There are still cities and counties throughout the U.S. that are "dry."

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THIS IS REAL HOPE AND CHANGE!

I'll have to settle for the contact high I got from reading the post

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lol... don't ever let anyone accuse you of a lack of gullibility.

Let me get this straight... you picked up a guy from the pen, and he told you that he was in jail for spitting in the face of a guy who sold his son pot?!? (yeah, drug dealers are notorious for contacting the police whenever proper etiquette is not observed during a drug deal... a drug dealer contacting the authorities and pressing charges over a spitting incident makes a lot of sense) Good God! Dude... are you serious?!?

And, if you are, I have this super opportunity for a "business investment". All you have to do is send me all of your money, and you're set.

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

You're barking up the wrong tree here. It's not that 'Americans' are so illogical.... It's that a lot of Americans are fooled by the lobbyist propaganda - "tell you children that cocaine is evil, but if they have trouble paying attention to things that don't interest them, give them lots of adderall" Of course the fact that cocaine and adderall are incredibly similar should be discounted, outright...

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"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have... The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases."

-Thomas Jefferson

Ho, ho, ho... fair enough. It's funny that you bring that up, actually. I was thinking about lobbying for a federal law allowing people to 'abort' their children up until the children were 5 or 6 years old. Now, I know what you're thinking - slaughtering children sounds insane, and you won't stand for it. But... it's a law, period. If you don't like it, get it changed. Federal law supersedes state law (who the fuck do these "pro-life" hippies think they are, protesting the government?!?)

Why tax it.. But, my quip aside, I like the way you think.

lol... I appreciate the joke, but, if anyone were to make drugs legal, I'd imagine that it would be the GOP. A "war on drugs" is a hawkish, liberal policy... I'd have a much easier time imagining Cheney wiping his ass with the constitution and upholding current federal drug laws than I would some Democrat.

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-Thomas Jefferson

Funny how you deduce my story is a fabricated fib without having all the facts of which transpired.
Seeing as I wasn't writing a fucking novel, I didn't include the entire story in all it's full detail but, whatever.
Apparently you simply believe since this guy was coming out of jail, he automatically must be a liar as well.
I like the fact that you assumed the offended drug dealer was who called the police to the scene, nice touch .

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In a Democracy, Silence is Permission

You're saying Americans fooled by political deception and manipulation should be relieved of all logical responsibility?

It seems like the DEA raided the clinic in response to the abuse by the non-sick. I think this should not reflect badly on the compliant clinics and the DEA should be the good guys by not raiding those.
This should send the message that illegal use of marijuana wont go unnoticed simply because of state medical marijuana legalization.
Although I disagree that Marijuana should be banned at all, the original intent of the legislation should be upheld. Sick patients only.
The DEA needs to respect California law and should only break the non-compliant clinics.

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Yes, there is. It is called Absinthe and is an alcohol derived from wormwood. At one time it was thought to cause hallucinations and brain damage even though research has exonerated it of these allegations. It is still banned in the United States on this basis.

From Wikipedia: Absinthe

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GOD created smallpox and polio, too.

By your "logic", we must do away with vaccines, because how can Mankind rule that a creation of GOD was wrong and should be eradicated?

Matt

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Hmm ??? couldn't be that there is justification for those two diseases in nature ???

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So this is how liberty ends... with thunderous applause
In a Democracy, Silence is Permission

So it's only arrogant when man determines GOD was wrong in creating some life-forms?

Sorry, you can't have it both ways - if you seek to cite divine infallibility, then you have to accept divine infallibility in all of creation.

Matt

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I have no idea what you are talking about Matt
Where is the divide in what I have said ?

It is you who assume small pox etc... are mistakes made by God, not me.
I believe everything in existance has it's purpose, small pox included.

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So this is how liberty ends... with thunderous applause
In a Democracy, Silence is Permission

So, are you saying we should accept the divine will of GOD and cease all vaccinations?

Matt

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No for the simple fact that God also gave man a thinking brain by which he should shape his world.
But, this conversation is going waaaay Off-topic now isn;t it ?

I suppose next you will tell me small pox and polio should be OUTLAWED ?

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So this is how liberty ends... with thunderous applause
In a Democracy, Silence is Permission