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Cannabis

djean111

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2. I don't know who is making these decisions, but our Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, does not

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Mon Jul 13, 2015, 09:31 AM

Jul 2015

believe marijuana should be legalized, and, IMO and all that, legalizing pot is going to be very onerous and arduous. Conveniently, she also has seemed quite fond of civil forfeiture, which is another way to make money from pot busts. Whether there is actually pot, or not. Our law enforcement system seems to consider civil forfeiture as a game and as part of their budget. No one, evidently, is going to give up the power and the money.

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Big Court Defeat For Marijuana Despite Record Tax Harvests [View all] n2doc Jul 2015 OP

Who in our Government is making these tax decisions about mj sales? nt ladjf Jul 2015 #1

I don't know who is making these decisions, but our Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, does not djean111 Jul 2015 #2

This is why Loretta Lynch was such a rotten choice for AG Bluenorthwest Jul 2015 #3

Our Congress can fix this and should.. mountain grammy Jul 2015 #4