Adding Medical and or Decriminalization of marijuana to the GOP Platform 2016?

[jointhefightforfreedom]

Could adding Decriminalization of marijuana to the GOP Platform or at least the libertarian/tea party wing of the GOP give us and advantage?

Curious what others think. Feel free to chime in with thoughts , Strategy and more..

After watching the CNN special tonight. i would think it would be very hard for anyone to see it as a crime at all especially in the little girl Charlotte's case.

300+ seizures a day to only 1 every 7 days after using marijuana. Very hard to deny!

I think this addition could bring tons of 18-30 yr. old voters who normally don't vote. The medical side could sway lots of others as well.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/07/health/charlotte-child-medical-marijuana/index.html

 

[eduardo89]

After watching the CNN special tonight. i would think it would be very hard for anyone to see it as a crime at all especially in the little girl Charlotte's case.

300+ seizures a day to only 1 every 7 days after using marijuana. Very hard to deny!

I think this addition could bring tons of 18-30 yr. old voters who normally don't vote. The medical side could sway lots of others as well.

That segment made me cry. How anyone can watch that and then say no to medical marijuana legalization does not make any sense to me. I don't understand how someone can be so lacking in compassion.

 

[LibertyEagle]

Could adding Decriminalization of marijuana to the GOP Platform or at least the libertarian/tea party wing of the GOP give us and advantage?

Give "us" an advantage over whom? It would make the libertarian wing more isolated and less accepted by mainstream Republican voters. I'm not sure that is a good goal.

Why pitch drugs when there are all these other things happening all around us that mainstream Republican voters DO agree with us on?

 

[BuddyRey]

That segment made me cry. How anyone can watch that and then say no to medical marijuana legalization does not make any sense to me. I don't understand how someone can be so lacking in compassion.

+rep

 

[jointhefightforfreedom]

Give "us" an advantage over whom? It would make the libertarian wing more isolated and less accepted by mainstream Republican voters. I'm not sure that is a good goal.

Why pitch drugs when there are all these other things happening all around us that mainstream Republican voters DO agree with us on?

I wasn't referring to gaining more support from "mainstream republicans"

I meant more in terms of growing the libertarian/tea party wing larger. Obama got the hip/hop young vote before.

Personally i have been anti-drugs all my life but spending Trillions on the "war on drugs"
Putting millions in jail for victim less crimes.
The feds classify marijuana as a class 1 drug.
After you look at facts instead of propaganda It is prohibition plain and simple.

Marijuana laws exist ONLY because 51% say it is illegal. And we spend 100's of billions each year just in the enforcement and judicial side of this alone.
personally i'm tired of being stolen from by government to pay rent, utilities, food and medical care for millions of people in the jails because they smoke weed.

 

[Dogsoldier]

This guy really says it well.

 

[mad cow]

Could adding Decriminalization of marijuana to the GOP Platform or at least the libertarian/tea party wing of the GOP give us and advantage?

Yes.It is past time to do this.

 

[mad cow]

double tap

 

[Origanalist]

Give "us" an advantage over whom? It would make the libertarian wing more isolated and less accepted by mainstream Republican voters. I'm not sure that is a good goal.

Why pitch drugs when there are all these other things happening all around us that mainstream Republican voters DO agree with us on?

How would it make us more isolated? I think those days are gone, there is failing support to keep pot illegal across the board and it's becoming less "mainstream" all the time. "Mainstream" republicans need to decide if they are for smaller government or not, the "war" on pot in particular and drugs in general is big government and I'm not so sure it's a net loss at all. I think if it were isolated only to marijuana it would be a net plus.

 

[Origanalist]

Yes.It is past time to do this.

In our eyes it's way past time, it never should have been made illegal. But I think the time is ripe for this, and it's the best way to start dismantling the war on drugs. Obviously some are going to disagree, but the idea is to transform the party right?

 

[mad cow]

The war on drugs is a loser,I'm an old man (62) and my generation did more drugs per capita than the generations that came later.I think it just sticks around in all of its horror through sheer inertia,it has long since become a money and popularity loser to TPTB,although it does give them that power.

Pot legalization would be a popular and easy start,getting this country back to the basically nonexistent drug laws of 1895 would be the Ideal.

 

[XTreat]

The new Dr. Sanjay doc.

 

[jointhefightforfreedom]

Looks like the Dems are already starting to beat us on this issue

Video http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57598064/holder-calling-for-overhaul-of-drug-related-sentences/

 

[Legend1104]

Part of the GOP platform?! Hahahahahahahahahaha....maybe.

 

[mport1]

How about legalization of all drugs and pardoning of every person in jail on drug charges? Then maybe I'd vote for a Republican.

 

[philipped]

Honestly, I think it has a possibiilty of working. As of today almost 30 states have medical marijuana, I think come primary time the Tea Party/Libertarian candidates need to discuss Decriminalization and removing Marijuana from Sched. 1. I know I can get a few people on a candidate who's trying to either. By 2016 even more people will probably want to do this. Lets see what happens...

 

[TaftFan]

Drug federalism might have a real chance at getting added, letting the states decide for themselves.

 

[mad cow]

Drug federalism might have a real chance at getting added, letting the states decide for themselves.

Yep,and letting States and localities decide if they want to pay for the arrest,conviction and incarceration of a bunch of people for victimless crimes as opposed to new bridges and fixing potholes.

 

[FriedChicken]

I think if anything industrial hemp is the most we could hope to add to the platform by 2016. However, 2020 I bet - if we planned to do so - medical marijuana left in the hands of the states could definitely be added.

And yes. It needs to be done and it will be a productive cause for whichever party does it.

 

[Working Poor]

What the party of limited government decide to get out of people's personal life? No way :/@