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Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot * 1
    #22454258 - 10/30/15 04:22 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Doubt he will win since he's a Socialist  but its nice to see someone tell it like it is on Marijuana.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/sanders-will-propose-nixing-marijuana-from-federal-list-of-dangerous-drugs/2015/10/28/be8c3adc-7da2-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html

  "Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs outlawed by the federal government — a move that would free states to legalize it without impediments from Washington.

The self-described “democratic socialist” senator from Vermont shared his proposal during a nearly two-hour town hall meeting with college students that he said was broadcast on the Internet to about 300 campuses across the country from George Mason University in Fairfax County, Va.

" Too many Americans have seen their lives destroyed because they have criminal records as a result of marijuana use,” Sanders told a live audience of more than 1,700 students, which erupted with applause. “That’s wrong. That has got to change.”

No other presidential candidate has called for marijuana to be completely removed from the schedule of controlled substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Long-shot Democratic hopeful Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland, has said that he would put marijuana on Schedule 2, a less-strict designation. The party’s front-runner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has repeatedly said she wants to see how legalization experiments in Colorado, Washington and other states play out before committing to any changes at the federal level.

Sanders’s plan would not automatically make marijuana legal nationwide, but states would be allowed to regulate the drug in the same way that state and local laws now govern sales of alcohol and tobacco. And people who use marijuana in states that legalize it would no longer be at risk of federal prosecution.

His plan would also allow marijuana businesses currently operating in states that have legalized it to use banking services and apply for tax deductions that are currently unavailable to them under federal law.

In a 2013 memo, the Justice Department essentially agreed to look the other way in states where marijuana is legal, provided that the marijuana industry in those states remained in compliance with state laws. But that memo is not legally binding, and a new administration or a new attorney general could easily reverse course.

Sanders proposes nixing marijuana from federal list of dangerous drugs

 
Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs outlawed by the federal government — a move that would free states to legalize it without impediments from Washington.

The self-described “democratic socialist” senator from Vermont shared his proposal during a nearly two-hour town hall meeting with college students that he said was broadcast on the Internet to about 300 campuses across the country from George Mason University in Fairfax County, Va.

“Too many Americans have seen their lives destroyed because they have criminal records as a result of marijuana use,” Sanders told a live audience of more than 1,700 students, which erupted with applause. “That’s wrong. That has got to change.”

No other presidential candidate has called for marijuana to be completely removed from the schedule of controlled substances regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Long-shot Democratic hopeful Martin O’Malley, the former governor of Maryland, has said that he would put marijuana on Schedule 2, a less-strict designation. The party’s front-runner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has repeatedly said she wants to see how legalization experiments in Colorado, Washington and other states play out before committing to any changes at the federal level.

Different marijuana varieties are displayed at a medical marijuana dispensary, Kaya Shack, in Portland, Ore. Sanders’s plan would allow legal marijuana businesses to use banking services. (Gosia Wozniacka/AP)
[In key swing states, weed is polling better than 2016 candidates ]

Sanders’s plan would not automatically make marijuana legal nationwide, but states would be allowed to regulate the drug in the same way that state and local laws now govern sales of alcohol and tobacco. And people who use marijuana in states that legalize it would no longer be at risk of federal prosecution.

His plan would also allow marijuana businesses currently operating in states that have legalized it to use banking services and apply for tax deductions that are currently unavailable to them under federal law.

In a 2013 memo, the Justice Department essentially agreed to look the other way in states where marijuana is legal, provided that the marijuana industry in those states remained in compliance with state laws. But that memo is not legally binding, and a new administration or a new attorney general could easily reverse course.


Marijuana’s current classification is reserved for drugs with no medically accepted use and a “high potential for abuse.”

Many researchers who work in drug policy say that this designation is not appropriate. Last week, the Brookings Institution said that marijuana’s current scheduling status is “stifling medical research.” The American Medical Association has called for marijuana’s scheduling status to be “reviewed with the goal of facilitating the conduct of clinical research.”

Sanders has hinted at his position before, including during a broadcast last week on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” on ABC, during which he said: “I am not unfavorably disposed to moving toward the legalization of marijuana.”

At Wednesday night’s event, Sanders cast the country’s large number of marijuana arrests as part of a “broken” criminal justice system that disproportionately targets blacks and Latinos.

“I will not be a president of a country that has more people in jail than any other country,” Sanders said.

He said the current classification of marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug suggests it is as dangerous as heroin, a notion that Sanders said is “absurd.”

“In the year 2015, it is time for the federal government to allow states to go forward as they best choose,” Sanders said.

In the first debate of Democratic presidential candidates, in Nevada, Clinton said she supports the legalization of medical marijuana and alternatives to imprisoning people for nonviolent drug crimes. But she stopped short of endorsing recreational legalization, saying she wants “to find out a lot more than we know today” about the experiences of states like Colorado and Washington.

Sanders’s proposal is in line with the thinking of a growing number of Americans and a solid majority of Democrats.

According to a Gallup poll released earlier this month, national support for legalizing pot is at an all-time high, with 58 percent of those surveyed supporting such an outcome.

[National support for legal pot is at an all-time high]

Still, the ability of Sanders or any Democratic president to move the needle on federal marijuana policy through a reclassification of the drug is likely to face stiff resistance in a Republican-controlled Congress.

Medical marijuana is now sold in nearly half of the country, and one red state — Alaska — has legalized it for recreational use. Veterans of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are clamoring for access to treat post-traumatic stress disorder. In three swing states — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida — the loosening of pot laws fares better in polls than any presidential candidate.

But in July, conservative House Republicans killed a bipartisan proposal to create a sub-class for marijuana so that researchers could simply study the substance legally and offer fresh guidance on whether it should continue to be classified alongside drugs such as heroin and ecstacy.


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: laruta_21] * 3
    #22454391 - 10/30/15 04:52 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Lets Bern One! 2016!


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: mycoprog]
    #22454528 - 10/30/15 05:26 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

hahaha n1 :lmafo:


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: mrbart4444] * 1
    #22455964 - 10/30/15 10:47 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Hell yeah!! Burn one for Bernie!!


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: laruta_21] * 1
    #22461689 - 11/01/15 11:16 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

He will win. 

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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: laruta_21] * 1
    #22461769 - 11/01/15 11:34 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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laruta_21 said:
Doubt he will win since he's a Socialist




He's actually doing quite well. But regardless of that, don't let the likelihood of someone winning sway your vote. Vote for who you think is the best candidate, and leave it at that.

If everybody changes their vote to a douchebag because they believe that the good guy can't win, then you're right. He can't. Too many people follow this dangerous mentality.


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: Magick]
    #22471422 - 11/03/15 02:44 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Rand Paul wants to end the drug war all together. Basically decriminalization of all drugs, or a simple misdemeanor rather than a felony. As a Libertarian I'm sure he secretly supports all out legalization of all drugs just like his Dad but can't openly admit to it while running as a Republican. Either way he's been the biggest proponent of Criminal Justice Reform when it comes to drugs of any candidate. He uses a genius argument to convince the mainstream too which is that the drug war is racist and disproportionately effects minorities. He's got a borage of stats to back it up as well.


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: Magicman69]
    #22471978 - 11/03/15 04:42 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

This wasn't Bernie's stance 6 months ago. Exactly the opposite. I don't trust anyone running for office who changes their mind while campaigning.

Questions you need to ponder...is he for legalisation so you can grow it in your yard like tomatoes? Is he for decrim like the Netherlands where it's a grey area but producers and traffickers are subject to prison? Or...does he see $ signs that would benefit he and his special friends who have the $$ and influence to control it all and profit from it??

Trust me all this new found approval from politicians is because they see easy votes and they will craft legislation that benefits their friends and family profit wise and will screw everyone else out of it. If something smells fishy it's usually a rotten fish folks.


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: Magicman69]
    #22472001 - 11/03/15 04:47 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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Magicman69 said:
Rand Paul wants to end the drug war all together. Basically decriminalization of all drugs, or a simple misdemeanor rather than a felony. As a Libertarian I'm sure he secretly supports all out legalization of all drugs just like his Dad but can't openly admit to it while running as a Republican. Either way he's been the biggest proponent of Criminal Justice Reform when it comes to drugs of any candidate. He uses a genius argument to convince the mainstream too which is that the drug war is racist and disproportionately effects minorities. He's got a borage of stats to back it up as well.





Sorry bud but if you think what's going on in Washington is bad now it would be much worse with Rand Paul in there. Country would be in absolute chaos in now time....we need a decent leader that can be respected...bad enough as it is let's not make it worse. Look up Jim Webb...much better qualified and he too has a decrim attitude towards it all and reducing the prison population too.


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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: BlueIndian]
    #22472338 - 11/03/15 05:49 PM (8 years, 2 months ago)

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BlueIndian said:
This wasn't Bernie's stance 6 months ago. Exactly the opposite. I don't trust anyone running for office who changes their mind while campaigning.





Well Rand Paul will not be the Repiglican nominee, so Bernie is the only one who has a shot, who says he's for legalizing marijuana.  Better he came to than conclusion yesterday than not at all like everyone else who stands a chance.
















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Re: Bernie Sanders wants to Legalize Pot [Re: Learyfan]
    #22474328 - 11/04/15 02:09 AM (8 years, 2 months ago)

Bernie is for whatever the young whipper-snappers are into these days. But once he's in office, it'll be all, "get off my lawn!" with your liberal sentiments.

However, there's no need to get our hopes up, because Sanders is a non-candidate. He never had a chance of winning, like the entire Paul family.


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