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The Thriller
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“bUt StAtE’s RiGhTs!”
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I actually heard something about americans being pardoned for marijuana charges or something.
The Thriller
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I’ve been told by a poster here that nothing was done about that. It was just a headline…
Bucknutz
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What is wrong with state’s rights?
Here in Florida, DeSantis has signed into law a harsher punishment for Meth and Fentanyl dealers.
Fentanyl is the leading cause of death in the 18-45 age group, more than Covid, Cancer or car accidents.
What has the federal government done?
Actions Taken by the Biden-Harris Administration to Address Addiction and the Overdose Epidemic | ONDCP | The White House
At a time when overdose deaths, driven primarily by illicitly manufactured synthetic drugs, have reached a record high, the Biden-Harris Administration has significantly expanded access to evidence-based prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery support services, as well as taken...
“Customs and Border Protection (CBP) significantly increased the amount of fentanyl seizures along the Southwest border, seizing an average of more than 800 pounds of fentanyl each month in fiscal year 2021, over twice as much as fiscal year 2020 and four times the amount seized in 2019.”
The border crisis is not just about illegal immigration, but the deadliest drug is flowing over it. At first carrying it over the border, US citizens were the ones doing it at legal crossings.
But because of Covid legal border crossing lockdowns:
- During the travel restrictions, fentanyl seizures at ports quadrupled from fiscal year 2019 to 2021. Fentanyl went from a third of combined heroin and fentanyl seizures to over 90 percent.
- Annual deaths from fentanyl nearly doubled from 2019 to 2021 after the government banned most travel (and asylum).
What has California done to improve their weak fentanyl laws…not much.
California's $20M Fentanyl Crackdown
Recently, California law enforcement has been cracking down on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is cheaper than other narcotics but highly addictive and dangerous.
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Mostly Misdemeanors.
So yeah “bUt StAtE’s RiGhTs”
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mongoose01
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From the article-
The move also is not expected to remove any individuals from prison.
The administration official speaking to reporters on Thursday said that “there are no individuals currently in federal prison solely for simple possession of marijuana.”
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Bucknutz
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View: https://twitter.com/msnbc/status/1601189937142964227?s=46&t=rwFhmWXZ8HpYa2W7XbwwCA
Interesting but not surprising.
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Turnout by Republicans Was Great. It's Just That Many of Them Didn't Vote for Republicans.
After yet another disappointing showing for Republicans in Georgia’s Senate runoff on Tuesday, some conservatives — like Sean Hannity, Newt Gingrich and Kevin McCarthy — have begun to point to a surprising culprit: a failure to take advantage of early voting. The theory seems to be that...
In state after state, the final turnout data shows that registered Republicans turned out at a higher rate — and in some places a much higher rate — than registered Democrats, including in many of the states where Republicans were dealt some of their most embarrassing losses.
Instead, high-profile Republicans like Herschel Walker in Georgia or Blake Masters in Arizona lost because Republican-leaning voters decided to cast ballots for Democrats, even as they voted for Republican candidates for U.S. House or other down-ballot races in their states.
Well done trump.
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That is a really good sign of the democracy working as intended. People will only suffer insufferable asses for so long.Turnout by Republicans Was Great. It's Just That Many of Them Didn't Vote for Republicans.
After yet another disappointing showing for Republicans in Georgia’s Senate runoff on Tuesday, some conservatives — like Sean Hannity, Newt Gingrich and Kevin McCarthy — have begun to point to a surprising culprit: a failure to take advantage of early voting. The theory seems to be that...www.yahoo.com
In state after state, the final turnout data shows that registered Republicans turned out at a higher rate — and in some places a much higher rate — than registered Democrats, including in many of the states where Republicans were dealt some of their most embarrassing losses.
Instead, high-profile Republicans like Herschel Walker in Georgia or Blake Masters in Arizona lost because Republican-leaning voters decided to cast ballots for Democrats, even as they voted for Republican candidates for U.S. House or other down-ballot races in their states.
Well done trump.
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Mongoose
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Meaning "Drug possession" is a charge they tack on to the individual or in an effort to extend sentences by convicting them for "trafficking" or some other ****. Drug offenses still account for the incarceration of almost 400,000 people, yet nobody can be released with Bidens pardon? Biden had to have known his pardon wasn't going to do anything for those in prison for drug charges nor will it do anything for individuals charged after his pardon as it stated in the article. You can "lol" all you want, but any sane or sympathetic individual can see the prison system needs reform and WAY too many people are in jail/prison on drug charges.
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See, we were discussing getting Griner out of prison for possessing a gram of marijauna.
Then mongoose said that we should focus on people in america who are imprisoned for drug possession.
So if we are making this comparison then lets make it apples to apples.
Griner was imprisoned for possessing a gram of marijuana. Are there americans in prisons in america for possessing a gram of marijuana? According to mongoose the answer is no. So his compaint of america having people like griner in american prisons was just a falsehood.
Glad we got that settled. Moving on……
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Then mongoose said that we should focus on people in america who are imprisoned for drug possession.
So if we are making this comparison then lets make it apples to apples.
Griner was imprisoned for possessing a gram of marijuana. Are there americans in prisons in america for possessing a gram of marijuana? According to mongoose the answer is no. So his compaint of america having people like griner in american prisons was just a falsehood.
Glad we got that settled. Moving on……
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According to Reuters - A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody
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Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis
A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody.
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Any time you bring a prohibited item through customs without declaring it you have "smuggled."According to Reuters - A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody
Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis
A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody.
Other than that I'm not sure what your point is here.
It's the other way around. Possession above a certain amount can be charged with trafficking, even if you've never sold a gram. Many people are in prison for "trafficking" when it really was just possession.
Mongoose
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Did you read what I was responding to? He said she was in jail for possession in Russia and he wants to draw comparisons. I was showing that the possession charges even in Russia are drummed up and the possession charge is tacked on to other charges like smuggling.
She was not in prison in Russia for simple drug possession, just like folks in the US are not in prison for simple drug possession charges because the prison system wants to tack charges onto people to extend sentences, increase parole etc.