Dems Reject Legalization Policy Platform

[SimpleG]

https://www.marijuanamoment.net/democratic-party-delegates-reject-marijuana-legalization-amendment-to-2020-policy-platform/

 

That document calls for decriminalizing cannabis possession, automatic expungements of prior marijuana convictions, federal rescheduling through executive action, legalizing medical cannabis and allowing states to set their own laws. Like presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, it stops short of endorsing adult-use legalization.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And of course Barbra Lee voted No,  I mean shes only the co chair for the cannabis caucus 

 

 

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

They also rejected Medicare For All, so they might as well continue their "winning streak".

[MarSolo]

The DNC: “we could fuck up a wet dream”.

[Jason]

The DNC: "we'd rather just keep fundraising on 'we're not the Republicans' than actually govern."

[Anathema-]

Jesus christ the party platform means nothing. 

[silentbob]

Their platform right now is “we aren’t Trump” and is working. I cross my fingers that one day you guys can join Canada in legalizing weed (vaping some Purple Urkle as I type) Also think things would be much more mellow down there too. 

[Jason]

15 minutes ago, Anathema- said:

Jesus christ the party platform means nothing. 

 

So instead of giving people something purely symbolic to get excited about...they're insisting on seeming like thumbing their noses at the progressive part of their base over nothing.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Democracy: do popular things.

 

DNC: no

[Mercury33]

This country is so stupid

[Joe]

1 hour ago, Anathema- said:

Jesus christ the party platform means nothing. 

 

But what will people on the internetz bitch about?!

[SoberChef]

I just cannot even begin to understand the corruption that has leeched into every facet of our government. Just give us gasoline & matches, burn it all down with those in power residing inside said burning buildings and let us retry all of this.

[Massdriver]

Biden won and is controlling the levers. Yet there is talk that the house is going to vote of Nadler’s Bill in September. Another article I read had a senator saying that if they get a majority, they’re voting for full legalization regardless of Biden. We shall see. 

[cusideabelincoln]

2 hours ago, SoberChef said:

I just cannot even begin to understand the corruption that has leeched into every facet of our government. Just give us gasoline & matches, burn it all down with those in power residing inside said burning buildings and let us retry all of this.

 

#draintheswamp

 

#trump20162020

[SaysWho?]

They have no reason not to call for legalization. Such an easy thing that'll excite more people than repel.

[CayceG]

Fuck this platform and fuck the entire party. 

 

 

If 2020 is the year all THIS *points wildly in all directions* happens, then 2021 is the year politicians start being assassinated en masse. 

[CitizenVectron]

This also leaves them open to Trump declaring support for legal pot.

[silentbob]

21 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said:

This also leaves them open to Trump declaring support for legal pot.

 

He wont do it. From his “Christian” sector that still think the drug is pure evil. Plus history with his brother and drugs (although more to do with alcohol if I’m not mistaken) To his “promises” to the various minority groups that he will then turn his back against. I don’t think we have to worry about him getting their vote potential. Think this would also be more of an appeal to the younger voters. Who would probably forget to vote anyways or be too stoned to do so

[MarSolo]

3 hours ago, silentbob said:

 

He wont do it. From his “Christian” sector that still think the drug is pure evil. Plus history with his brother and drugs (although more to do with alcohol if I’m not mistaken) To his “promises” to the various minority groups that he will then turn his back against. I don’t think we have to worry about him getting their vote potential. Think this would also be more of an appeal to the younger voters. Who would probably forget to vote anyways or be too stoned to do so

Oh, it was just booze, and from the way his daughter described it, Freddy LOVED alcohol. 
 

Which he must have if he died of a heart attack at fucking 42 years old.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

8 minutes ago, MarSolo said:

Oh, it was just booze, and from the way his daughter described it, Freddy LOVED alcohol. 
 

Which he must have if he died of a heart attack at fucking 42 years old.

He died with alcoholism, not because of it.

[Bloodporne]

15 hours ago, silentbob said:

 Also think things would be much more mellow down there too. 

Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa....................................................................

 

No. 

[TwinIon]

Biden's proposal is to make it a schedule 2 drug and leave legalization up to the states, so I'm not surprised that the DNC is falling in line with the nominee.

 

It seems like such an easy win. Legalization has been around for 6 years in CO and WA, and has since spread to states large and small, and we haven't seen them devolve into lawless wastelands as a result. I don't see what they're so worried about at this point.

[Jason]

6 minutes ago, TwinIon said:

Biden's proposal is to make it a schedule 2 drug and leave legalization up to the states, so I'm not surprised that the DNC is falling in line with the nominee.

 

It seems like such an easy win. Legalization has been around for 6 years in CO and WA, and has since spread to states large and small, and we haven't seen them devolve into lawless wastelands as a result. I don't see what they're so worried about at this point.

 

Cocaine is schedule 2 and the feds will still bust your ass for that.

 

Just fucking deschedule it completely if you want to make it a purely state matter.

[TwinIon]

4 minutes ago, Jason said:

 

Cocaine is schedule 2 and the feds will still bust your ass for that.

 

Just fucking deschedule it completely if you want to make it a purely state matter.

That was my thought. Making it a schedule 2 also fails to alleviate the issues that sellers face in states that have legalized it. It's the weakest possible change, one that comes with so little upside as to question the point of making the effort at all.

[CitizenVectron]

This is good for Canada as it will allow even more time for Canadian companies to build infrastructure and eventually move into the US in a dominant market position (which has been the stated objective of a few). It pays to be an early mover.

[SaysWho?]

1 hour ago, TwinIon said:

Biden's proposal is to make it a schedule 2 drug and leave legalization up to the states, so I'm not surprised that the DNC is falling in line with the nominee.

 

It seems like such an easy win. Legalization has been around for 6 years in CO and WA, and has since spread to states large and small, and we haven't seen them devolve into lawless wastelands as a result. I don't see what they're so worried about at this point.

 

I'm still trying to figure out what the downside is that could possibly overtake the upside. 

[Jason]

2 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the downside is that could possibly overtake the upside. 

 

Pissing off their big pharma donors?

[Jason]

 

[Kal-El814]

5 hours ago, SaysWho? said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the downside is that could possibly overtake the upside. 

 

“Soft on crime,” less money for the penal and legal systems, blah blah blah.

[SaysWho?]

7 hours ago, Kal-El814 said:

 

“Soft on crime,” less money for the penal and legal systems, blah blah blah.

 

So more upside since most people support marijuana legalization and don't believe that.

[Uaarkson]

9 hours ago, Jason said:

 

 

Good job guys! Racism solved!

[SaysWho?]

I think that's a joke.