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	Feds: No more arrests for pot-smoking patients

EddieIsSteady

10-19-2009 6:00 PM

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10-20-2009 4:21 AM

chestnut501

The typical conservative response:

http://gabrielutasi.com/comic/2009/05/10/medical-marijuana-2/

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