US to end policy that let legal pot flourish

Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by jrs235 on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:31AM (#16071025)

I think your comment would be better if you started if off with "I truly believe that Sessions is racist and ..."

And while it may very much be true that he is, you lose influence with a large number of people by making the War on Drugs strictly about race.

Why would Sessions want to give up "tools" that help him oppress people, particularly those that disagree with all the BS policy in place and being instituted?

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by gremlinsinc on Thursday January 04, 2018 @11:49AM (#16071774)

Race does play a huge part, BUT I don't think it's all about race, I think part of it's also about the elites vs poor... elites always have access to drugs without enforcement when they choose or want it.

Poor people are the ones hurt most by drug use/abuse the ones put in jail/etc.. it just so happens poverty is higher among minorities and so it does affect the black population more...

From a party-line standpoint this has almost always benefited Republicans (hurt minorities) because majority of minorities vote Blue.

Thankfully he's allowing U.S. attorneys to make the decision and HOPEFULLY most of those will make better choices on how to prosecute or NOT prosecute legal marijuana sales.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by cmurf on Thursday January 04, 2018 @01:57PM (#16073004)

Yes, this is mainly about classism where race is but one component in establishing class. Medical care, education, justice are not rights in Conservatism, they are products. And classism ensures that elites get better access to those products because they can pay for more or better versions of them. Attacking decent cheap products, can make them more expensive and exotic and thus in the hands of mainly elites; or it can remove them from the market entirely leaving only the more expensive established products, again mainly in the hands of elites.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by e40 on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:56AM (#16071280)

No doubt. I read this article upon waking and honestly, the destruction of lives that will take place if Sessions moves ahead with his bullshit is very upsetting to me.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by tyen_ on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:05AM (#16070770)

Thanks for clearing that up for me.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by urmish on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:03AM (#16070751)

How is this allowed on HN?

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by quasse on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:21AM (#16070935)

This is how:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2016/03/23/nixons-d...

From John Ehrlichman, counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under Nixon:

"The Nixon campaign in 1968, and the Nixon White House after that, had two enemies: the antiwar left and black people. You understand what I’m saying? We knew we couldn't make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did."

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by gravy on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:28AM (#16070999)

This only makes it even less appropriate than that comment and the OP.

Off-Topic: Most stories about politics, or crime, or sports, unless they're evidence of some interesting new phenomenon. Ideological or political battle or talking points. Videos of pratfalls or disasters, or cute animal pictures. If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by Jtsummers on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:32AM (#16071038)

You should note that that is from the "What to submit" section, which has no bearing on comments. In that regard this whole submission may be off-topic, but comments on a submission are inherently on-topic.

But also see:

  Please don't complain that a submission is
  inappropriate. If a story is spam or off-topic, flag
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Just flag and go away from the submission.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by e40 on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:18AM (#16070895)

https://www.theroot.com/7-reasons-black-america-should-fight...

Just because something seems unbelievable doesn't mean it is made up.

EDIT: backup for Sessions being a racist:

http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/18/politics/jeff-sessions-racism-...

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by MSDOStoevsky on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:23AM (#16070954)

Your citations: a listicle; a news organization mocked widely for its propoganda and manipulation of facts. Good.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by mynameisvlad on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:26AM (#16070976)

“Widely” by members of only one side of the political spectrum.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by specializeded on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:15AM (#16070871)

Could you explain why it shouldn’t be?

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by harrisonhjones on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:08AM (#16070810)

I wonder that as well. Is there a way to report a comment?

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by urmish on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:09AM (#16070825)

People with reputation can downvote I guess.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by CalRobert on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:23AM (#16070952)

We can, but explaining the reasons for wanting a downvote would help. The war on drugs certainly has been a tool for racial oppression, and Sessions has expressed support for folks who back anti-miscegenation laws, so it seems like it's not a necessarily untrue statement.

https://newrepublic.com/article/61363/closed-sessions

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by Jtsummers on Thursday January 04, 2018 @10:27AM (#16070992)

You can also flag them if you click on the timestamp next to the username.

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by harrisonhjones on Thursday January 04, 2018 @12:34PM (#16072176)

I didn't realize that. Thanks for the information! [edit] I spoke too soon. When clicking on the timestamp I am brought to a view showing the comment but I don't have an option to flag. Perhaps that still requires a minimum rep?

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Re:US to end policy that let legal pot flourish by Jtsummers on Thursday January 04, 2018 @12:53PM (#16072367)

Possibly. I don't recall when I first noticed it and I hit the downvote karma threshold a few years ago so there's a good chance they're accessible at the same time.

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