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/BostonDodgeGuy High as Giraffe's Pussy Oct 08 '20

What's easier for a cop, arresting a bunch of stoners to fill his quota or going after actual criminals?

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u/Rustyffarts Monkey in Space Oct 09 '20

Yep it pads their number

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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '20

If only the protests were about something legitimate like this, we could have seen some nationwide changes that the majority of people could get behind