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Prop 19 loses but we aren't giving up |
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k2o4   United States. Nov 03 2010 09:17. Posts 4803 | | |
Prop 19 may have lost, but I intend to keep fighting for the end of Marijuana Prohibition and I look forward to putting it on the ballot here in CO in 2012. I think we can end the prohibition here in our state, especially during a presidential election. Don’t despair, don’t give up, don’t think all is lost. This is just the early stages of what history will talk about as the movement that freed Americans from 75 years of lies and manipulation and finally ended the prohibition on marijuana.
And how does the federal government respond to this news? By continuing to lie to the American people.
| Obama's Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske: “Today, Californians recognized that legalizing marijuana will not make our citizens healthier, solve California’s budget crisis, or reduce drug related violence in Mexico,” read the statement. “The Obama administration has been clear in its opposition to marijuana legalization because research shows that marijuana use is associated with voluntary treatment admissions for addiction, fatal drugged driving accidents, mental illness and emergency room admissions.” |
They only put out a 2 sentence statement and managed to fill it with 6 different lies. If I wasn't so disgusted I would be impressed.
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The main thing I've learned over these last few months is that our government is much more broken than I ever realized. The fact that such a positive movement aimed at bringing such a good, useful product back into the hands of Americans, has been so thoroughly demonized by our government speaks volumes to how truly fucked up our government is. I'm also extremely disappointed in Obama and all the other politicians who didn't have the guts to stand up for what's right. The fact that the democratic party came out against Prop 19 in California has killed a lot of my support for the dems. Last presidential election I worked my ass off to get Obama elected. Right now I don't foresee spending any of my time campaigning for him in 2012 - I'll be using that time to get Marijuana Legalization on the ballot here in CO where I think we have a great chance to be the first state to end this prohibition.
The exit polls show that American's aren't happy with either party and I'm right there in that group of disgruntled, disappointed, and disillusioned citizens. I'd love to see some new parties and candidates as options in upcoming elections. As that isn't very likely to happen anytime soon, what I would like to see is a primary challenge against Obama. I still like the guy overall and think he's done a better job than McCain would have done, but one of my top reasons for electing him was my belief that he was capable of logically examining issues and coming to rational conclusions that help the people. Specifically in regard to Marijuana he has failed in that arena, which makes me doubt whether I should trust him to come to good decisions on other key areas. And while I do approve of much of his progress, I feel he hasn't done enough. I feel that he and the democrats just flat out suck at getting things done, and if that's all they can achieve with 2 years of a super majority and huge momentum going out of the last election, then I don't have any faith that they can achieve the changes we need in this country to get things back on track.
I think I wanna start the Cannabis Party - the party of common sense.
For those of you who, like me, were hoping prop 19 would pass - don't give up. We'll get marijuana legalized soon enough. Right now polls show that almost 50% of the USA supports legalizing Marijuana, and that support has steadily grown over the last 40 years when it was only 12% who supported legalization. Times are changing, stoners of the 70's are now the 50 and 60 year olds, and thanks to the internet the facts about marijuana are finally able to spread and the information bout weed is no longer dominated by government propaganda. This wasn't the year it happened but it will be soon and you will all be around to see it.
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Change comes gradually and as long as we all keep pushing, it will happen. If we despair and give up then we truly lose.
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CamilaPunt   Brasil. Nov 03 2010 10:38. Posts 2422 | | |
damn son u sure like to get high!
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k2o4   United States. Nov 03 2010 11:15. Posts 4803 | | |
| On November 03 2010 09:38 CamilaPunt wrote:
damn son u sure like to get high!
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I do but it's much more than that. As a plant family, cannabis is the most useful plant on the planet. From the way hemp could replace everything we currently use trees for, to treating cancerous tumors, Marijuana has innumerable uses outside of the social scene. But it is this long list of uses which made it illegal in the first place and keeps it so today. Too many corporations and business assholes will lose profit if marijuana prohibition ends, so they keep feeding us lies to scare us into maintaining this injustice. |
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Baalim   Mexico. Nov 03 2010 12:34. Posts 34262 | | |
this is so fucking disheartening, earlier polls showed that legalization was ahead, but then some fucking anti-weed propaganda paid by the mother fucking alcohol industry managed to invert it... how is this possible for fucks sake, how can people be this easily manipulable through fear.... one day im going to fucking snap and go on a random killing spree... this world is fucking pathetic, everybody is a spineless retard.
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Uptown   . Nov 03 2010 12:39. Posts 3557 | | |
ffs even my parents voted for it! |
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Carthac   United States. Nov 03 2010 13:06. Posts 1343 | | |
| On November 03 2010 11:34 Baal wrote:
this is so fucking disheartening, earlier polls showed that legalization was ahead, but then some fucking anti-weed propaganda paid by the mother fucking alcohol industry managed to invert it... how is this possible for fucks sake, how can people be this easily manipulable through fear.... one day im going to fucking snap and go on a random killing spree... this world is fucking pathetic, everybody is a spineless retard.
I should have been born in like year 3k i dont belong here : < |
There are still some generations that watched Reefer Madness like it was a documentary. Wait for them to die and weed is legal. GG old people |
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palak   United States. Nov 03 2010 15:22. Posts 4601 | | |
prop 19 didn't fail due to a last minute campaign against it. It failed due to voter turnout being heavily slanted towards older generations who are against legalization. Polls didn't account for this since the polls assumed (wrong as always) that all age groups would have the same percent turnout. |
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Stim_Abuser   United States. Nov 03 2010 16:13. Posts 7499 | | |
being a californian i am sad prop 19 didnt pass. was looking forward walking into my local hooka bar styled weed shop and posting on a couch and hitting on bro hoes T.T. i did vote yes for teh record.
wasnt surprised it didnt pass. id say a very good percentage of the weed smoking population between 18-24 didnt go vote. |
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Stim_Abuser   United States. Nov 03 2010 16:29. Posts 7499 | | |
| On November 03 2010 14:22 palak wrote:
prop 19 didn't fail due to a last minute campaign against it. It failed due to voter turnout being heavily slanted towards older generations who are against legalization. Polls didn't account for this since the polls assumed (wrong as always) that all age groups would have the same percent turnout. |
my head exploded when i found out my parents were voting yes on 19. they are very old school and very against drugs including alcohol. shit my dads even a ultra republican old man style. when he told me he was voting yes on 19 i damn near had a heart attack. |
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Bigbobm   United States. Nov 03 2010 16:54. Posts 5511 | | |
the outcome of this actually scares me. how could some people be so ignorant to the consequences. voting no will result in the people who smoke weed to continue smoking weed, and providing no tax revenue. voting yes will generate tax revenue. a lot of fucken tax revenue. id really like to hear why someone would vote no. unfortunately im from ct and couldnt vote, but both my parents, who cringe when you even mention weed would vote yes because of the obvious circumstances.
id really like to see how these people feel about cigarettes and alcohol |
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YoMeR   United States. Nov 03 2010 16:59. Posts 12438 | | |
just wait till the older generation dies off, and the next, more liberal generation takes over. It'll eventually pass with time. Just like alcohol prohibition did. |
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| On November 03 2010 15:54 Bigbobm wrote:
the outcome of this actually scares me. how could some people be so ignorant to the consequences. voting no will result in the people who smoke weed to continue smoking weed, and providing no tax revenue. voting yes will generate tax revenue. a lot of fucken tax revenue. id really like to hear why someone would vote no. unfortunately im from ct and couldnt vote, but both my parents, who cringe when you even mention weed would vote yes because of the obvious circumstances.
id really like to see how these people feel about cigarettes and alcohol |
many people who voted no probably walked out of the polling booth and lit up a cigarette to congratulate themselves on being a fine upstanding christian |
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Surprise   United States. Nov 03 2010 17:44. Posts 275 | | |
Not surprised. When in doubt, never underestimate the stupidity of the american voter. |
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PanoRaMa   United States. Nov 03 2010 20:07. Posts 1655 | | |
| On November 03 2010 16:26 Night2o1 wrote:
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On November 03 2010 15:54 Bigbobm wrote:
the outcome of this actually scares me. how could some people be so ignorant to the consequences. voting no will result in the people who smoke weed to continue smoking weed, and providing no tax revenue. voting yes will generate tax revenue. a lot of fucken tax revenue. id really like to hear why someone would vote no. unfortunately im from ct and couldnt vote, but both my parents, who cringe when you even mention weed would vote yes because of the obvious circumstances.
id really like to see how these people feel about cigarettes and alcohol |
many people who voted no probably walked out of the polling booth and lit up a cigarette to congratulate themselves on being a fine upstanding christian
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k2o4   United States. Nov 03 2010 20:24. Posts 4803 | | |
| On November 03 2010 11:34 Baal wrote:
this is so fucking disheartening, earlier polls showed that legalization was ahead, but then some fucking anti-weed propaganda paid by the mother fucking alcohol industry managed to invert it... how is this possible for fucks sake, how can people be this easily manipulable through fear.... one day im going to fucking snap and go on a random killing spree... this world is fucking pathetic, everybody is a spineless retard.
I should have been born in like year 3k i dont belong here : < |
hahahaha baal =) I'm not as angry as you but overall I gotta agree - I'm blown away at how easily people were manipulated. It's sad. |
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