US territory may legalize rec use, medical use, and industrial hemp all at once; Florida judge hears case challenging medical marijuana smoking ban; Trump campaign aiming to flip Colorado based on his non-interference with marijuana; New York City officials coming around on marijuana reform; Philippine prison head calls for death penalty for drug possession.
Sure, it’s all bullshit, but Trump’s savant skill is being so ego-driven and bereft of shame and empathy that he’s already built six more piles by the time anyone realizes the first pile is bullshit. Trump is like the world’s longest-operating bullshit ponzi scheme.
SPECIAL 4/20 Panel Discusses Republican Shift on Legalization
April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018
Podcast
Canada, Cannabis Culture, Chris Goldstein, Donald Trump, Eapen Thampy, Gene Simmons, Jodie Emery, John Boehner, Justin Strekal, Morgan Fox, MPP, NORML
We hear from Justin Strekal, political director at NORML; Morgan Fox, communications director at MPP; Jodie Emery, spokesperson for Canada’s Cannabis Culture; midwestern forfeiture activist Eapen Thampy; and Philly.com marijuana contributor Chris Goldstein.
President Trump tells Senator Gardner he’s for federal reform; Fmr. Speaker Boehner tells CNBC he supports federal descheduling; Maine Gov. LePage will veto marijuana bill because it keeps medical marijuana; Mass. Gov. Baker signs criminal justice reform; Idaho GOP Gov. hopefuls debate CBD oil bill’s death in committee.
John Boehner, former House Speaker, now favors legalization of marijuana as he joins cannabiz board; Cynthia Nixon exhibits rare Democratic spine on marijuana legalization; We’ve got Donald Trump’s “non-addictive painkiller” already!
In total, 35 current Democratic members of Congress voted “yes” on the 1994 Clinton Crime Bill that imposed the death penalty for certain non-homicidal drug crimes.