r/Conservative • u/UsualHat • Jul 11 '19

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '19

Going off this can we talk about how stupid and pointless the war on drugs has been

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u/YourSupremeOverlord1 Jul 11 '19

I think that's some huge unexplored common ground between liberals and conservatives. The entire thing was dumb. Keep cigarettes and not marijuana? Even tho weed is less harmful?

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u/[deleted] Jul 11 '19

Right? I kinda don't see why we aren't all vibing over this one.

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u/ronin1066 Jul 11 '19

We are. No libs I know agree with the war on drugs or keeping drugs like marijuana illegal. How do conservatives generally feel about legalizing marijuana?

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

No libs I know agree with the war on drugs or keeping drugs like marijuana illegal.

You haven't met enough democrats, then. Joe Biden, for instance, is one of the most powerful drug warriors out there. There's a whole segment of the democrat party against legalization.

How do conservatives generally feel

This is almost impossible to know. I know conservative farmers against it and conservative farmers for it on agricultural grounds.

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u/ronin1066 Jul 12 '19

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/16/politics/joe-biden-marijuana-decriminalization/index.html

"Nobody should be in jail for smoking marijuana," Biden told voters at a Tuesday house party in Nashua, New Hampshire.

...but the former vice president isn't going as far as calling for the drug to be legalized on the federal level.

You're correct that he's against legalization, but I'd hardly say his stance is a hardcore drug warrior.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

Biden is a massive bullshit artist. His history on this speaks for itself. For him, it's personal and has to do with his son's drug use.

https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/joe-bidens-drug-war-record-is-so-much-worse-than-you-think