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In reply to the discussion: As a collector of older rifles I have a question for the group. [View all]Buzz cook
(2,651 posts)39. "Should weed smokers own the deaths of those murdered by the cartels? "
Yes they should. If they buy marijuana illegally they are financing the men who control growth and distribution. Those men use deadly violence to maintain and extent their control. If marijuana users restricted themselves to legal or home grown products that would mean there would be no money going to the marijuana cartels and no reason for them to use violence.
This is pretty much econ 101 supply and demand.
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There are several reasons why controllers like to go with the "collective guilt-tripping" schtick
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2019
#23
Do alcohol cos take massive donations to advocate for Republicans via alcohol identity politics?
EndGOPPropaganda
Aug 2019
#29
Do alcohol cos take massive donations to advocate for Republicans via alcohol identity politics?
EndGOPPropaganda
Aug 2019
#32
The onus is on *you* to prove your argument, not others to refute it to your specifications.
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2019
#33
It seems your interlocutors' knowledge of Canadian gun law is on a par with...
friendly_iconoclast
Aug 2019
#21
I doubt if the new rules would apply to 'Curios and Antiques' which any
comradebillyboy
Aug 2019
#26