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	Who,s Getting Rich of Prohabition

chedare

11-2-2008 8:26 AM

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ruined, healthylives, reforms, pot, booze, pigs, justice

chedare says:

All the little pigs with their noses in the trough.The ones reform are the Health proffessionals and people with an IQ above the thugs and alcohol industry which is more harmful.Not that I,m an advocote for unhealthy habits, just wasting lives for a misdemeanor !

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