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Congressman Reichert on supporting legal pot: ‘I can’t do it’
Background:
Congressman Reichert,
What does this tell young people about voting on election day?
How does each vote count when federal representatives do not support state election outcomes?
Congressman Reichert,
It took a constitutional amendment to prohibit the sale of a glass of wine- why no constitutional amendment to authorize a federal war on drugs, drug czar, prohibition of marijuana, etc.
Smaller government & the Constitution- right up until somebody wants to grow a marijuana plant in the back yard, shut down undeclared wars overseas or marry the lover of their choice.
The freedom talk is just for federal holidays and overseas military operations.
Please see this essay by Congressman Reichert:
The black market favors prohibition, high taxes & complicated regulations-
Study: Nearly 40 percent of cigs in Washington are contraband
Law enforcement resources should be used to go after individuals who are harming others- not for policing arbitrary pre-crime scenarios.
Standing by for federal authorities to tell the people of Washington State what they are permitted to do with marijuana-
6 Hanford tanks are leaking nuclear waste, Inslee says
A powerful central government knows what’s best for each one of us.
How about legal anti-depression meds that may bring on thoughts of suicide (0:34)
Government permissions, authorizations, permits, and applications for marijuana should be no more complicated than those required to use a glass of wine.
Look for the drug war to remain in place-
The Drug War places us all at risk
Related-
The legal drug dealers sold 371 tons of pills to people who did not need them:
A huge success for the legal drug dealers
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