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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:53 PM Feb 2015

85-year-old Republican grandmom leads charge to legalize marijuana in Texas

She has been called the perfect weapon for legalization activists. Ann Lee, an 85-year-old Republican activist and grandmother, is crusading for the legalization of marijuana in Texas.

Lee had previously been opposed to legalization until her son was in an accident and required medical marijuana for treatment. “We realized marijuana wasn’t the weed of the devil which I had been known to say,” she explained.

After Lee began to turn her activism toward legalization efforts, she said she noticed people responded to her more strongly than ever before. “I don’t know whether it’s my age, the white hair, what is it, but it does seem to strike a chord. I’ve been an activist for many years, but I’ve never had the response that I’m now getting” Lee said.

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85-year-old Republican grandmom leads charge to legalize marijuana in Texas (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2015 OP

No idea ever turns into public policy unless it's validated by conservatives bluestateguy Feb 2015 #1

So very true. Soon as a conservative is affected.. mountain grammy Feb 2015 #12

Wowsers shenmue Feb 2015 #2

She wonders why she is getting a strong reaction from people: she is finally on a topic they want to jwirr Feb 2015 #3

It's because she's an anomaly. She heads up Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2015 #5

Yes, I understand that - I was just suggesting she step out of the box on other issues. jwirr Feb 2015 #7

But she's really not, in my opinion from here in Texas. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #13

PoorTexans...LGBT marriage and pot...all in one week. libdem4life Feb 2015 #4

Correction: PoorSomeTexans. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #8

Probably smoking a doobie and fucking with Darwin's head.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #9

Good Answer!!! God, how I miss his humor. RIP libdem4life Feb 2015 #10

Typical conservative, doesn't care until it effects them or someone they care about Fumesucker Feb 2015 #6

Almost definitely not but every bit of less stupid counts and this one is wider impact TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #11

Democratic Party leadership is allowing this issue to be co opted by the GOP. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #14

bluestateguy

(44,173 posts)

1. No idea ever turns into public policy unless it's validated by conservatives

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 02:57 PM

Feb 2015

That's how it works.

mountain grammy

(26,621 posts)

12. So very true. Soon as a conservative is affected..

Reply to bluestateguy (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 04:19 PM

Feb 2015

boom, we have a story. That is really fucked up and the next time I hear "liberal media" I may have to be restrained.

shenmue

(38,506 posts)

2. Wowsers

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:00 PM

Feb 2015

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

3. She wonders why she is getting a strong reaction from people: she is finally on a topic they want to

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:04 PM

Feb 2015

hear. Try some other liberal topics grandma and see how that works out.

Comrade Grumpy

(13,184 posts)

5. It's because she's an anomaly. She heads up Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition.

Reply to jwirr (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:51 PM

Feb 2015

She's not the stereotypical liberal legalizer.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)

7. Yes, I understand that - I was just suggesting she step out of the box on other issues.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 03:53 PM

Feb 2015

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

13. But she's really not, in my opinion from here in Texas.

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2015, 04:24 PM

Feb 2015

On the ground here in my neighborhood, marijuana legalization seems to be the one thing that unites R and D voters. Perhaps, given her age, she is not really aware of that.

An anecdote (because, Dog knows how we all LOVE anecdotes): One of my friends is a moderate conservative (I'm being nice to her here because she's brings me soup when I'm sick; I should say she she's a hoodwinked lower middle-class woman) who just ran up a 45K bill (her words; not mine) for a kidney infection and still wants to see ACA repealed. However, she is all pro-legalizing pot because she's smoked it all her life. I think people who come after the Boomer generation are pretty much together on this one.