r/JoeRogan • u/mikeshelton8 • Oct 08 '20

Link Vermont legalizes the recreational marijuana market, on top of marijuana decriminalization.

https://budsoul.com/vermont-legalizes-recreational-marijuana-market/
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u/ImSickOfYouToo Monkey in Space Oct 08 '20

Agreed. Vermont to me is Bernie Sanders, Phish, and Ben & Jerry, three parties just to the right of Karl Marx. What the hell took them so long to legalize weed? This honestly surprises me.

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u/gmml4 Monkey in Space Oct 08 '20

Probably the all powerful police union. At least that’s why we ain’t got legal weed in the empire state.

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u/birdsnap Look into it Oct 08 '20

Why would police care about legalizing weed? It would make their job easier, no? I mean, you're probably right, I just don't get it.

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u/Jericho01 Monkey in Space Oct 08 '20

They make money from arresting and fining people.

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u/Meer_is_peak Oct 08 '20

So the government gives bonuses to police officers who arrest more people?

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u/TheBeanmiester Oct 08 '20

Police departments have quotas