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Cannabis

duforsure

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Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Mon Jan 8, 2018, 07:02 AM

Jan 2018

Big pharma, and big insurance making huge campaign funding contributions to people in our Congress, mostly Republicans, and they're also getting big bucks from the private prison industry. Until they are voted out it'll stay the same.

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Why isn't medical weed covered by health insur [View all] BigmanPigman Jan 2018 OP

Because we live in a fucked up world (and country) where the people in charge are not qualified SamKnause Jan 2018 #1

goddamn!!!!! heaven05 Jan 2018 #5

Because of duforsure Jan 2018 #2

It's not legal in the US as it's illegal at the federal level. PoliticAverse Jan 2018 #3

Medical research that would qualify marijuana is mostly banned. Voltaire2 Jan 2018 #4