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So the real question now becomes - which organizations with political clout are still fighting to keep Marijuana illegal? I've actually never smoked weed in my
by krschultz 12y ago
So the real question now becomes - which organizations with political clout are still fighting to keep Marijuana illegal?
I've actually never smoked weed in my entire life (seriously). I have no interest in smoking weed once it is legal either. But I'm very sick of paying to support a stupid wasteful policy. So who are the people that are actually fighting to keep it illegal? I honestly can't find them, I'd love to read their arguments.
- spenvo 12y agoRelevant: http://www.businessinsider.com/police-unions-and-pharmaceutical-companies-fund-anti-marijuana-fight-2014-7 http://www.businessinsider.com/police-unions-and-pharmaceuti... https://mayday.us/ https://mayday.us/
- steanne 12y ago... and a few more mentioned here: http://www.republicreport.org/2012/marijuana-lobby-illegal/ http://www.republicreport.org/2012/marijuana-lobby-illegal/
- thret 12y agoReally? Illegal drugs are an enormous business, I'd guess the people currently making money from it would be fighting to keep it illegal. The same goes for the police/DEA/etc who are paid to enforce the law.
- krschultz 12y agoNo I understand that, but it's a lot more nuanced than "it's the police!". Which specific lobbying groups are for and against it? What factions of the two political parties are hardline for keeping it illegal? What newspapers and TV stations? What arguments are they making?
- 2mur 12y agoHere's an interesting report on these big-pharma funded groups: http://thenation.com/article/180493-anti-pot-lobbys-big-bankroll http://thenation.com/article/180493-anti-pot-lobbys-big-bank...