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crickets

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27. Prosecuting marijuana as part of the war on drugs was a thing back in the day.

Reply to brokephibroke (Original post)

Tue Aug 11, 2020, 05:47 PM

Aug 2020

It isn't anymore. Irrelevant. Next! nt

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2020/08/10/kamala-harris-progressive-pioneer-san-francisco-da-column/3334668001/

As San Francisco DA, Harris refused to seek the death penalty — even on a case where a very respected police officer was tragically killed. Marijuana sales cases were routinely reduced to misdemeanors. And marijuana possession cases were not even on the court’s docket. They were simply not charged. Unless there was a large grow case, or a unique circumstance, this was the reform-minded approach then-DA Harris’ office took. The accusations about marijuana prosecutions being harsh during her tenure are absurd. The reality was quite the opposite.

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How will they attack Harris? [View all] brokephibroke Aug 2020 OP

Just make sh*t up, they already were and will continue to do so. Thomas Hurt Aug 2020 #1

They have BINDERS FULL of false accusations. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #5

They will attack her from land, sea, air, and outer space. BamaRefugee Aug 2020 #2

Spitting into the wind. Squinch Aug 2020 #17

Prosecuting marijuana mchill Aug 2020 #3

I know! Is that all they got? Is Trump going to play up the fact she prosecuted "thugs" Dream Girl Aug 2020 #11

GOP in NC will like it. NCjack Aug 2020 #18

Doesn't matter; they'll make shit up if they have to. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #4

Dump campaign already has a video ready to go and he has already tweeted it. fleur-de-lisa Aug 2020 #6

My feeling: we better damn well have higher taxes. That asshole put a 2 trillion dollar hole Squinch Aug 2020 #13

kAMalA iZ a KoP!!! RhodeIslandOne Aug 2020 #7

First of all there will be an agreement Biden will doc03 Aug 2020 #8

She's a woman! Yavin4 Aug 2020 #9

it's gotten so old, and expected. stillcool Aug 2020 #10

It doesn't matter one whit. Squinch Aug 2020 #12

That's an easy one. She was born in Jamaica and not eligible to serve. Dream Girl Aug 2020 #14

Right now the Trumpers are trying to just pick themselves up off the floor and yellowcanine Aug 2020 #15

Here's the thing, they go after Kamala, it's gonna piss off a whole lotta women and people cornball 24 Aug 2020 #16

They won't get any advice from me. pwb Aug 2020 #19

And I'm sure part of the vetting process brokephibroke Aug 2020 #20

She's a woman. She's not white. That's all they need. hunter Aug 2020 #21

IF you really want to see it, just go look on Twitter. But frankly, Mike 03 Aug 2020 #22

Like they say in sports after winning a big series brokephibroke Aug 2020 #23

95% of the attacks will be geared towards reducing black turnout ecstatic Aug 2020 #24

They will try to blow anything little thing out of proportion AND make crap up. Lucinda Aug 2020 #25

They're going to replay over and over and over hamsterjill Aug 2020 #26

Prosecuting marijuana as part of the war on drugs was a thing back in the day. crickets Aug 2020 #27

Nice! brokephibroke Aug 2020 #28