and endless list of GWC58 Oct 2018 #27
Colorado. Taxes from pot already SIX times that from alcohol. DUI DOWN. Opiod deaths DOWN. Midnight Writer Oct 2018 #21
bad, bad, bad gristy Oct 2018 #24
I beg to differ Fritz Walter Oct 2018 #25
Great idea! Lunabell Oct 2018 #26
Good luck to GWC58 Oct 2018 #28
Every July my wife, son & I go to GWC58 Oct 2018 #29
And it's not happening now! GWC58 Nov 2018 #30
1. Just voted
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 06:47 PM
Oct 2018

Already did. FL mail in ballot filed today.

Btw if you haven't pay close attention to the Amendments. Check out League of Women Voters for interesting info about them. Most NOT supported either.

DownriverDem

(6,652 posts)
4. Love it
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:50 PM
Oct 2018

Here in Michigan we have legalizing recreational pot (we already have medical marijuana) on the ballot. Taxes are a big part of legalization. It's ahead so far.

Response to Fritz Walter (Original post)

Marcuse

(8,009 posts)
6. This will never work. Nobody uses marijuana in Florida.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 07:53 PM
Oct 2018

Also, Kavanaugh is innocent, sober and non partisan.

rpannier

(24,579 posts)
11. So is roy moore
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:13 PM
Oct 2018

and... the trump tape is a fake, or maybe it isn't, then again it is or not. il douche will let us all know what it is for now

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
8. He's got MY vote! I'll have to move to FL fast, though.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:02 PM
Oct 2018

I think this makes sense and is the way things are going. I wonder what Floridians think of it? There's a large Cuban population and senior population there.

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
9. That settles it - going to the graveyard
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:12 PM
Oct 2018

to collect some recently departed names and commit some voter fraud. Hell, may even vote 5 or 7 times. I like this guy's thinking and it's about time Florida - and while you're at it legalize casino gambling.

peace frog

(5,609 posts)
15. Thanks, just donated
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 08:58 PM
Oct 2018

and look forward to hearing the details of the legal recreational marijuana plan. If enacted, it would bring in much-needed revenue to support education, and over time it would create and support many progressive benefits for Florida residents.
VOTE ANDREW GILLUM FOR GOVERNOR!

mitch96

(14,674 posts)
16. I wish him all the best and hope it works.....
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:02 PM
Oct 2018

And I've seen this before in Florida.. Profits/tax from gambling were supposed to help education..So what did they do? they cut the existing education budget cause the gambling money paid for the education... . They just wanted to raid the education budget cause it got too big... Correct me If I'm wrong.
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SunSeeker

(53,718 posts)
17. Gillum is a smart campaigner.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:18 PM
Oct 2018

Legalization of pot will also help reduce opioid dependence in Florida, like it has elsewhere.

PatrickforO

(15,112 posts)
19. That's very good news.
Sat Oct 6, 2018, 09:31 PM
Oct 2018

The only thing holding up the Feds from taking pot off Schedule 1 when it CLEARLY DOES have pharmaceutical benefits and is NOT addictive is the private prison lobby and the law enforcement lobby. Lots of '$green$' in that war on drugs.

Fritz Walter

(4,349 posts)
23. Not to mention Big Pharma!
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 06:50 AM
Oct 2018

Their influence was completely obvious when the state legislature started crafting regulations after medical marijuana was overwhelmingly approved by constitutional amendment in 2016.

Even the state health department was in their back pocket. Their website includes the following text in big bold type on the page for Office of Medical Marijuana Use: Medical marijuana is available in Florida, however, remains illegal under federal law.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
27. It's actually and endless list of
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 05:09 PM
Oct 2018

anti legalization drug warrior prohibitionists that want to keep cannabis completely illegal. I could name some, but why bother? 🤔😳

Midnight Writer

(22,996 posts)
21. Colorado. Taxes from pot already SIX times that from alcohol. DUI DOWN. Opiod deaths DOWN.
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 02:50 AM
Oct 2018

Domestic violence DOWN. Teen pot use DOWN. Profits by violent drug dealing gangs DOWN.

Tourism dollars UP. Smiling faces UP.

What exactly is the downside?

gristy

(10,719 posts)
24. bad, bad, bad
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 09:55 AM
Oct 2018

So now supporters of public education have to be supporters of legal marijuana? In many cases, this will be the case. But the two have nothing to do with each other, and by tying the two, Gillum forces people who support one but not the other to make a choice to support or not to support the initiative that they should not have to make. It's just going to both weaken public education and reduce support for legal marijuana.

And more generally, the funding of schools should be from general funds. Not tied to a specific tax.

Fritz Walter

(4,349 posts)
25. I beg to differ
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 02:32 PM
Oct 2018

The real choice before us in Florida is between Gillum, a progressive who is determined to make some real changes for people (including improving education, and truly legalizing cannabis), or his opponent, Ron DeRacist, who offers nothing beyond dog-whistle attacks (“monkey this up,” “socialism,” etc.), and total fealty to Cadet Bone Spurs — who is so far up his butt that Ronnie can probably taste mushroom. As a MAGAt he no doubt wants to totally dismantle the public school system and funnel tax (and lottery) dollars to the unaccountable charter schools that have sprung up like dollar weeds here.

We can — and should — learn much from Colorado.

Lunabell

(6,861 posts)
26. Great idea!
Sun Oct 7, 2018, 02:49 PM
Oct 2018

The voters already overwhelmingly approved medical marijuana and the rethuglicans have done everything in their power to thwart it's full implementation according to the voter approved amendment. The voters are very angry over this.

Gillum can win this!

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
29. Every July my wife, son & I go to
Sun Oct 28, 2018, 03:53 AM
Oct 2018

Daytona Beach to vacation. It sure would be nice to be able to waltz into a dispensary and purchase some “legal cannabis.” Yeah, that’s the ticket. 🤔😃🤪

GWC58

(2,678 posts)
30. And it's not happening now!
Thu Nov 8, 2018, 04:48 AM
Nov 2018

Too bad Florida, had your chance. Now it’s nothing more than a “pipe dream.” 😕

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