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You are right, it is a WEED.  Let's take the power away from the criminals and possibly have a great source of fiber for clothing and biofuels!

posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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I think we see more BC weed then mexican weed.

posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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Would the guests rather have organized crime and gangs sell and profit from marijuana sales, or legally recognized and (potentially) tax paying vendors?  Why not take the power away from criminals by having vendors?  Oakland, CA is a model. 

posted 2 years, 8 months ago
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Peet's is waaay better coffee then Starbucks, and you don't have to look at someone's piece.

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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I grew up in a household with guns, my dad was a cop.  I know how to use a gun, and aren't afriad of them.

However, I am alarmed about people in society carrying guns.  I'm a petite woman, and I've lived in rough places-- Oakland, CA to Los Angeles... I've never felt like I should have a gun.  Guns don't make us safer.  I see someone carrying a gun as weak because they have to walk around with a weapon. 

My cousin, as a young kid, was killed when some kids were playing with a gun.  Mistakes happen.  I don't want to risk that in the hope that it might save me. 

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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where are these loans?  we've been turned down.  sure after a period of unemployment our credit is wrecked.  but it is within the lines of our current income. 

Are there lending institutions that lend to people with poor credit, locally??

also we know of countless bunsiness that have had their credit lines slashed making it hard to cover payroll, etc. 

posted 3 years, 2 months ago
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