Posted on 07/14/2007 4:42:06 PM PDT by bnelson44
Are you sure he doesn't want to let the states decide? Can you back that up?
That’s pretty clever for someone who can only manage to string together seven letters of the alphabet in order. At least they’re in order.
Most marijuana-friendly candidates: Ron Paul, Mike Gravel
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Gravel (D-AK) are the most marijuana friendly 2008 Presidential candidates, according to an analysisby the Marijuana Policy Project.
They are the only candidates who support the legalisation of marijuana, for general as well as medicinal use.
“I think it’s tragic what’s happening today in the drug war,” Rep. Paul said. “Since the early ‘70s we’ve spent maybe $200 to $300 billion on the drug war. That’s not been any good. This whole effort on the drug war doesn’t make any sense at all to me.”
http://granitestaters.com/candidates/
http://pressesc.com/01184177937_marinuana_friendly
They support him because he wants to legalize drugs.
They support him because he wants to legalize drugs.
A lot of young people who use the Internet a lot want Ron Paul
Many of these young people only have cell phones so are not polled
However, in past elections, young people don’t vote.
Why do they want Ron Paul? They support him because he wants to legalize drugs.
Most marijuana-friendly candidates: Ron Paul, Mike Gravel
Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) and Sen. Mike Gravel (D-AK) are the most marijuana friendly 2008 Presidential candidates, according to an analysisby the Marijuana Policy Project.
They are the only candidates who support the legalisation of marijuana, for general as well as medicinal use.
“I think it’s tragic what’s happening today in the drug war,” Rep. Paul said. “Since the early ‘70s we’ve spent maybe $200 to $300 billion on the drug war. That’s not been any good. This whole effort on the drug war doesn’t make any sense at all to me.”
http://granitestaters.com/candidates/
http://pressesc.com/01184177937_marinuana_friendly
They support him because he wants to legalize drugs.
Muckraker Report: At the moment, I have several friends who are operating marijuana farms in northern California. The right to grow marijuana for medical purposes is protected under California state law, but it’s illegal according to federal law. Naturally, these friends of mine are concerned about the future of their livelihoods. What would you say to them?
Congressman Ron Paul: As a medical doctor, I have a special interest in this issue. Tell your friends I support their livelihoods and strongly oppose any attempt by the federal government to infringe upon the right to grow medical marijuana in California under Proposition 215 of California state law. The Ninth and Tenth amendments make it very clear that under our federal system, the states retain the full authority to craft their own laws. The federal government has only limited powers, and can therefore preempt the states only in a very narrow range of federal matters. This essential principle of our Constitutional Republic is being ridden roughshod over by imperial Washington, which bullies local governments into accepting its illegal and unconstitutional policies.
http://www.muckrakerreport.com/id447.html
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He wants to abolish the federal laws against pot. That means it would be legal unless the states made it illegal.
They support him because he wants to legalize pot.
Yes it has. Dr. Paul should do well in Iowa (especially considering Ed Failor no longer has a candidate to push). Get him in the top two in Iowa and even Giuliani's lap dog Hannity will have to talk about him. The younger generation are behind him (something the Republican Party can't say about any of the other candidates) and his message of freedom is catching on. And he is the only candidate who's given specifics on how he plans to cut government.
Let Pajamas Media have their fun taking him in and out of the poll. Just gives Dr. Paul more exposure as others talk about it. And nice to see PJM has taken the Clinton/Edwards track of getting rid of the 'gadflies'. Who would have thought Republicans were so much like Democrats....
You have friends operating pot farms? Are you financially involved?
George Wallace! “Not a dimes worth of difference . . .”
No, do you?
As such, perhaps it isn’t surprising that Paul is a staunch supporter of legalized industrial hemp farming – it is an issue that should be decided at the state level and not by the federal government, he says, and most certainly not by the Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2005 he introduced the first-ever federal bill to reauthorize hemp cultivation, eventually earning 11 co-sponsors before the bill died in committee. Undaunted, Paul rekindled the issue this year, filing the Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2007. It may be an uphill battle, but for Paul that’s well-traveled territory
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/column?oid=oid%3A477963
They support him because he wants to legalize pot.
Pot comes from the leaf, hemp comes from the fibrous stalk. They are different things.
I believe whoever wins in the Iowa straw poll should be considered the front runner.. and whoever gets number two should be considered a serious contender. After that we can go down to maybe 4-5 candidates for debates.
There are quite a few big government socialists who post in this forum. There are mostly good conservatives here, though.
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