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yuiyoshida

(41,835 posts) Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:20 AM Feb 2018

Jeff Sessions Is Making Congress Mad With His Pot Policy, And It May Backfire

“It has awakened a sleeping giant,” Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher told BuzzFeed News.

If Attorney General Jeff Sessions hoped his latest encroachments on marijuana would make politicians back away from legalization, it’s not working.

Last Monday, three weeks after Sessions gave federal prosecutors wide berth to begin marijuana busts in states where it’s legal, Phil Scott, the Republican governor of Vermont, signed a bill making Vermont the ninth state to legalize the drug.

The strongest pushback against the Trump administration’s new marijuana policy, however, seems to be in Congress — where dozens of lawmakers are pushing legislation that would handcuff Sessions on pot.

Ironically, Sessions is sparking more enthusiasm for recreational marijuana on Capitol Hill than any time in Congress’s modern history.

“It has awakened a sleeping giant,” Republican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher said of the way politicians are reacting to Sessions repealing the Cole memorandum, a policy from the Obama administration that tolerated pot companies in states that legalized the drug.

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Jeff Sessions Is Making Congress Mad With His Pot Policy, And It May Backfire (Original Post) yuiyoshida Feb 2018 OP

What a loathsome little creep mindem Feb 2018 #1

if his ears were a bit more pointed yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #2

".. handcuff sessions on pot..".. Cha Feb 2018 #3

While were at it, lets just yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #5

That's the spirit, yuiyoshida! Cha Feb 2018 #7

That "Anglo-American" tradition of hand-cuffing! Anon-C Feb 2018 #27

Did stoners Soxfan58 Feb 2018 #4

Did? BBG Feb 2018 #10

"with you I am,.. hehehe" yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #16

Im not even buzzed and i GWC58 Feb 2018 #13

I'm surprised Sessions is so strongly against marijuana John Fante Feb 2018 #6

... Luciferous Feb 2018 #8

You owe me the coffee I just spit all over the place crazycatlady Feb 2018 #24

Talk about unintended consequences! PatSeg Feb 2018 #9

Really! The Conductor Feb 2018 #11

Congress seriously need to act on this n/t lordsummerisle Feb 2018 #12

Maryland, if all goes well, GWC58 Feb 2018 #14

This could help Ben Jealous DAMANgoldberg Feb 2018 #19

I keep hearing Larry Hogan cant be beat. GWC58 Feb 2018 #21

I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this hypocrite smoked at home. Javaman Feb 2018 #15

if he prefers the tobacco lobby yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #17

Jeff Sessions is the great white dope Blue Owl Feb 2018 #18

I'm pretty sure Rand Paul and Cory Gardner would vote with the Dems to legalize Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2018 #20

Pete Sessions is the problem in the House. GWC58 Feb 2018 #22

There are ways to deal with that Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2018 #23

Isn't it legal in Alaska too? crazycatlady Feb 2018 #25

I think there's a good shot Murkowski would. Algernon Moncrieff Feb 2018 #28

Sessions is one of the worlds greatest assholes. It's never ending with him, the F'en little creep! RKP5637 Feb 2018 #26

Sessions may go too far and trigger a backlash Gothmog Feb 2018 #29

Prohibition is a failed public policy, again. Legalize it! TeamPooka Feb 2018 #30

mindem

(1,580 posts)

1. What a loathsome little creep

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:27 AM

Feb 2018

he looks like a screwed up Keebler Elf.

yuiyoshida

(41,835 posts)

2. if his ears were a bit more pointed

Reply to mindem (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:43 AM

Feb 2018

I would agree...

Cha

(297,503 posts)

3. ".. handcuff sessions on pot.."..

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:44 AM

Feb 2018

sounds grand!

yuiyoshida

(41,835 posts)

5. While were at it, lets just

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:49 AM

Feb 2018

handcuff the entire Trump Administration, in the spirit of leaving no stone unturned! Aloha Cha!

Cha

(297,503 posts)

7. That's the spirit, yuiyoshida!

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #5)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 07:00 AM

Feb 2018

Aloha

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

27. That "Anglo-American" tradition of hand-cuffing!

Reply to Cha (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:58 AM

Feb 2018

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

4. Did stoners

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:45 AM

Feb 2018

Giggle at his ears.

BBG

(2,545 posts)

10. Did?

Reply to Soxfan58 (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 08:32 AM

Feb 2018

There is no did, there is only do. And do they? Oh yes.

yuiyoshida

(41,835 posts)

16. "with you I am,.. hehehe"

Reply to BBG (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 10:39 AM

Feb 2018

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

13. Im not even buzzed and i

Reply to Soxfan58 (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 09:37 AM

Feb 2018

laugh heartily at that garden gnome!😂

John Fante

(3,479 posts)

6. I'm surprised Sessions is so strongly against marijuana

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 06:52 AM

Feb 2018

considering how much his cookie-making business depends on hungry potheads.

Luciferous

(6,084 posts)

8. ...

Reply to John Fante (Reply #6)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 07:49 AM

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crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

24. You owe me the coffee I just spit all over the place

Reply to John Fante (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:45 AM

Feb 2018

PatSeg

(47,564 posts)

9. Talk about unintended consequences!

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 07:49 AM

Feb 2018

Last edited Tue Feb 13, 2018, 01:58 PM - Edit history (1)

I'll bet Jefferson didn't see that coming.

Edit to read "unintended" consequences

The Conductor

(180 posts)

11. Really!

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 08:44 AM

Feb 2018

Think about being a Republican member of congress just now, and having to defend the nutball statements that ooze out of this White House plus the immorality of the current Republican leadership. You have to go out and repeat things you know are completely loony, but pretend they are sound policy, even when they are a complete flip from what you said previously. Of course they are using recreational drugs to cope! Wouldn't you?

lordsummerisle

(4,651 posts)

12. Congress seriously need to act on this n/t

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 09:29 AM

Feb 2018

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

14. Maryland, if all goes well,

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 09:43 AM

Feb 2018

might put the legalization of cannabis for adult use on the 2018 ballot in the form of a voter referendum. Gawd I hope so. Percentage of 👍 is 61. That number could go even “higher,” pun not intended.

DAMANgoldberg

(1,278 posts)

19. This could help Ben Jealous

Reply to GWC58 (Reply #14)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:36 AM

Feb 2018

become Governor if this happened.

https://splash.benjealous.com

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

21. I keep hearing Larry Hogan cant be beat.

Reply to DAMANgoldberg (Reply #19)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 09:30 AM

Feb 2018

The same was said of Robert Ehrlich and we know how that went. 👍 If cannabis legalization is on the ballot it would definitely help Ben Jealous.

Javaman

(62,532 posts)

15. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if this hypocrite smoked at home.

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 10:24 AM

Feb 2018

or at least did edibles.

fuck this piece of shit.

yuiyoshida

(41,835 posts)

17. if he prefers the tobacco lobby

Reply to Javaman (Reply #15)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 10:42 AM

Feb 2018

one would see why he still is doing his WAR on Drugs. The cat is out of the bag now, and the stuff is natural so it can't be OWNED like they did with Tobacco.

Blue Owl

(50,485 posts)

18. Jeff Sessions is the great white dope

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Tue Feb 13, 2018, 10:51 PM

Feb 2018

n/t

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

20. I'm pretty sure Rand Paul and Cory Gardner would vote with the Dems to legalize

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 03:49 AM

Feb 2018

I'd give it about 50/50 in the House. The Evangelicals would vote it down, but I think if you are in a state where it's legal, you vote it down at your peril.

GWC58

(2,678 posts)

22. Pete Sessions is the problem in the House.

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #20)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 10:27 AM

Feb 2018

A big problem! Any cannabis bill he has will go

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

23. There are ways to deal with that

Reply to GWC58 (Reply #22)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 10:49 AM

Feb 2018

Give him something or threaten to take something. If recent history teaches anything it's that they can all be had.

crazycatlady

(4,492 posts)

25. Isn't it legal in Alaska too?

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Reply #20)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 11:47 AM

Feb 2018

Would their senators vote with Dems?

Algernon Moncrieff

(5,790 posts)

28. I think there's a good shot Murkowski would.

Reply to crazycatlady (Reply #25)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 12:33 PM

Feb 2018

...and I think there are a lot of law-and-order Republicans you could still sell the issue to using the "shouldn't the states and not the federal government make these decisions" argument.