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Drug Policy

Ruby the Liberal

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23. I joined NORML back in the 70s when I was a teenager

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Sun Aug 10, 2014, 12:34 PM

Aug 2014

Not knowing they were going to start mailing stuff to my house.

I thought my mother was going to have a stroke.

Just 2 years ago, she went on a rant about MMJ, calling it the "devil's gateway" (literally). Today, she finds herself moved by the kids with Dravets and other seizure disorders and is 110% on board - but the "don't get you high, just help the kids" flavor. That, and the fact that I had cancer - or so I think?

People are coming around.

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I am posting this here because this is the sort of story my friend Raindog would have been all over. [View all] Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 OP

Have to have customers for our for profit prison system, i guess randys1 Jul 2014 #1

Apparently they have "no choice" but to send this very sick guy to prison for a very long time Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #2

We have a choice to NEVER shut up, NEVER stop screaming about how insane this is randys1 Jul 2014 #5

Well, I'll say this much. I remember bringing pot legalization up in discussions here around 2006-7 Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #7

Sounds like what was said when randys1 Jul 2014 #9

Bingo. A very similar "evolution". Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #10

There is such a thing as right and wrong. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #17

"People respect political parties more when they take a stand" Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #19

lol, many were trying to legalize it in the early '70's wordpix Aug 2014 #22

I joined NORML back in the 70s when I was a teenager Ruby the Liberal Aug 2014 #23

To these people, I would say, why did God make pot? Did he make a mistake? Or did he make DocwillCuNow Jul 2014 #15

Our drug laws go back to the days when the local preacher would scream at the sherrif randys1 Jul 2014 #20

K and R, Warren. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #3

DU's loss, too. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #4

Amen.... daleanime Aug 2014 #27

Kicking for Raindog, and very proud that Oregon can bring some relief to Mr Mckenzie Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #6

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #8

K&R and thank you for posting this here. Ruby the Liberal Jul 2014 #11

Yeah. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #12

I am scheduled to address city council in a few weeks on decriminalization Ruby the Liberal Jul 2014 #14

That's awesome. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #16

For Raindog, K&R! Always educating us. Mnemosyne Jul 2014 #13

Sorry for the loss of your friend, Warren. I'm sorry for DU's loss as well. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #18

To RainDog, I'm sorry for your suffering, thanks for your service and peace to you. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #21

Raindog knew legalization was not back-burner... Eleanors38 Aug 2014 #24

Another crack in the prohibition dam: Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #25

This is a prime case to make mandatory sentencing unconstitutional. Warpy Aug 2014 #26