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Cuthbert Allgood

(4,867 posts)
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:19 PM Feb 2020

Bloomberg on Marijuana: Leagalizing..."Stupidest Thing Anybody Has Ever Done"

Sorry for truncating the title; it was too long. Here is the full title:

Michael Bloomber on Marijuana: Legalizing "Another Addictive Narcotic" is Perhaps "Stupidest Thing Anybody has Ever Done.


Speaking at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Tuesday, Bloomberg said on the subject, according to WBNG-TV:
"We have a different kind of problem in America, for example. Last year, in 2017, 72,000 Americans [overdosed] on drugs. In 2018, more people than that are OD-ing on drugs, have OD'd on drugs. And today, incidentally, we are trying to legalize another addictive narcotic, which is perhaps the stupidest thing anybody has ever done. We've got to fight that, and that's another thing that Bloomberg Philanthropies will work on it in public health."

The position from the billionaire politician would seem to be out of step with Democratic leaders in his state and liberal voters nationwide. Newly re-elected New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, for instance, said he would make legalization a priority in a December speech outlining the goals for his first 100 days of his new term.

Recent polls meanwhile have shown a comfortable majority of Americans support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. A Gallup poll released in October found that 66 percent of Americans support legalizing the drug, including three-in-four Democrats.

"Like support for gay marriage—and in prior years, interracial marriage—support for marijuana legalization has generally only expanded, even if slowly, over the course of multiple decades—raising the question of where the ceiling in support might be," the Gallup poll noted. "As the percentage of Americans who favor legalizing pot has continued to grow, so has the number of states that have taken up legislation to allow residents to use the substance recreationally."


This clown needs to go away. We don't need Dems running for office that think marijuana is addictive.

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Bloomberg on Marijuana: Leagalizing..."Stupidest Thing Anybody Has Ever Done" (Original Post) Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 OP
Can't agree enough with you Cuthbert Allgood Devil Child Feb 2020 #1
Sometimes he forgets to hide his inner Republican Amishman Feb 2020 #49
Amen. He should only be the last bulwark against Trump. Beakybird Feb 2020 #2
wait! wasn't DU absolutely CRUCIFYING Biden stopdiggin Feb 2020 #17
Biden pretty quickly backtracked The Mouth Feb 2020 #24
Voting for him Faux pas Feb 2020 #3
So I guess he doesn't see any profit in it. Just another issue he's out of step with the Party over. marble falls Feb 2020 #4
There are stupider things. Like spending millions to get on the debate stage when a person doesn't Autumn Feb 2020 #5
If he actually had Dem values at heart, he'd buy up right wing media. JudyM Feb 2020 #13
It would have to be available for purchase first. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #20
True dat. Certainly we could do our own counterpoint channels though. Like Air America. JudyM Feb 2020 #35
Alcohol is much worse Rider3 Feb 2020 #6
Plus one of those two things is addictive. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #9
Both can be addictive with certain persons. former9thward Feb 2020 #53
yep. either he's schmoozing a particular audience stopdiggin Feb 2020 #19
A particular audience won't help win the general election. CaptYossarian Feb 2020 #48
Personally, I prefer the term "pandering" Fritz Walter Feb 2020 #50
A lot of states have legalized marijuana for medical and / or recreational purposes, but ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2020 #7
And the federal law makes a lot of things weird. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #10
prohibition is a failed public policy, again. TeamPooka Feb 2020 #8
Once the tobacco companies have mechanisms in place to sell weed Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #12
They're already buying in. Alcohol companies too. Diversifying their investment. JudyM Feb 2020 #15
A friend of mine has an interesting take on marijuana legalization. He opined that if people were Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #11
I believe he is correct. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2020 #14
Evidence bears this out WRT opioids. JudyM Feb 2020 #16
Bloomberg today: "What I really object to is putting people in jail for marijuana, denem Feb 2020 #18
But... Newest Reality Feb 2020 #21
Unless you are super wealthy then you know you can buy your way out of any problem. jalan48 Feb 2020 #22
I just got carded at my first legal buy this last Friday. theaocp Feb 2020 #23
And enough of the rock and roll music!! progressoid Feb 2020 #25
Ha! Made me laugh. You win. crickets Feb 2020 #40
Even a lot of conservatives The Mouth Feb 2020 #26
Martha Washington's brownies Tweedy Feb 2020 #27
I hope I don't have to vote that dumb bastard. rickyhall Feb 2020 #28
I agree ellie Feb 2020 #29
He's making Biden look more progressive on legalization LakeArenal Feb 2020 #30
Who's advising Mike on this? Sounds like Jack Webb on Dragnet!! Baked Potato Feb 2020 #31
.......Bloomberg is now..... titanicdave Feb 2020 #32
OK, Hate him even worse. Still better than Trump. OverBurn Feb 2020 #33
Financial bias Roy Rolling Feb 2020 #34
What a moran Roland99 Feb 2020 #36
I will not follow Bloomberg, now, for sure. erlewyne Feb 2020 #37
It is not an Addictive Narcotic. maxsolomon Feb 2020 #38
Oh Good God! James48 Feb 2020 #39
One of the stupidest thing he's ever said mountain grammy Feb 2020 #41
Just what we need, another out-of-touch billionaire who wants to fight the wrong battles Mr. Ected Feb 2020 #42
What a maroon. Go away please. We do not need a billionaire imposing his views on us. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #43
No one is going to re-criminalize weed. JohnnyRingo Feb 2020 #44
Bloomberg's glaring weakness is that he is a nanny-stater on health care Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2020 #45
This Is The Problem With Candidates In Their 70's DallasNE Feb 2020 #46
How many Marijuana Overdose deaths are there per year? Martin Eden Feb 2020 #47
I think he makes points to consider. Ex -auto accident stats in states where it is legal. apcalc Feb 2020 #51
I don't disagree with him much on this issue. Blue_true Feb 2020 #52
Hmph Whatthe_Firetruck Feb 2020 #54
YOUR ARTICLE IS YEAR OLD-HE SUPPORTS LEGALIZATION NOW KatyBR Feb 2020 #55
Nice flip flop on his part. n/y totodeinhere Feb 2020 #56
 

Devil Child

(2,728 posts)
1. Can't agree enough with you Cuthbert Allgood
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:22 PM
Feb 2020

Bloomberg's stance on marijuana and many others leaves him my least preferred candidate.

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Amishman

(5,541 posts)
49. Sometimes he forgets to hide his inner Republican
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:46 PM
Feb 2020

This was one of those moments

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Beakybird

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2. Amen. He should only be the last bulwark against Trump.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:23 PM
Feb 2020
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stopdiggin

(11,095 posts)
17. wait! wasn't DU absolutely CRUCIFYING Biden
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:09 PM
Feb 2020

(on statements that were much more nuanced than this one) just a short while back?

(NOT suggesting anyone get a pass here. the point is that one guy is WAY more out of touch than the other. and everyone had an absolute tizzy about Biden.)

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The Mouth

(3,123 posts)
24. Biden pretty quickly backtracked
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:14 PM
Feb 2020

IIRC he tweeted a rather different viewpoint in days, maybe hours.

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Faux pas

(14,583 posts)
3. Voting for him
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:24 PM
Feb 2020

would be the stupidest thing anybody has ever done...next to voting for the hump, of course

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marble falls

(56,359 posts)
4. So I guess he doesn't see any profit in it. Just another issue he's out of step with the Party over.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:25 PM
Feb 2020
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Autumn

(44,762 posts)
5. There are stupider things. Like spending millions to get on the debate stage when a person doesn't
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:25 PM
Feb 2020

stand a chance of getting anywhere past that, and no one is interested in anything you have to say. But hey, drain those votes.

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JudyM

(29,122 posts)
13. If he actually had Dem values at heart, he'd buy up right wing media.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:37 PM
Feb 2020
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TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
20. It would have to be available for purchase first.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:52 PM
Feb 2020

Conservatives like Murdoch and R media moguls didn't buy everything to turn around and sell it. The propaganda value is likely much higher than any sale value.

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JudyM

(29,122 posts)
35. True dat. Certainly we could do our own counterpoint channels though. Like Air America.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:41 PM
Feb 2020
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Rider3

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6. Alcohol is much worse
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:26 PM
Feb 2020

I've been around alcoholics and stoners. The alcoholics scare the hell out of me. The stoners make me laugh and are a delight. Bloomberg doesn't understand what he's talking about.

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Cuthbert Allgood

(4,867 posts)
9. Plus one of those two things is addictive.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:36 PM
Feb 2020

And I am shocked (well, not really) how much we just turn away from alcohol addiction problems.

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former9thward

(31,805 posts)
53. Both can be addictive with certain persons.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 08:12 PM
Feb 2020

And both can be handled without problems with many if not most people. Anyone who suggests marijuana can't be additive has never been around lifelong stoners.

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stopdiggin

(11,095 posts)
19. yep. either he's schmoozing a particular audience
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:18 PM
Feb 2020

(and probably misjudging that even with the midshipmen) -- while not really particularly caring about the issue one way or the other. Or -- he really IS as clueless as the statement makes him sound. With neither being very encouraging.

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CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)
48. A particular audience won't help win the general election.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:28 PM
Feb 2020

He has to appeal to all kinds of people. He talks about overdoses. How many pot overdoses have there been? Don't consult Reefer Madness from the 30s. And consider pot replacing opioids that do cause overdoses and death.

He's totally out of touch. Being in his penthouse already has him high.

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Fritz Walter

(4,281 posts)
50. Personally, I prefer the term "pandering"
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:21 PM
Feb 2020

Especially if I can include an image of an actual, physical Panda ring (i.e. “oh, look: (Bloomberg)’s Panda Ring!”)

Point well taken!

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SWBTATTReg

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7. A lot of states have legalized marijuana for medical and / or recreational purposes, but ...
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:30 PM
Feb 2020

federal law still exists on the books that M is a class 1 drug. There's a story coming out of Michigan that a guy was found innocent of state Mich. drug charges, but then found guilty of charges under federal law, and will go to prison. A shame! This needs to be changed ... perhaps some candidates out there are for this, legalizing this so basically the hard core drugs such as Heroin etc. are still Class 1 under federal law, and M is NOT.

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Cuthbert Allgood

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10. And the federal law makes a lot of things weird.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:37 PM
Feb 2020

Recreational weed is legal in Canada. It is also legal in Alaska. But you can't bring it across the border between Canada and Alaska because of federal law.

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TeamPooka

(24,156 posts)
8. prohibition is a failed public policy, again.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:31 PM
Feb 2020

legalizing cannabis turns a money pool controlled by cartels into a stream of jobs, taxes and revenue that benefit all citizens.

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Cuthbert Allgood

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12. Once the tobacco companies have mechanisms in place to sell weed
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:37 PM
Feb 2020

there will be a big push to get it legal at the federal level.

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JudyM

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15. They're already buying in. Alcohol companies too. Diversifying their investment.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:40 PM
Feb 2020
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Arkansas Granny

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11. A friend of mine has an interesting take on marijuana legalization. He opined that if people were
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:37 PM
Feb 2020

able to have legal access to marijuana, it would reduce the use of other, more dangerous drugs which are actually addictive. Who knows? He might have a point.

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Cuthbert Allgood

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14. I believe he is correct.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:39 PM
Feb 2020

Also, we need to decriminalize all drugs so that people that are addicted can get help without fearing they are going to go to prison. I fully realize that puts me way far to the left of most people, but I think it's right.

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JudyM

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16. Evidence bears this out WRT opioids.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 03:41 PM
Feb 2020
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denem

(11,045 posts)
18. Bloomberg today: "What I really object to is putting people in jail for marijuana,
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 04:15 PM
Feb 2020

That’s really dumb.” Dec 19, came out with the same (softly, softly) policy as Biden.

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Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
21. But...
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:01 PM
Feb 2020

Imprisoning people and fining them for a victimless crime is really brilliant. It has been so helpful for decades now. The scourge of high people with loosened morals and depraved behavior must be fought at all costs.

It is not, technically a narcotic, that classification came out of prejudice and hysteria, not science or medicine. If Bloomberg whats to portray himself as an old fart who doesn't really have much in-depth of a subject before he blurts one out, then great job! Or, to be a bit CT paranoid, does he have vested interest in the industries that are threatened by legalization of cannabis and hemp? That ranges from brewers and distillers to pharmaceutical companies and beyond those that you find out when you look into the practical uses and value of hemp. I would venture to say that he may be more concerned about his investments in this case.

Another big score for Mike, is his demonstration of something we could already expect from someone who lives in the lavish bubble of wealth, up there, above us unwashed masses: a lack of of empathy for the common people and their experiences, which relates back to my first point. What does he care if, for example, a kid's life is side-tracked and ruined due to simple possession. The bullshit used to be a moral argument that it was "for their own good" because it was supposed to be a horrible, corrupting influence. That no longer holds ground. You know what's bad? How about taking a young person who does no harm to anyone and steals nothing and sentencing them to prison for x years? That's a great benefit to everyone, right? The young person gets separated from their family, a record, maybe fines to pay and for what? We all benefit in what way?

I would rather that person be stoned at home and waste his life, (if that was actually the way he or she went) then be thrust into prison and be subjected to all the violence, cruelty, abuse, etc. and even training for crime. When a person gets out of that, what do we expect. When they get high, that's not a criminal issue and has subtitles and a context we should be able to deal with, like is it distracting them from a better life, learning, interaction with others, etc. Again, nothing criminal there.

Bloomberg does not seem to be in touch with what's been going on in that sense and it leads me to wonder if he is, basically, not just another dinosaur of the oligarchy looking for fame and power. How do move the country forward in that case? What kind of leadership is that, other than better than Trump, which, as we know, a groundhog would be better than at this point.

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jalan48

(13,798 posts)
22. Unless you are super wealthy then you know you can buy your way out of any problem.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:10 PM
Feb 2020
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theaocp

(4,223 posts)
23. I just got carded at my first legal buy this last Friday.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:11 PM
Feb 2020

Fuck you, Mike.

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progressoid

(49,827 posts)
25. And enough of the rock and roll music!!
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:17 PM
Feb 2020
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crickets

(25,896 posts)
40. Ha! Made me laugh. You win.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:58 PM
Feb 2020
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The Mouth

(3,123 posts)
26. Even a lot of conservatives
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:17 PM
Feb 2020

realize it's a state's rights issue. The only reason the federal government should have anything to do with it is if there is an interstate commerce issue.

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Tweedy

(628 posts)
27. Martha Washington's brownies
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:18 PM
Feb 2020

The former mayor is ignorant.

Our first president grew hemp as a cash crop. He grew male to sell and female for personal use. His wife, we are told, used the female in cooking. Her brownies were excellent, apparently.

Banning hemp was one of the dumber things we have done as a country. It makes stronger paper than wood. It is easier to grow than trees. It makes better rope. The list is endless.

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rickyhall

(4,889 posts)
28. I hope I don't have to vote that dumb bastard.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:22 PM
Feb 2020

Biden isn't much for legalization either. Just sayin.

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LakeArenal

(28,729 posts)
30. He's making Biden look more progressive on legalization
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:28 PM
Feb 2020

Personally legal pot, although a dream to be legal, is easy to find and not more expensive than a dispensary. So it’s not even on my radar this election.

Babies in cages is my biggest issue. Beating trump my second issue.

Both Biden will take care of.

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Baked Potato

(7,733 posts)
31. Who's advising Mike on this? Sounds like Jack Webb on Dragnet!!
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:28 PM
Feb 2020

I just virtually wafted him out of my choice bin...

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titanicdave

(429 posts)
32. .......Bloomberg is now.....
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:32 PM
Feb 2020

......always has been......and always will be......A....REPUBLICAN !!!!!......'Nuff Said.....

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OverBurn

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33. OK, Hate him even worse. Still better than Trump.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:32 PM
Feb 2020
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Roy Rolling

(6,856 posts)
34. Financial bias
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:37 PM
Feb 2020

He said it, he employs people in his charity to fight marijuana. He has a financial interest in keeping those people employed, his views on the issue are nothing more than where his own interests lie.

He can say it’s a noble cause, but he has developed an opinion on a complex social and medical issue based on how it affects his personal charity.

It’s an emoluments issue.

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erlewyne

(1,115 posts)
37. I will not follow Bloomberg, now, for sure.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:47 PM
Feb 2020

I drink beer. A 12 pack a day. At home, off the high way.

I smoked mary jane while serving my country in the infantry.
I met these men (kids like me) from New Yawk. They invited me
into their company and it was a choked filled room full of smoke.
They taught me how to smoke while not drinking beer.
After about an hour I left and told them they were nuts. I was
cruising and did not know it. Pure relaxation and walked to my room
just down the hall. I crashed, long hours and never a day off.
Because of tank dust I could not breathe and had to quit
smoking (pack-a-day) so mary jane was given up. When it becomes
legal I will be forlorn. Just drink my beer.

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maxsolomon

(32,992 posts)
38. It is not an Addictive Narcotic.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:48 PM
Feb 2020

Stupid position, Mike.

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James48

(4,416 posts)
39. Oh Good God!
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 05:48 PM
Feb 2020

What an idiot.

I can’t wait to vote for BERNIE and end the nightmare of criminality of weed.

Free the Weed!

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mountain grammy

(26,571 posts)
41. One of the stupidest thing he's ever said
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:02 PM
Feb 2020
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Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
42. Just what we need, another out-of-touch billionaire who wants to fight the wrong battles
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:03 PM
Feb 2020

I was quietly observing him but have just as quickly dumped him for this one thing alone.

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Evolve Dammit

(16,632 posts)
43. What a maroon. Go away please. We do not need a billionaire imposing his views on us.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:09 PM
Feb 2020

And he will. Drumpf has green-lighted anyone to do whatever the hell you want to. From now on, there are no guardrails.

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JohnnyRingo

(18,581 posts)
44. No one is going to re-criminalize weed.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:14 PM
Feb 2020

Not Bloomberg, not Trump, not Pence, and not even Sheriff Joe if he were to somehow end up in the Oval Office. It'd be like saying Trump would bring back prohibition because he doesn't drink and hates people who do.

That Pandora's Box has had the lid permanently ripped off in this century. Candidates don't even deny using it for fear of being branded as "soft on drugs" anymore. Welcome to the 21st century.

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Algernon Moncrieff

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45. Bloomberg's glaring weakness is that he is a nanny-stater on health care
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:14 PM
Feb 2020

Regulating the size of soda, or making a prohibitionist argument against either Hemp or Cannabis, are out of step with reality.

I say figure out the social costs of having those items be legal and price those costs into the taxes.

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DallasNE

(7,392 posts)
46. This Is The Problem With Candidates In Their 70's
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:16 PM
Feb 2020

They are too backwards looking. Yes, that applies to not just Bloomberg but also Biden, Sanders (all of which are my age, ugh) and to a lesser degree Warren - at least she is a Boomer. It all leaves me undecided.

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Martin Eden

(12,803 posts)
47. How many Marijuana Overdose deaths are there per year?
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 06:17 PM
Feb 2020

Or is Bloomberg showing his ignorance on this issue?

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apcalc

(4,461 posts)
51. I think he makes points to consider. Ex -auto accident stats in states where it is legal.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:23 PM
Feb 2020
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Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
52. I don't disagree with him much on this issue.
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 07:29 PM
Feb 2020

I support total decriminalization, but I am cooler toward legalization.

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Whatthe_Firetruck

(546 posts)
54. Hmph
Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:29 PM
Feb 2020

Speaking as someone born on the trailing end on the baby boom ('63), all I can say is a resounding:
"Ok, Boomer."

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totodeinhere

(13,037 posts)
56. Nice flip flop on his part. n/y
Tue Feb 4, 2020, 03:39 PM
Feb 2020
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