Is anybody really concerned about the "proposed changes" to the MMJ law?

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jonnynobody

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There will be hell to pay in the next election cycle for republicans that push this trash through. I thought they got elected on "jobs, jobs, jobs".....where the fuck are the jobs? Oh I forgot, they're wasting our tax dollars mustering and blustering on how they're going to disassemble the will of the people. All I can say is the voters of this state got what they asked for when they elected these republican right wing corporate whores who don't give a flying shit about the people they supposedly represent. At least when you're getting fucked by a democrat in office, they at least pretend to give a shit.

& BTW, I am party neutral but it would be a cold day in hell before I'd ever wish to have republicans running my state by the very nature of whey they stand for. If they're not banning gay marriage they're trying to ban abortion and if that doesn't take the public eye off of things that really matter, they just start an illegal war with another country that didn't attack us.....man oh man you gotta love republicans eh?
 
st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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jonnynobody said:
There will be hell to pay in the next election cycle for republicans that push this trash through. I thought they got elected on "jobs, jobs, jobs".....where the fuck are the jobs? Oh I forgot, they're wasting our tax dollars mustering and blustering on how they're going to disassemble the will of the people. All I can say is the voters of this state got what they asked for when they elected these republican right wing corporate whores who don't give a flying shit about the people they supposedly represent. At least when you're getting fucked by a democrat in office, they at least pretend to give a shit.

& BTW, I am party neutral but it would be a cold day in hell before I'd ever wish to have republicans running my state by the very nature of whey they stand for. If they're not banning gay marriage they're trying to ban abortion and if that doesn't take the public eye off of things that really matter, they just start an illegal war with another country that didn't attack us.....man oh man you gotta love republicans eh?
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I'm a pretty liberal cat. I support legalizing marijuana, I support gay marriage, I support a womans right to choose (although I do see both sides of this issue), but I feel unrepresented in this country with these views. IMO, both parties are bought and paid for by big business. With almost every single issue, you can trace it back to corporate influence.

The biggest problem that I see is campaign finance reform. If we allow corporations to be considered "people", and continue to funnel millions in to political campaign coffers, there will always be ulterior motives in politics. Remove the corporate influence, and we stand a chance to have politicians that actually work on behalf of the people that voted for them.

Having said that, I do agree with you. Most republican politicians are downright shameful.
 
woodsmantoker

woodsmantoker

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As they propose changes, so do we. A legalization petition is going around again... push pull, pull push.

There were allot of laws for slaves to think about before attempting to be free... Now we have a "black" president.
 
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jonnynobody

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Is there a local channel that you can watch the discussions that are happening on the floor of the state senate / HOR like c-span?

I'd love to have a front row seat on my couch smoking a bowl as the issues are discussed so that I can hear first hand what our legislators are trying to brew up. It's so unfortunate that 2012 isn't an election year for this state b/c me thinks many republicans would be immediately placed in the unemployment line. I don't think anybody is going to forget what Snyder's / Schuette's administration is doing to the middle class by passing tax breaks out to the corporations while cutting funding to public programs. And I'm absolutely certain that the retirees who come out to vote in records numbers every single election will not be forgetting Snyder's disgusting yet unapologetic decision to tax seniors pensions. If the repubs. have done this much credibility damage in this little bit of time; can you imagine how much worse will have come out of this administration by 2014?
 
gladstoned

gladstoned

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woodsmantoker said:
As they propose changes, so do we. A legalization petition is going around again... push pull, pull push.

There were allot of laws for slaves to think about before attempting to be free... Now we have a "black" president.
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We have a black president?
 
ismokealotofpot

ismokealotofpot

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    lawmakers ask DEA to reclassify marijuana[/h]
    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - More than three dozen Washington state lawmakers sent a letter to the federal government on Monday, asking for marijuana to be reclassified as a drug that can be prescribed by doctors and filled by pharmacists.Reclassifyingmarijuana as a Schedule II drug would allow it to be prescribed by doctors and handled by pharmacists. marijuana is currently classified a Schedule 1 drug, meaning it's not accepted for medical treatment and can't be prescribed, administered or dispensed.
    In the letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the lawmakers said they supported Gov. Chris Gregoire's previous request on the issue. Seven Republican lawmakers were among the 42 in both the House and the Senate who signed the letter.

    In addition to the letter, Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, introduced Senate Joint Memorial 8017 making the same request to reclassify medical marijuana. The joint memorial was scheduled for a hearing in the Health & Long Term Care Committee on Thursday.

    Gregoire and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee filed the petition with the DEA last November. Washington and Rhode Island are two of 16 states and the District of Columbia that have laws allowing the medical use of marijuana.

    Washington voters approved a medical marijuana law in 1998 that gives doctors the right to recommend - but not prescribe -marijuana for people suffering from cancer and other conditions that cause "intractable pain."

    Last year, Gregoire vetoed most of a bill that made major reforms to the state's medical marijuana law, saying state workers could be prosecuted under federal law the way the measure was written.

    A separate bill this year is attempting to provide medical marijuana patients with easier access to the drug. The new proposal would allow local governments to regulate nonprofit patient cooperatives, which could grow up to 99 plants.

    Under the latest proposal, nonprofit patient cooperatives would be prohibited in counties with fewer than 200,000 residents - mostly rural areas - unless local jurisdictions enact ordinances allowing them. The cooperatives would be allowed in counties with a population of more than 200,000 unless local jurisdictions opt out through an ordinance.

    The plan would create a voluntary registry for patients​


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