• nocturne@sopuli.xyz
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    2 months ago

    Not if there is a federal agent. It is legal here in NM but the feds are constantly seizing pot because it is not legal at a federal level.

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      2 months ago

      It’s gonna be fun when it’s legal in all 50 states at the state level, but still illegal federally.

      Wait, did I say fun? I meant bullshit. It’s going to be bullshit.

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        2 months ago

        Trump DGAF and Kamala made a career outta jailing weed smokers so it’s not likely to change anytime soon.

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          2 months ago

          https://news.yahoo.com/news/kamala-harris-said-she-long-200919997.html

          “I just think we have come to a point where we have to understand that we need to legalize it and stop criminalizing this behavior,” she said. “Actually, this is not a new position for me. I have felt for a long time we need to legalize it, so that’s where I am on that.”

          As San Francisco district attorney from 2004 to 2011, Harris oversaw over 1,900 convictions for cannabis violations, the San Jose Mercury News reported in 2019. Still, only a small number of those people ended up in prison.

          https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/analysis-tulsi-gabbard-kamala-harris/

          Harris “put over fifteen hundred people in jail for marijuana violations”

          As attorney general, Kamala Harris would not have personally prosecuted drug cases. Local district attorneys would generally prosecute such cases so to say Harris “put … people in jail” as state attorney general is not accurate.

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            2 months ago

            Talk is cheap. As attorney general she also held the power to decide not to prosecute those people.

            If she did anything to prevent this, why wouldn’t she just come out and say it? Not saying anything at all about it other than that she’s proud of it is the most damning evidence we can have.

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              2 months ago

              Found the trump supporter guys.

              Once again trying to find anything to discredit the dems.

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                2 months ago

                Found the illiterate dumbass who thinks these statements support Trump in absolutely any way guys.

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                  When it’s a first past the pole and electoral college game to get elected, discouraging votes for Harris necessarily helps Trump.

                  Same as encouraging 3rd party voting in a system where they are mathematically prevented from winning.

                  You either don’t understand the system we have, or you’re a disingenuous troll for Trump.

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                    Harris chose to do something immoral because “it was the law”, or it benefited her, or whatever - and you can expect her to continue doing that.

                    You still have to vote for her, but you also have to be realistic about who you’re actually voting for.

                    Republicans are the party who holds their candidates up without criticism - and Dems put up Kamala now exactly because Democrats were criticizing Biden - and even though she’s one of the worst candidates they’ve put up in years, she’s still far more electable than Biden.

                    So yes. You need to both vote for and criticize Harris. It’s the least immoral choice.

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                    2 months ago

                    discouraging votes for Harris necessarily helps Trump.

                    Please point out on the doll where I discouraged anyone voting.

                    What you’re actually saying is that no one is allowed to criticize your favorite politicians. Which is totally unsurprising but disappointing nonetheless. This is the kind of whataboutism that has fueled our fucked up political system for centuries.

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      2 months ago

      That is up to the state’s attorney general whether to go after drug offense or not