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[deleted] t1_ixftt28 wrote

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Screaming_brain t1_ixgboef wrote

As opposed to all the legalized/decriminalized weed we got under our last Republican governor? The one that went to jail?

Twice.

That one?

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dumbthrow33 t1_ixgz6ml wrote

Why don’t you focus on the here and now instead of the whataboutism

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captainXdaithi t1_ixh2s4y wrote

The guy above literally “whatabout’d” Lamont, not even understanding that this rec weed situation isn’t the purview of the Governor anyway.

Both left and right people are being idiots here… and CT tax rev that could help everyone here is going on a drive right into MA/NY/RI pockets lol

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Xyldarran t1_ixh45yi wrote

That's not whataboutism.

That's realizing that you made the right choice last election. Republicans want weed illegal and the state budget in flames.

Stop sucking the MAGA pipe and come up with a real governing strategy other than cut it all to the bone.

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Likeapuma24 t1_ixhdtuk wrote

I mean every politician wanted weed illegal until recebt election cycles. I don't recall Malloy fighting for legalization, because even as recently as a decade ago, it wasn't politically beneficial to anyone

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d_chaney80 t1_ixhf3or wrote

And you’re still on the “MAGA” thing. Stop sucking the left wing extremism’s sack.

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Xyldarran t1_ixjmh0v wrote

The MAGA thing just announced it was running again

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d_chaney80 t1_ixkcjmy wrote

And he won’t make it out of the primaries you tool bags can only use him as an excuse for everything for so long before it’s ridiculous

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dumbthrow33 t1_ixgzb2a wrote

We are never trailblazers. We wait for everyone around us to make it happen and then we come to the party late lol

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CalligrapherDizzy201 t1_ixh5n6f wrote

We’re the land of steady habits for a reason.

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dumbthrow33 t1_ixh9fgw wrote

I get it, both have their pro/cons. I’d just like a bit more balance between the two. Had CT jumped in front of MA with medicinal and rec we would be setup nice both in terms of cash and establishment.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixhaph8 wrote

Mass was first because it's a more liberal state.

Edit: ouch someone doesn't like facts.

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dumbthrow33 t1_ixhv8jn wrote

Oh you got me there 🤣🤡

MA is definitely a more liberal state but I don’t think that’s what contributed to them trailblazing marijuana in the region

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixhx1zq wrote

I was there. It did.

In MA when the legislatures got the idea, pretty much every legislator in the majority party was pretty much on board right away. Obviously the war on drugs was a failure and obviously continuing to put people in criminal jeopardy for cannabis was unsustainable and racially discriminatory as applied.

In CT, it took many more years of pressure and campaigning from the left. Senior members of the majority party wanted to study the issue and even came out against it.

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AhbabaOooMaoMao t1_ixhalbi wrote

Here's another genius that didn't read the bill. Angry about being illiterate.

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volanger t1_ixhggh3 wrote

Yeah, cause Republicans would've definitely legalized weed

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[deleted] t1_ixhmyrv wrote

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volanger t1_ixhnj1c wrote

Welcome to politics. Lemme ask you. What is holding up opening stores in ct?

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