re: Trump on Marijuana legalization

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That'll show them. 

"I want to get AIDS so my cheating wife gets what's coming to he

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Except in my scenario I don't get the AIDS so analogy fail for you my friend

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Donny would get a lot of the disaffected Bern supporters if he came to advocate legalization, or at least explicit federal acceptance of state legalization, if he secures the nomination. This would enhance a lot of crossover appeal, especially against Clinton.

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That a lot of "if" and Donald Trump isn't going to openly say that he supports legalization because it flies in the face of so much of his rhetoric.

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Donald Trump isn't going to openly say that he supports legalization because it flies in the face of so much of his rhetoric.

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I haven't heard much on his end regarding cannabis specifically. The closest thing to 'drug warrior' rhetoric I'm aware of are his comments regarding illegal immigrants, which I think were made in the context of immigration and not on drugs.

If he begins to frame it from a business perspective (which would very much be in line with his rhetoric), he could possibly deliver it in such a way that it appeals to many.

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Except in my scenario I don't get the AIDS so analogy fail for you my friend

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Getting another shitty president to show these young brats is hoping for a negative, to spite someone else. It works.

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I truly believe that cannabis decriminalization and regulated trade could save the American economy and stave off the next housing crisis and be a solution to the student loan problems the country is facing.

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He'll probably give a very a political answer and say "I'll leave it up to each individual state". That way he doesn't step on any toes.

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Which, to be fair, is really the most palatable position, other than widespread federal loosening of laws (federal regulation of the industry would be...frightful).

Any appeals to 10th amendment preservation of rights will not be met with discontent, at least for me.

Someone post the poll showing the percentage of Trump supporters that are college educated compared to the ones that aren't.


The huge percentage of uneducated white males supporting this clown is a joke

Not a political guy so don't kill me here, are Republicans against legalizing marijuana?

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IMO, There were companies that wanted to terminate competition. And with lobbyists, money and propaganda..demonized all of it in order to not lose profit.

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That's a fact Jack, not so much opinion. DuPont and Hearst families being the driving forces.

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Not a political guy so don't kill me here, are Republicans against legalizing marijuana?

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You'll find paleoconservative/libertarian Republicans who call for decreased and/or elimination of government interference with cannabis, mostly giving power to the states. To my knowledge, none advocate federal legislation to create a legal framework for cultivation, distribution, and retail.

ETA: These are in Congress, not running for President, for the record. The only Republican (former) candidate who espoused something like this was Rand Paul.