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[–] ashok36 56 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Cartels are moving in and setting up illegal weed farms and such and threatening the local government and communities.

Solution: Legalize drugs already.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

And tax the fuckers

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Weed's legal in CA (don't get me wrong, it should absolutely be legal federally. I actually fully expect Biden to campaign on it).

Any time there's a highly regulated market, there's going to be a black market. The best way to get rid of that is try to decrease the financial overhead said regulations create over time, lowering the incentive for people to buy off the black market. Obviously that's not something that's feasible to do overnight though.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

I actually fully expect Biden to campaign on it.

Fucker ran on it last time!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Legalizing marijuana is far too progressive for a conservative like Biden.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They said they expect him to campaign on it, not "fix" it.

I don't expect a thing. He only needs to be better than Trump, again. As an incumbent. Against a literal criminal who tried to overthrow the government.

Lowest bar in history, Jack.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Gradually_Adjusting 2 points 1 year ago

It was intended as sardonic with overtones of bitter rage. I don't actually know if the bar is low enough

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

He cares a lot more about winning the white house again than whether weed's legal

Edit: sp

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As if the president could waive a wand and make it legal. He pardoned everyone in federal prison on possession.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Caveat: there wasn't actually anyone in prison on possession at the time. Which isn't to say it didn't send a message to supporters of the drug war.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

As if that'd be the first time a candidate has campaigned on something they can't actually do