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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:46 AM Original message |
AlterNet: Marijuana Could Be a Gusher of Cash If We Treated It Like a Crop, Not a Crime |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:48 AM Response to Original message |
1. Wow, I never thought of this before. |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Morning Shadow |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. It's also obvious who the forces against it are |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. They're the two prime suspects but there are others |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. Ah, but a pint (maybe twoi) with a joint and you'd be set for the night. |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Alas, that's the point |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 12:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
41. There are other forces at work to countering them, though, |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #12 |
44. That's right. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
2. been sayin this for years |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
3. this is what t.boone pickens should be talking about |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:53 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I'm T. Boone Pickens and I approved this message.....Smoke 'em if ya got 'em. |
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mak3cats (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:55 AM Response to Original message |
5. OMG!!! Obama's going to let drug-crazed maniacs loose!!! (n/t) |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. That come from all walks of life, of all ages and all professions |
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mak3cats (489 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:00 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I was being facetious... |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I knew that you were |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Yeah but then the Prison Industrial Complex would lose much of its cheap labor. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Not to mention some defense attorneys |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. oh yeah that too. |
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High Plains (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #11 |
40. Don't forget prosecutors. |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:23 AM Response to Reply #11 |
53. With all due respect |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
13. Prices would be lower if it were legal |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:11 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. And the environment could use the extra greenery |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. That hadn't even occured to me |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:14 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. And cleanses the air adds nutrients to the soil and takes very little water. |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:22 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. You ever get the feeling that Gaia is trying to tell us something? |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:28 AM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Not so much the grown-ups but the greedy corps need to go,NOW! |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:32 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Absolutely |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:43 AM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Henry Ford built an engine that ran on hemp oil. In fact he never intended his engine to run on |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:00 AM Response to Reply #29 |
31. This is fascinating |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:02 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. You're welcome. |
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foxer (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 06:35 PM Response to Reply #29 |
47. And the original Diesel was designed to run on peanut oil |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. 'decriminalize' a major segment of the US population, nt |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:11 AM Response to Original message |
15. K&R |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. and we could cease the mass imprisonment of american people. |
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chupacabranation (430 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
27. Great idea |
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Prophet 451 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:38 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Barney Frank is trying |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Some background music for contemplating this policy proposal |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 12:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
39. And another. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:06 AM Response to Reply #39 |
50. Cool! |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
32. hemp is an amazingly versatile crop . . . |
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foxer (255 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
34. Not to mention the massive cost savings |
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Ghost in the Machine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
35. Yeah, welcome to what I've been saying for 30 years... |
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philly_bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
36. After 8 years of anti-science Bush, U.S. needs new industry. Why not weed? |
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MrScorpio (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
37. Doesn't weed burn at a very high temperature? |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. Waste of good hemp oil |
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DefenseLawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:17 AM Response to Reply #42 |
51. Henry Ford's first Model "T" was built to run on hemp oil n/t |
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Gregorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. The price of pot has crashed up here in Northern California. |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 01:24 PM Response to Reply #38 |
46. Five... thousand... dollars... |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
43. those numbers wouldn't hold up if it were legal. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
45. Hemp for Victory! |
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BreweryYardRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
48. No shit. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-13-08 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
49. Well duh, that's been known for a couple of decades now |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
52. Of course it would. Another newsflash: Water is wet. |
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crimsonblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:09 AM Response to Original message |
54. God, I could use some pot.... |
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Sanctified (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-14-08 02:25 AM Response to Original message |
55. Wouldn't people just grow their own? |
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