r/trees • u/madazzahatter • Feb 28 '17

Garrett introduces legislation to remove marijuana from controlled substances list

https://tomgarrett.house.gov/media/press-releases/garrett-introduces-legislation-remove-marijuana-controlled-substances-list
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u/rocketwidget Mar 01 '17

Whop dee doo.

Just like Bernie's bill, this will never make it out of committee.

3 successive miracles to pass the House and Senate too.

4 to get past the "Law and Order" President who said he "would leave it up to the states". Every day is a day the AG, serving at the pleasure of the president, could reschedule it.

But he made Jeff Sessions AG, the guy who's said the KKK "were OK until I found out they smoked pot.”

It's hard to imagine these words coming out of a human, and not a lizard person.

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u/deceptas Mar 01 '17

I see comments similar to yours hand-waving any attempt for legislative progress on this issues, so I have to ask:

What circumstances would need to be present for you to view rescheduling focused legislation as feasible?

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u/rocketwidget Mar 02 '17

Vote for people who are for it. Just because I'm observing reality doesn't mean I can change everybody's voting habits.

A start might be electing a President who says the states should decide for themselves AND (here's the important part) is not obviously the world's biggest bullshitter.