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I always liked Boehner, good guy :bc: 

Former House Speaker Boehner 'has evolved' on marijuana

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CNN)John Boehner is heading for the boardroom of a cannabis company, the former Speaker of the House announced Wednesday.

"I'm joining the board of #AcreageHoldings because my thinking on cannabis has evolved," the Ohio Republican tweeted. " I'm convinced de-scheduling the drug is needed so we can do research, help our veterans, and reverse the opioid epidemic ravaging our communities."

Boehner, who served as Speaker from 2011 until his resignation from Congress in 2015, was appointed to the board of advisers at Acreage Holdings, a multi-state cannabis business that aims to "make cannabis available to any patient who can benefit from safe and reliable access."

His decision to join the board is a marked shift -- in 2009, Boehner said he was "unalterably opposed" to legalization, according to Bloomberg.

Former Republican Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld is also joining the board. The two said in a joint statement that they believe "the time has come for serious consideration of a shift in federal marijuana policy," specifically citing the drug's use by veterans "to self-treat PTSD, chronic pain and other ailments."

"While the Tenth Amendment has allowed much to occur at the state level, there are still many negative implications of the Federal policy to schedule cannabis as a Class 1 drug: most notably the lack of research, the ambiguity around financial services and the refusal of the VA to offer it as an alternative to the harmful opioids that are ravishing our communities," they wrote.

The Republican politicians' appointments to the cannabis company come as the current Republican administration has cracked down on state-level marijuana regulations. In January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a trio of memos from the Obama administration that had adopted a policy of non-interference with marijuana-friendly state laws.

The move essentially shifts federal policy from the hands-off approach adopted under the previous administration to unleashing federal prosecutors across the country to decide individually how to prioritize resources to crack down on pot possession, distribution and cultivation of the drug in states where it is legal.

CNN's Laura Jarrett contributed to this report.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/politics/boehner-cannabis-company-board/index.html

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I bet alot of those guys probably dont give a shit about marijuana but their baby boomer social security suck hole constituents are still on the refer madness so they cant say it publicly until those old fuckers die. 

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46 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

yeah he was on OK dude. especially after seeing the latest group of misfits to move into DC.

Lol, he was fucking horrible. 

This is a perfect example of why liberals are trash. 

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27 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said:

I bet alot of those guys probably dont give a shit about marijuana but their baby boomer social security suck hole constituents are still on the refer madness so they cant say it publicly until those old fuckers die. 

i think most of them are just old out of touch fuckers themselves

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29 minutes ago, motonoggin said:

Lol, he was fucking horrible. 

This is a perfect example of why liberals are trash. 

yeah I may have forgot about some of the shit he pulled with Obama. but looking back at then, vs now, it was much better. so who will you be voting for next election? someone with a good chance of getting this current idiot out of the WH, if he's still around, or some whacko bird with 0 chances again? did you learn anything this past election? be honest now.

 

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Just now, Snoslinger said:

So moto.....are you gonna vote for a really bad candidate that doesnt represent your desired policies at all because Trump is the boogeyman?

You are a fucking brain dead meat puppet......fucking moron 

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2 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

yeah I may have forgot about some of the shit he pulled with Obama. but looking back at then, vs now, it was much better. so who will you be voting for next election? someone with a good chance of getting this current idiot out of the WH, if he's still around, or some whacko bird with 0 chances again? did you learn anything this past election? be honest now.

 

Lol. 

This is why I hate liberals. Everything is relative to them, there is no definition of 'good'. There is only 'less bad'.

IE: "Democrats aren't as bad as Republicans"

Gee thanks for that, Poindexter. Way to set the bar. :handjob:

 

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1 minute ago, f7ben said:

You are a fucking brain dead meat puppet......fucking moron 

if you're going to alter my post dick head, at least do it accurately

"so moto...are you going to vote for a 0 chance candidate again and take the chance of getting someone with 0 of your desired policies along with very bad policies,....rather than helping someone who can provide a good bit of your desired policies?"

 

 

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1 minute ago, motonoggin said:

Lol. 

This is why I hate liberals. Everything is relative to them, there is no definition of 'good'. There is only 'less bad'.

IE: "Democrats aren't as bad as Republicans"

Gee thanks for that, Poindexter. Way to set the bar. :handjob:

 

and why I dislike extreme leftists. not hate, dislike. you're wasting your time and effort chasing something that'll never happen and getting very bad results, especially for others.

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3 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

and why I dislike extreme leftists. not hate, dislike. you're wasting your time and effort chasing something that'll never happen and getting very bad results, especially for others.

Its called having some fucking principals you god damned fucking retard.......Hillary was every bit as bad as Trump to anyone with a fucking brain

Not you though

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4 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

and why I dislike extreme leftists. not hate, dislike. you're wasting your time and effort chasing something that'll never happen and getting very bad results, especially for others.

"We can't have a good option so how about forgetting that fantasy and voting for this slightly less shitty in some very  inconsequential ways than other guy option?"

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3 minutes ago, f7ben said:

Its called having some fucking principals you god damned fucking retard.......Hillary was every bit as bad as Trump to anyone with a fucking brain

Not you though

:lol: no, she was not. but keep telling yourself that if it helps you feel better. I could list lots of areas where they differ but it's been done many times already and it still doesn't sink into that dunce head of yours.

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5 minutes ago, motonoggin said:

"We can't have a good option so how about forgetting that fantasy and voting for this slightly less shitty in some very  inconsequential ways than other guy option?"

what % vote did stein get last election? :snack:

 

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14 minutes ago, Snoslinger said:

:lol:no, she was not. but keep telling yourself that if it helps you feel better. I could list lots of areas where they differ but it's been done many times already and it still doesn't sink into that dunce head of yours.

Youre a fucking idiot :lol:

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2 hours ago, Nazipigdog said:

I bet alot of those guys probably dont give a shit about marijuana but their baby boomer social security suck hole constituents are still on the refer madness so they cant say it publicly until those old fuckers die. 

Yep, just like when Biden accidentally "outed" Obama on gay marriage. They were lying the whole time to keep the religious black vote happy...

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6 hours ago, Snoslinger said:

yeah I may have forgot about some of the shit he pulled with Obama. but looking back at then, vs now, it was much better. so who will you be voting for next election? someone with a good chance of getting this current idiot out of the WH, if he's still around, or some whacko bird with 0 chances again? did you learn anything this past election? be honest now.

 

 

6 hours ago, motonoggin said:

Lol. 

This is why I hate liberals. Everything is relative to them, there is no definition of 'good'. There is only 'less bad'.

IE: "Democrats aren't as bad as Republicans"

Gee thanks for that, Poindexter. Way to set the bar. :handjob:

 

Did you learn anything or not?

The fact of the matter is that we live in a two party society.

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