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Cannabis

ThoughtCriminal

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6. Drug offence convictions for minorities

Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 5, 2018, 06:17 PM

Jan 2018

Which see a disproportionate enforcement. And with these convictions, they lose voting rights in many states - along with anyone with similar names in voting purges.

And then there's the whole private prison industrial complex lobby.

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Sessions will not be able to put the genie back in the bottle [View all] BigmanPigman Jan 2018 OP

What is their strategy here? Given all the problems in the US, why go after legal pot? Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #1

A Gish Gallop of Stigginit maxsolomon Jan 2018 #5

Oh Lordy, re-litigating everything. That is demoralizing and time consuming. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #7

Drug offence convictions for minorities ThoughtCriminal Jan 2018 #6

Oh wow. I see. Totally disgusting. Irish_Dem Jan 2018 #8

And in some cases, while being pulled over GWC58 Apr 2018 #10

These dinosaurs are all walking dead....and there idiotic policies will implode. pbmus Jan 2018 #2

Other things people like.... Thunderbeast Jan 2018 #3

Just heard, via Buzzfeed, the White House GWC58 Aug 2018 #14

He probably has some sort of investments in the 'for profit' prison industry Siwsan Jan 2018 #4

No he will not as Oklahoma is looking to legalize. There is local money to be had. Nt Anny61 Jan 2018 #9

My take is that many GWC58 Apr 2018 #11

John Boehner is now pro-weed. BigmanPigman Apr 2018 #12

Im beginning to re-think my GWC58 Apr 2018 #13