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Christopher Moraff

DEA actually cited "getting arrested" as one of the "dangers" of marijuana that justify its continued prohibition

The dangers of marijuana, according to the DEA

The recent announcement by the DEA that marijuana should remain classified a Schedule 1 drug akin to heroin are in keeping with the agency's long-standing position that pot is a dangerous, addictive...

9:24 PM · Aug 15, 2016

Christopher Moraff

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^ & here's anecdote they cherrypicked to support their completely fallacious stance that pot has no medical value

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In DEA's defense (words I never thought I'd write), they're talking about arrests in general, not arrests for weed

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....wow.

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Christopher Moraff

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the drug war is a disaster for law enforcement.

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Hillary Clinton logic?

Chris, Blinded by Rage

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How very meta.

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That fits right in with "Drugs will ruin your life. We'll make sure of that."

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Cameron Barfield

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Replace the "horse" line with the quote and it all still works youtu.be/sJ0s0KUUpxo

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Are pot arrests like loitering arrests & just busy work that DEA/cops think make it look like they're fighting crime?