Support for Medicinal Marijuana in Romney's MA: Would Romney Win Ron Paul Voters by Legalizing It?

by Fef Posted 2012/08/23 21:10:00

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Ron Paul supporters have made it pretty clear that they want to legalize marijuana... and they've also made it pretty clear that they don't really see a difference between President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney. Would they vote for Romney in the 2012 general election if he supported legalizing marijuana?

Ron Paul supporters won't have the choice of voting for Ron Paul in November 2012. They need to admit that likelihood and start deciding whom they will support: Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney.

WICKEDLOCAL.COM reports:
Massachusetts voters favor allowing terminally ill patients to request and self-administer lethal doses of medication by large margins, according to a mid-August poll released by Public Policy Polling.

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historian 2012/08/23 22:19:56 (edited)

No

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First of all, considering Romney's inability to give firm answers or tell the truth basically, any promises he makes should be taken with a grain of salt.

Secondly, those who voted for and support Ron Paul are not just a bunch of dopers as many seem to believe. It's unlikely any real liberty-lover, supporter of the Constitutional Republic, free patriot would hand over their principles for a doobie.
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Jayne 2012/09/29 13:23:12

No

There is much more to a Ron Paul supporter than that. He sure would have been a better choice than Romney, that's for sure.

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Shiny 2012/08/27 21:38:39

No

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I myself have been trying to get the marinol pill for many months and support medical marijuana use. I have used well tried marijuana and I know that it works for pain better, faster and longer than any narcotic that I have ever used. I was in an accident 16 years ago and during surgery a tool was left in my spinal canal. After 10 months it was removed but, the damage was already done. For 16 years I have used various narcotics for pain relief some have worked pretty good some not so good but, none have worked like the marijuana that I tried. I used very little with no side effects. It worked with in 5 minutes and lasted more than half the day. Nothing the Dr's have ever given me has ever worked as well. I've never been able to use it because I can't get medical grade marijuana in my state. If I could I would without hesitation. As far as it helping Mitt Romney I don't think anything could help him in the eyes of working class Americans. It's hard for the media to paint a a rosy picture of this guy. They really do have their work cut out for them this time. I thought they had their hands full with GWB. This one will be even harder for them to make look good to the populous but, I'm sure that they are going to give it their best shot.

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Jayne to Shiny 2012/09/29 13:30:02

There's just too much money being made by big business for our politicians to even consider legalization. I am glad it is helping you.

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President Camacho 2012/08/27 16:51:58

No

Not an important issue

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Atmara 2012/08/27 16:50:35

Yes

I would vote for Mitt if he smoked a joint with Willie Nelson!

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Vongola Primo 2012/08/27 16:43:03

No

BAN-KAI

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FatherLiberty 2012/08/27 16:03:03 (edited)
Heisenberg 2012/08/27 15:56:30

No

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Mitt Romney would just prove to everyone once again that he's a flip-flopper.

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john doe 2012/08/27 08:32:53
Diane 2012/08/27 02:12:02

No

You said, "Ron Paul supporters won't have the choice of voting for Ron Paul in November 2012. They need to admit that likelihood and start deciding whom they will support: Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney."

That's not really true. I think a lot of Ron Paul supporters are either going write in Ron Paul's name or vote for someone else, probably Gary Johnson. Look at a poll I posted in February.

http://www.sodahead.com/unite...

In addition, Ron Paul refuses to fully endorse Mitt Romney.

http://www.sodahead.com/unite...

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Timoteo 2012/08/27 00:19:33 (edited)

Yes

YES Indeed I am a RP supporter and NOT a doper... however Id gladly give my vote to Mitt.
Grow local, support local farms, and put a huge dent to the amount of money being sent to Mexico. I would bet my paycheck you know someone directly who knows or partakes themselves. And if you don't ....(they are hiding it) just know that everyone has at least one NAIVE friend... lets hope its not you.

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Preside... to Timoteo 2012/08/27 16:54:08

Romney may not be perfect but he is a good man and I believe his administration would put us on a track to fiscal responsibility

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Jayne to Preside... 2012/09/29 13:32:30

What are you smoking? He made his millions by selling out the American worker. He's all about big business.

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Bibliophilic 2012/08/26 22:20:36

No

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It will be legalized in time. Romney should attack the bs war on drugs- that would get RP voters attention.

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DizziNY to Bibliop... 2012/08/27 16:38:36

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Romney won't he sucks up to Big Pharma.

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gaylehelen 2012/08/26 21:45:55

No

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Wait a minute. I'm from Massachusetts and WE DO NOT HAVE MEDICAL MARIJUANA!!!!
If we did, my doctor would be writing a prescription. Both my doctor's have thrown up their hands trying to figure out why I can't gain weight. I'm so desperate, I'd go for it. OH, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT OPTION IN MASSACHUSETTS.

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DavE to gaylehelen 2012/08/27 03:01:17

Nov 6, 2012 you'll be voting in MA to allow medical marijuana. http://www.sec.state.ma.us/el... It looks pretty restrictive though, requiring a "debilitating medical condition" to get a physician's prescription, Good luck,

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gaylehelen to DavE 2012/08/27 14:59:24

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Thanks. The Commonwealth is late getting out our voter information pamphlets with the ballot questions. Sometimes those are more interesting and meaningful to the populace than the politicians.

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Matt Gray 2012/08/26 20:26:54

Yes

He'll win a lot more than Libertarians by ending prohibition. He has a lot to gain by taking that route, and so does America. End the failed drug war, end prohibition.

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A.S.A.C. Hank Schrader 2012/08/26 19:05:50

No

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Marijuana decriminalization is not the only thing Ron Paul and his supporters campaigned on. Probably the biggest thing that they campaigned on was ending wars and foreign occupations, something Romney and his band of Neocon thugs have promised to continue indefinitely. Ron Paul's supporter will either will write in Ron Paul's name on the ballot or vote for Gary Johnson, but voting for Romney to them would be the same as a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

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RogerCoppock 2012/08/26 18:57:10

Yes

I don't really know, but a lot of the Ron Paul people I talk to are motivated by only one thing, marijuana legalization. This is especially true of the young people for Paul.

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john doe to RogerCo... 2012/08/27 08:30:09 (edited)

It's not about the legalization of pot bit ending the 150 billion a year war on drugs in turn saving the states billions on incarceration for victimless crimes. Then there is also the fact you would virtually eliminate drug related crime overnight, saving billions more.

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Terrain 2012/08/26 18:21:09

No

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What most of those people who are voting for Romney or Obama don't realize is that we like Ron Paul because he is Actually truthful and we realize that we have a responsibility not just to our future but the future of the world.

Ron Paul is the only man who has be worthy of being president and they cheated him show how corrupted America. Ron Paul would be a great president going down in history rate in the same place as JFK and Lincoln. But the corrupt power at be would never allow such a man to be president because he would actually do what right for the people of this nation and the corrupt tyrants like Romney and Obama and all the Corporation who pull their strings don't want that.

Also the delusional people who believe a tyrant like Romney or Obama

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David Hussey 2012/08/26 17:19:07

No

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Not a chance. People like to cast Paul supporters as a bunch of pot heads who care only about legalization of pot. Those people are morons.

So too is the statement "They need to admit that likelihood and start deciding whom they will support: Democrat Barack Obama or Republican Mitt Romney." moronic. As long as people keep perpetuating this particular piece of dung, there will never be anything but a choice between to corporatist douchebags to choose from.

If you don't actually support Obama or Romney.... DON'T VOTE FOR THEM. Write someone in, write yourself in, do anything but vote for someone you know doesn't represent your interests.

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Terrain to David H... 2012/08/26 18:25:36

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Man you are one of the people who have your eyes wide open i wish those like us could form our own nation and actually have peace, justice, freedom and liberty. Because their are far to many morons who don't seem to realize what American is.

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David H... to Terrain 2012/08/26 20:28:46

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Thanks. Its not just America either, this is a plague upon democracy itself. We, the voters, are ultimately responsible for the actions of those we elect, but most people would prefer to shed their personal responsibility and take up finger pointing.

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Atmara to David H... 2012/08/27 16:53:53

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You are so right David! Many blessings to you!

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David H... to Atmara 2012/08/28 06:26:09

Why thank you lovely Mara, may the Blessings of Peace, Serenity and Love be yours in abundance :)

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DefendnProtect 2012/08/26 16:17:27 (edited)

No

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Nope. Liberty campaigners care for the overhaul of the centralized regulated propped up debt system and stopping the bankrupting overseas debt spending wars first.

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Atmara to Defendn... 2012/08/27 16:54:48

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I love it!

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thefatguy 2012/08/26 15:46:08

Yes

I believe he'd win some RPVs but he'd lose far more of the voters he already has with him now.

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Angelique ~ Pfffft! ;)~ 2012/08/26 14:33:47

No

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No self respecting Ron Paul supporter would throw away their vote on the "lesser of two evils"....trying to decide which one it is will be the hard part.
Qualified or not I will be voting my conscience, Ron Paul.
Why vote for the puppet they WANT us to vote for? I spent the last four years saying with pride, "I wrote in Ron Paul!" while so many mumbled, "I voted for Palin." or "I voted against Obama". Pfffft! Let your fears dictate how you vote you get what you deserve.

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swim2bgood 2012/08/26 13:32:34

No

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I do not care about the debate regarding the legalization of marijuana. I care about the ridiculous amount of government spending and bringing our troops back from overseas! He would not get my vote simply because he would legalize marijuana.

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scurvison 2012/08/26 06:09:57

Yes

Some will go to Romney, some will write in Ron, others I assume will vote for Gary Johnson

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OGMGS1 2012/08/26 02:47:56

No

You can never satisfy the Paulbots and that's a good thing lol.

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Pinto 2012/08/26 01:56:18

Yes

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Paul wins my vote over Romney any day, for any reason.

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Rick4Ron - Paul☮2012 2012/08/26 00:56:42

No

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It's not about legalizing drugs, it's about legalizing liberty!

What someone puts in their arm, or up their ass, is no business of anyones, much less the government. Only of those who wish to legislate their version of morality.

That is just a plank in a solid overall platform that Romney will never be able to match.

To suggest that Ron Paul supporters would support this moderate liberal, over a single issue, shows the effctivenss of the media to control the minds of the average voter. It's almost Orwellian, how the misinformed embrace what they are told, and never understand the issues and threats to our freedom and economic future.

Ron Paul does not support the use of drugs, only the decriminalization, wasted billions in another failed war... and freedom to choose for yourself. Prohibition never works!

Romney, as a former Bishop of the LDS church, would go against the principles of his higher authority. One, I fear, exceeds the authority of the American citizen.

Come on, Fef? I know you are stumping for Romney... from this poll, and from others. Your bias is well known. And, sadly, these types of spin pieces are effective. However, we will all pay more in taxes and lives, while prolonging the fiscal suffering, if we don't solve the ongoing establishment control, for...

It's not about legalizing drugs, it's about legalizing liberty!

What someone puts in their arm, or up their ass, is no business of anyones, much less the government. Only of those who wish to legislate their version of morality.

That is just a plank in a solid overall platform that Romney will never be able to match.

To suggest that Ron Paul supporters would support this moderate liberal, over a single issue, shows the effctivenss of the media to control the minds of the average voter. It's almost Orwellian, how the misinformed embrace what they are told, and never understand the issues and threats to our freedom and economic future.

Ron Paul does not support the use of drugs, only the decriminalization, wasted billions in another failed war... and freedom to choose for yourself. Prohibition never works!

Romney, as a former Bishop of the LDS church, would go against the principles of his higher authority. One, I fear, exceeds the authority of the American citizen.

Come on, Fef? I know you are stumping for Romney... from this poll, and from others. Your bias is well known. And, sadly, these types of spin pieces are effective. However, we will all pay more in taxes and lives, while prolonging the fiscal suffering, if we don't solve the ongoing establishment control, for the benefit of a few profiteers... and, yes, a soverign nation that can more than take care of itself.

All Empires end for the same reason, they go broke. America, as the largest debtor nation in the worlld, is nearly there.

How can anyone who supports the Obama/Romney puppet regimes, understand what Ron Paul supporters have learned and stand for. It's now, so much bigger than Dr. Paul. His antagonist will never perform the due deligence to even discuss the threats to America with any scholarship.

Nice try!
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gary 2012/08/26 00:43:48

No

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For the good of the American people please Mitt Romney step aside and let a truely real American Ron Paul lead the nation onto victory.

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Watermusicranger 2012/08/25 22:13:46

Yes

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Ending this bogus war on drugs is something I'd support. Following decriminalization, Portugal eventually found itself with the lowest rates of marijuana usage in people over 15 in the EU: about 10%. Compare this to the 40% of people over 12 who regularly smoke pot in the U.S., a country with some of the most punitive drugs laws in the developed world. Drug use of all kinds has declined in Portugal: Lifetime use among seventh to ninth graders fell from 14.01% to 10.6%. Lifetime heroin use among 16-18 year olds fell from 2.5% to 1.8%. And what about those horrific HIV infection rates that prompted the move in the first place? HIV infection rates among drug users fell by an incredible 17%, while drug related deaths were reduced by more than half. "There is no doubt that the phenomenon of addiction is in decline in Portugal," said Joao Goulao, President of the Institute of Drugs and Drugs Addiction, at a press conference to mark the 10th anniversary of the law.

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Defendn... to Watermu... 2012/08/26 16:20:35

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Similar stats here in the Netherlands.

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