How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural language analysis

Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by cavanasm on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:44PM (#14158305)

I don't really understand why people would think Trump would be supportive of any kind of intoxicant. His older brother was an alcoholic and died before their dad (which depending on the source you're reading, had a big impact on him).

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Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by JBReefer on Thursday April 20, 2017 @12:50PM (#14158372)

Well, he said a bunch of pro-weed stuff at one point, so it's not coming from nowhere:

https://www.merryjane.com/news/want-marijuana-legalized-then...

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Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by OscarCunningham on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:09PM (#14160948)

Many of the biggest benefits of marijuana legalisation come from the fact that it tends to displace alcohol.

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Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by code_duck on Thursday April 20, 2017 @01:21PM (#14158737)

Many believed Trump to be a libertarian or even a closet Democrat, who supported saner policy for the practical reasons that many do, setting aside their personal beliefs about whether individuals should consume drugs.

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Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by ktRolster on Thursday April 20, 2017 @05:17PM (#14161007)

More than a closet Democrat, he was an active Democrat who voted Democrat and donated to the party. Overall philosophically he's probably more 'opportunist' than anything.

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Re:How people talk about marijuana on Reddit: a natural lang... by code_duck on Friday April 21, 2017 @12:56PM (#14167244)

Sure, in the past. If he's a Democrat now or in the past 8 years, it's definitely a well-kept secret.

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