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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by kyleblarson on Thursday June 16, 2016 @07:20PM (#11919691)
As a Seattlite I had high hopes when Obama appointed Gil Kerlikowske to be Drug Czar, given that he was the police chief in a city with a very progressive approach to cannabis. But alas, as in myriad other areas of the Obama administration, hope was just that: hope.
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by dTal on Friday June 17, 2016 @06:11AM (#11921708)
You know, it just occurred to me: while Obama hasn't spent too much political capital on drugs, the US is closer to legalisation than it's ever been, to an extent unbelievable not that long ago. It could easily be that Obama has been quietly supporting legalisation, in politically-invisible ways (such as failing to respond in any meaningful way to the avalanch of state level legalisation).
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Re:Microsoft is the first big company to say it's serving th... by umanwizard on Thursday June 16, 2016 @10:06PM (#11920258)
What do you mean? Obama is the most progressive president on drug policy in decades.
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