Tag: Mitt Romney

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November 6, 2012
11/06/2012
“Eye of the Sparrow” – Some Humor for Election Day

“Eye of the Sparrow” – Some Humor for Election Day

It’s election day, and whether you’re getting ready to go to the voting booth, getting home from the voting booth, or waiting to see the results, chances...
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November 2, 2012
11/02/2012
November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

09:27pm We are now only five days away from Election Day, and it’s starting to look very much like at least one state will vote to legalize...
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October 19, 2012
10/19/2012
Gary Johnson Supporters Robocall Colorado Democrats Over Marijuana Crackdown

Gary Johnson Supporters Robocall Colorado Democrats Over Marijuana Crackdown

05:36pm Colorado is a tightly-contested swing state. According to the Real Clear Politics average of recent polls, Republican challenger Mitt Romney holds a vanishingly narrow lead over...
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October 4, 2012
10/04/2012
CO Presidential Debate Unwittingly Sets Precedent for Marijuana Reform

CO Presidential Debate Unwittingly Sets Precedent for Marijuana Reform

In case you missed the first Presidential Debate of 2012, it appears that both the incumbent President and presidential hopeful were in agreement about marijuana reform based...
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October 4, 2012
10/04/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.03)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.03)

03:24am Mitt Romney (mis)speaks out on medical marijuana, the LA dispensary ban is repealed, and the feds keep on grinding away at medical marijuana providers with...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
Presidential Debates Should Address Marijuana Prohibition

Presidential Debates Should Address Marijuana Prohibition

The Brownie Mary Club Democratic Club of California is hosting an online petition to be presented to the chairman of the Presidential Debate Commission, to include at...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
Mitt Romney: Marijuana ‘For Recreational Use’ Is Bad, But I Also Oppose It For All Purposes

Mitt Romney: Marijuana ‘For Recreational Use’ Is Bad, But I Also Oppose It For All Purposes

In an interview with the Denver Post, Mitt Romney was asked to weigh in on the future of the state’s medical marijuana industry. His response: “I oppose marijuana being...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

Romney Campaign Uses Raids to Swing CO Voters, Insults Everyone’s Intelligence

The Romney campaign has finally stooped low enough to try to trick the medical marijuana community into voting Romney into office. In an article titled “Dear Marijuana Reformers:...
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September 14, 2012
09/14/2012
Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections II: The Parties and the Presidential Race

Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections II: The Parties and the Presidential Race

11:27pm As the 2012 election campaign enters its final weeks, all eyes are turning to the top of the ticket. While, according to the latest polls and electoral college...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Chris Weigant has “a radical thought, as we charge full-steam into convention season: Could the marijuana vote propel Barack Obama to victory in the upcoming election?”  
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
At the RNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

At the RNC Convention: Prohibition? What’s Prohibition?

Its a good thing no one in the media is asking anyone at the RNC Convention any questions about Marijuana Prohibition, this way they don’t have to...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Business Week expects the critical swing state Colorado to see strong voter turnout due to Amendment 64 for recreational marijuana legalization being on the ballot and analyzes...
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August 13, 2012
08/13/2012
Paul Ryan is Romney’s VP, a Perfect Partner in Prohibition

Paul Ryan is Romney’s VP, a Perfect Partner in Prohibition

On Saturday, GOP POTUS candidate Mitt Romney selected Paul Ryan as his Vice Presidential running mate. Weedists are painfully aware of Mitt Romney’s views on cannabis, but...
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August 8, 2012
08/08/2012
Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

Facebook Censors Marijuana Activism

The Just Say Now federal marijuana rescheduling pledge program is alleging that Facebook censors marijuana activism… again. Just Say Now is a program of Firedoglake (FDL) media group in...
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August 6, 2012
08/06/2012
Weedists, We’re Still Being Called Bitches (at the Polls)

Weedists, We’re Still Being Called Bitches (at the Polls)

Prompted by Libertarian 2012 POTUS nominee Gary Johnson‘s statement in Seattle last week that marijuana will be legalized by 2016, Examiner.com writes “by going to pot, Gary Johnson has assured he will...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Mitt Romney’s Close-Minded Views About Marijuana

Well, just when I was sure that people were awakening from their prejudiced and fearful assumptions about marijuana, I decided to check and see what Mitt Romney...
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July 24, 2012
07/24/2012
Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

Want to Put a Piranha in the Political Fish Tank? Allow Gary Johnson in the Presidential Debates

The Washington Times believes Gary Johnson’s “penchant for snappy redirects and crowd-winning zingers would be the kind of fan service that scratches the itch for spontaneous, unscripted...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

Gary Johnson – Help Him End the War On Drugs

You probably notice a recurring Gary Johnson theme at Weedist… We strongly support candidates who will end the war on marijuana. Personally I like the vast majority...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Will Obama’s war on marijuana cost him to lose a few key swing states and the 2012 election by alienating much of his base? With Amendment 64...
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July 13, 2012
07/13/2012
Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

Obama’s War On Medical Marijuana Just Got Even Uglier

10:28pm One month ago, Eric Holder testified before Congress that the Dept. of Justice is only targeting medical marijuana businesses that violate their state’s laws. Anyone who didn’t...
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