Decriminalise cannabis – NACOB boss

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insight to the bone 8 years ago

Democracy is all about due process and procedure and in this sentencing we have returned to the era of buga buga dictatorship . This man has been sentenced without the people getting to know the truth and as such can never ag ...
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Democracy is all about due process and procedure and in this sentencing we have returned to the era of buga buga dictatorship . This man has been sentenced without the people getting to know the truth and as such can never again be tried due to double jeopardy , the whole affair stinks of a this innocent man being set up as an agent provocateur to shift focus from the corruption of the Mahama brothers. This man claims to be suffering from financial hardship yet had the money to purchase a 2000$ gun and if its untraceable is worth over 4000$ , only someone from national security could have given it to him , NDC we are not fools . We have followed with keen interest the criminal activities of the brothers Mahama and several times on this forum tried to let our people know the worst kind of criminal has occupied the highest office of the land through the murder of President Atta Mills. This affair with the equipment is only the tip of the iceberg which will bring down the mighty Titanic of the Gonja pepeni mafia. As the story develops we will hear of German , Swiss and Arab bankers looting the state coffers through bogus schemes and azaa loans. We shall encourage the American FBI and European union organized crime office to start investigations so their foreign counterparts do not go Scott free but answer in a court of law for their participation in corrupting a sovereign. There is not a single project in Ghana today that didn't have the Mahamas siphoning of billions of dollars yearly to Dubai , Switzerland , Germany , Iran , Italy and Brazil.They were so selfishly greedy that they didn't even bother to take their time to cover their tracks so there is documentation and evidence all over .Ghana has become the private property of pepeni Mahama and his relatives who are strategically placed in every institution of state to ensure pepeni omanhene gets his cut. This story of the equipment and their ridiculous stupidity in attempting to justify daylight theft is more than just proof of their low life criminal minds . Acting like kids when they think no one is watching to rob the cookie jar. Somebody should tell those fools that they can continue to rob banks and later on claim they are the Robin hood and so work for free , give me the equipment and fuel so i too will work for free. We see here the inner circle of the criminal mafia which includes Julius Debra , Collins Dauda and notice they are all pepeni idiots. People of Ghana dont bother shooting these idiots rather arrange to have them poisoned quick so the die and we are free. They have destroyed the economy and we are now on a roller coaster ride heading directly for chaos which will lead to political violence evolving into ethnic tribal wars whereby millions of the innocent may die. It will be better to start killing Mahama and his relatives / tribesmen so we can preserve the peace and let better more competent people come and put things right. Yes i give props to the man who went to pepeni fake christian 's church to shoot him dead .Even today they go about as if nothing has happened and continue stealing as they are convince the people of Ghana are stupid and will forget by Friday this crime. YOU CAN NEVER JUSTIFY THEFT AND CRIME . Coward pepeni has run away from his post with a fake excuse he is on leave but we will let him know he can run but can not hide, his days are numbered as God will surely punish him for his wickedness
DR TRUTH 8 years ago

AKRASI SARPONG IS PART OF THE PROMINENT PEOPLE WHICH ALSO INÇLUDES TONY AIDOO(ADU) THAT BLACK RASTA WAS REFERING TO AS HAASHISH SMOKERS

AKRASI SARPONG IS PART OF THE PROMINENT PEOPLE WHICH ALSO INÇLUDES TONY AIDOO(ADU) THAT BLACK RASTA WAS REFERING TO AS HAASHISH SMOKERS
DR TRUTH 8 years ago

THIS CONFIRMS WHY NAA AYELE AMETEFE WAS ALLOWED TO SMUGGLE DRUGS THROUGH THE PRESIDENTIAL LOUNGE AT KOTOKA AIRPORT ON THE ORDERS OF IBRAHIM MAHAMA, MR PUNI N ALHAJI DAOUD...

THIS CONFIRMS WHY NAA AYELE AMETEFE WAS ALLOWED TO SMUGGLE DRUGS THROUGH THE PRESIDENTIAL LOUNGE AT KOTOKA AIRPORT ON THE ORDERS OF IBRAHIM MAHAMA, MR PUNI N ALHAJI DAOUD...
SICK OF NONSENSE 8 years ago

THIS GUY IS A STOMACH POLITICIAN-THESE ARE NPP VALUES HE'S TOUTING!!! THAT'S THE NARCOTICS PEOPLES PARTY WITH THE CHIEF NANA A-GANJA ADDO!

THIS GUY IS A STOMACH POLITICIAN-THESE ARE NPP VALUES HE'S TOUTING!!! THAT'S THE NARCOTICS PEOPLES PARTY WITH THE CHIEF NANA A-GANJA ADDO!
MPs (Manipulators of the People) 8 years ago

We were only making Show-show with Blakk Rasta and using him to Manipulate the People. The truth is, when the bill comes to the floor we shall not refuse to pass it, because we know IT well-well.

We were only making Show-show with Blakk Rasta and using him to Manipulate the People. The truth is, when the bill comes to the floor we shall not refuse to pass it, because we know IT well-well.
ELINAM 8 years ago

In south east Asian countries like Burma and Nepal, these countries had refused to sign up to the criminalization of the crop HEMP and continue to use it to make textile,paper and rope and food and oil just as their forebears ...
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In south east Asian countries like Burma and Nepal, these countries had refused to sign up to the criminalization of the crop HEMP and continue to use it to make textile,paper and rope and food and oil just as their forebears did over thousands of years.
The US used to be a cultivator of this crop until Dupont a petrochemical producer used/bought congress to change the laws in his favor in order to sell his expensive petrochemical products that rivaled products HEMP COULD DO CHEAPER.
The earlier jeans/denim cloths were those of hemp products.

CANVAS ( derived its name from cannabis) for sailing the seas and thick ropes for anchoring boats were all HEMP products until DUPONT came on the scene.
The ancient marine industries depended on HEMP and without it, rouges like Christofer Columbus, Don Diego d'Azambuja could not have moved an inch into the open seas.

THIS BAN WAS MORE ABOUT ECONOMY AND WHO HAD THE POWER TO REDIRECT THAT ECONOMY IN HIS FAVOR AND TERMS AND WHO WOULD MONOPOLIZE IT AND MILK IT, THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

We have been fooled by the DUPONTS and their crooks.
The association of mental disorder to its use was also undertaken by HOLLYWOOD in movies to create fear.
And also the fear that the Tropics which was dominated by darker skinned people could dominate the production of a crop that needed NO fertilizer from industrial North, there's no way to cut them out of self determination than what we're forced to participate in.

OUR EDUCATED ILITES RUSHED TO SIGN INTERNATIONAL LAWS THAT WERE THOUGHT OUT BY WHITES TO SHOOT BLACKS IN THE LEGS. And we rush to sign them to strangulate ourselves economically to the favor of the snake - the white north.

HOW COULD WE BE THIS STUPID?

Today, it is the same whites that are cultivating and selling medical marijuana in Seattle and Colorado while Blacks who were dispropotionally sentenced to long prison terms for smoking hemp remained behind bars while whites are laughing to the banks.

When are we going to wake up and chart our own economy survival?
LEGALIZE MARIJUANA! 8 years ago

WHAT AKRASI IS SAYING IS TRUE !LEGALIZE MARIJUANA NOW!

WHAT AKRASI IS SAYING IS TRUE !LEGALIZE MARIJUANA NOW!
ELINAM 8 years ago

Damn, how on earth you could write all those words with NO paragraph?

Damn, how on earth you could write all those words with NO paragraph?
Ozzi, Bronx, NY 8 years ago

Is Akrasi Sarpong not NACOB's head. How can he be talking like that. That shows a 'conflict of interest'

Is Akrasi Sarpong not NACOB's head. How can he be talking like that. That shows a 'conflict of interest'
United Ghana 8 years ago

On the contrary, he's using his professional knowledge & judgement to state facts on the subject. I support the notion

On the contrary, he's using his professional knowledge & judgement to state facts on the subject. I support the notion
Ozzi, Bronx, NY 8 years ago

My point is that Mr. Akrasi-Sarpong, being the head of NACOB, a body committed to curtailing any trafficking in cannabis, cannot remain at post and advocate for decriminalization of the same. That is my point about 'a conflic ...
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My point is that Mr. Akrasi-Sarpong, being the head of NACOB, a body committed to curtailing any trafficking in cannabis, cannot remain at post and advocate for decriminalization of the same. That is my point about 'a conflict of interest'. With his confidence that so much good according to his research or professional experience will be derived, the way forward for him is resign as NACOB boss and take up his crusade.
Concerned Citizen 8 years ago

I find it unbelievable that this man is the NACOB boss. He has no place being in NACOB and should be sacked immediately. I can't tell you the number of my colleagues who have died...not just gone mad, from drug abuse, and it ...
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I find it unbelievable that this man is the NACOB boss. He has no place being in NACOB and should be sacked immediately. I can't tell you the number of my colleagues who have died...not just gone mad, from drug abuse, and it all started from school days with smoking this stuff.
Gbegble Vitor 8 years ago

We should give thanks to God for this wonderful plant, and stop chasing pp around.
The NACOB Boss is very honest.

We should give thanks to God for this wonderful plant, and stop chasing pp around.
The NACOB Boss is very honest.
United Ghana 8 years ago

True

True
Sarah 8 years ago

Open debate is not a bad idea

Open debate is not a bad idea
United Ghana 8 years ago

I agree. It's the least we can do as a society

I agree. It's the least we can do as a society
Onipaba of Akyem Maase 8 years ago

No wonder. Look at his lips. Not different formJDM's. Thieves and drug cartels.

No wonder. Look at his lips. Not different formJDM's. Thieves and drug cartels.
Dondee Taadi 8 years ago

why do you tag the president to this argument legalization of Ganja

why do you tag the president to this argument legalization of Ganja
K. MANU 8 years ago

A whole narcotic director advocating for the legalization of "Mary Jane?". Where is his sense of direction? As a psychotherapist with specialization on chemical addiction, l can vouch without shame that the legalization of "M ...
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A whole narcotic director advocating for the legalization of "Mary Jane?". Where is his sense of direction? As a psychotherapist with specialization on chemical addiction, l can vouch without shame that the legalization of "Mary Jane" in Ghana would spell hell for our poor nation. Most people do not now how much the American government spends on the treatment of drug addicts here in the US. It runs into billions of dollars a year. Those of us in the helping profession are making more money due to the legalization of MJ in many states. Well, if MJ is legalized in Ghana, l will rush home and establish my treatment center in Accra.
Future President¹²³?????Ñ3 8 years ago

There are pros and cons to everything in this world. Wasn't consuming and selling alcohol a crime in that same US you are talking about. The main reason that accelerated crime and made Al Capone a millionaire because he was b ...
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There are pros and cons to everything in this world. Wasn't consuming and selling alcohol a crime in that same US you are talking about. The main reason that accelerated crime and made Al Capone a millionaire because he was bootlegging alcohol with his armed gang of about 3000 members. After legalization of alcohol, do you hear of any cartel or gang trafficking alcohol or killing others to monopolise their businesses? Nope....are drug cartels making money and killing tons of ppl to keep their dealings going? Well, that's no news anyone. There will be a negative impact on addicts but at least they won't be jailed for it. They will rather get help...wherever they choose to get their help doesn't matter as long the Ghanaian cedi is earned and spent amongst us....
NACOB STAFF 8 years ago

The executive secretary yaw Akrasi Sarpong is known user and all staff members knows.
Ask him for a urine test anytime and see if he can give

The executive secretary yaw Akrasi Sarpong is known user and all staff members knows.
Ask him for a urine test anytime and see if he can give
Concerned Citizen 8 years ago

The majority of our youth in psychiatric hospitals are there as a result of wee smoking and our NACOB boss is advocating making money for the nation from this drug? If this man is not fired immediately, then perhaps Black Ras ...
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The majority of our youth in psychiatric hospitals are there as a result of wee smoking and our NACOB boss is advocating making money for the nation from this drug? If this man is not fired immediately, then perhaps Black Rasta may be right after all in saying our government smokes wee.
Kofi K, 8 years ago

If the NACOB boss is overwhelmed with his job, he should resign immediately. This man definitely is into something fishy. It would not be surprising he is a user himself which is impairing his ability to discern when to speak ...
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If the NACOB boss is overwhelmed with his job, he should resign immediately. This man definitely is into something fishy. It would not be surprising he is a user himself which is impairing his ability to discern when to speak at where.
pablo 8 years ago

I agree with him

I agree with him
kwame 8 years ago

I agree with him. knife is a tool used domestically and commercially, other people use it to kill and course violence but that doesn't mean we should criminalize the use of knifes. the herb has good uses and those who abuse i ...
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I agree with him. knife is a tool used domestically and commercially, other people use it to kill and course violence but that doesn't mean we should criminalize the use of knifes. the herb has good uses and those who abuse it must be seen as people who need help; drug addicts have addiction challenges which is more of a health issue and not a sriminal issue
Kofi 8 years ago

This man is in the wrong job.

This man is in the wrong job.
Komla edem 8 years ago

Shocking to read this. Why do you wait for the next moment to get rid of this Guy? He probably doesnt know his Position. I wish he came up with this idea in 79!

Shocking to read this. Why do you wait for the next moment to get rid of this Guy? He probably doesnt know his Position. I wish he came up with this idea in 79!
Dondee Taadi 8 years ago

Wee has being in existence for a thousand years and over and this is the time to legalize it you call it criminal and you asking the boss to resign....i hope reforms will be made to legalize the greatest plant on earth..

Wee has being in existence for a thousand years and over and this is the time to legalize it you call it criminal and you asking the boss to resign....i hope reforms will be made to legalize the greatest plant on earth..
NACOB STAFF 8 years ago

The man uses the drug. The President can investigate it

The man uses the drug. The President can investigate it
Pumpuni 8 years ago

Akrasi Sarpong is at his wits end. He knows he has lost the battle. But the war can still be won.

Akrasi Sarpong is at his wits end. He knows he has lost the battle. But the war can still be won.
NACOB STAFF 8 years ago

I read with shock when my boss who uses cannabis wants it legalise so that he will fill his office with it.
If he has forgotten THE LAW ALLOWS COMPANIES WITH LICENCE TO IMPORT AND EXPORT ANY NARCOTICS FOR RIGHTFUL USE SO WHE ...
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I read with shock when my boss who uses cannabis wants it legalise so that he will fill his office with it.
If he has forgotten THE LAW ALLOWS COMPANIES WITH LICENCE TO IMPORT AND EXPORT ANY NARCOTICS FOR RIGHTFUL USE SO WHERE FROM THIS WHOLESALE SUGGESTION.
MR PRESIDENT THIS GUY IS NOT SERIOUS AND IF HE IS NOT SACKED EARLY.YOU WILL REGRET UT LATER.GET A GOOD ADMINISTRATOR WITH THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND FOR THIS IMPORTANT OFFICE. I REST MY CASE FOR NOW
Op pong kyekyeku 8 years ago

You are very selfish. What ever the western world does is not always the best. You want to kill people for money mean while you don't have the infrastructure to handle what happens to then. You you concerned about is the mone ...
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You are very selfish. What ever the western world does is not always the best. You want to kill people for money mean while you don't have the infrastructure to handle what happens to then. You you concerned about is the money. Think further, engage your mind and see a bigger picture. And you know let one of your kids start smoking this.
kobby 8 years ago

so u think its better to put kids in for 7 yrs for possesing just a joint of spliff...destroying futures n lives for just a draw of a NATURAL herb? Wat abt all the hair creams, pain killers/medicines, canvases, jeans etc we i ...
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so u think its better to put kids in for 7 yrs for possesing just a joint of spliff...destroying futures n lives for just a draw of a NATURAL herb? Wat abt all the hair creams, pain killers/medicines, canvases, jeans etc we import and use. Even the west african commision on drugs led by Kofi Annan and Obasanjo recommend its DECRIMINILISATION. Read widely ma broda cos lil learning is dangerous.
Abu Rasta 8 years ago

THANX TO MOST HIGH GOD FOR GIVING YOU SUCH IDEARS MAY GOD BE WITH U FOREVER, IF MEN OF GOD ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALS AS BROTHER'S WHY CAN'T WE AFRICANS LIGALIZE MARIJUANA AND HAVE MORE BENEFITS. WHY SO MANY YOUTHS IN PRISON,? I ...
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THANX TO MOST HIGH GOD FOR GIVING YOU SUCH IDEARS MAY GOD BE WITH U FOREVER, IF MEN OF GOD ACCEPT HOMOSEXUALS AS BROTHER'S WHY CAN'T WE AFRICANS LIGALIZE MARIJUANA AND HAVE MORE BENEFITS. WHY SO MANY YOUTHS IN PRISON,? IF U SENTENCE A BOY OF 19-25 YEARS INTO PRISON FOR 10 YEARS FOR SMOKING, WHAT DOE'S THE NATION GAIN FROM THIS PERSON, EVEN IN PRISON SOME TIMES THERE ARE CANABIS AND THIS WILL CREAT BAD AGITATION FOR THE PRISONER TO COME OUT TO BE A CRIMINAL. NO ONE IS BORN AS A CRIMINAL BUT.....HIPOCRATES.
Moses 8 years ago

Legalization fi de Ganja cash crop nt fr chain smokers bt fr healing of de nation(cash,cure diseases,stop pain,oil,body lotion)etc.Illegal cartels shal stil b arrested for violating the good use of it.

Legalization fi de Ganja cash crop nt fr chain smokers bt fr healing of de nation(cash,cure diseases,stop pain,oil,body lotion)etc.Illegal cartels shal stil b arrested for violating the good use of it.
wise 8 years ago

good comment GOD MADE IT

good comment GOD MADE IT
4 Year Old 8 years ago

When the wrong people get into position of authority you can expect nothing better than idiocy.

When the wrong people get into position of authority you can expect nothing better than idiocy.
God is Watching 8 years ago

Why are some Ghanaians such hypocrites. They hide behind the dark screen of the social media to insult people. Shame unto all those who indulge in such acts of indecency. God has seen you and i advise that you quit this behav ...
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Why are some Ghanaians such hypocrites. They hide behind the dark screen of the social media to insult people. Shame unto all those who indulge in such acts of indecency. God has seen you and i advise that you quit this behaviour.
I know some may take the advise while others may not, but before you take a decision, please ask yourself if your own parents in that position would have appreciated and applaud your response to their opinion. LETS WISE UP GHANA COMES FIRST.
still rastafari 8 years ago

legalize herb..use it...don't smoke it..

legalize herb..use it...don't smoke it..
Rogue - LAWYER 8 years ago

in collaborations with the GMA/GPA,the NACOB should explain the importants of the ingredients to human health for Legalisation considerations.
every Country had it sovereignty to her own laws which must be respected by any ...
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in collaborations with the GMA/GPA,the NACOB should explain the importants of the ingredients to human health for Legalisation considerations.
every Country had it sovereignty to her own laws which must be respected by any UN countries
NURUDEEN SAID,WEDDING-BERLIN,GERMANY 8 years ago

Once upong a time marijuana kills and make people crazy or mad,thats how the white man brain washed us,those days ,just like they want to brainwash us again that (SAME SEX)Marriages are normall.
But then how come did this l ...
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Once upong a time marijuana kills and make people crazy or mad,thats how the white man brain washed us,those days ,just like they want to brainwash us again that (SAME SEX)Marriages are normall.
But then how come did this learned Nacob boss wake up at this time too late start working.
Chaos Dark Matter 8 years ago

Finally, one of them fools is beginning to wake up from the long sleep. Come on black people, free your minds: hemp is one of the most important plant food for our spiritual revival. Don't let the whites keep misleading yo ...
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Finally, one of them fools is beginning to wake up from the long sleep. Come on black people, free your minds: hemp is one of the most important plant food for our spiritual revival. Don't let the whites keep misleading you.
Am Me 8 years ago

Young Wild and Freeeeee... Legalise am fast.

Young Wild and Freeeeee... Legalise am fast.
Citizens kwesi 8 years ago

He needs to resign or be fired from his job

He needs to resign or be fired from his job
lord garvah 8 years ago

You are a big fool who need to be arrested.

You are a big fool who need to be arrested.
KAG 8 years ago

This is the Head of NACOB talking. Is he not a dangerous liability to the war on the trade and abuse of narcotic drugs?

This is the Head of NACOB talking. Is he not a dangerous liability to the war on the trade and abuse of narcotic drugs?
Levi 8 years ago

Everything has its time....
the man is right....we keep on borrowing from the west,whilst Ghana/African countries can be economically independent if we look into things like this.Do we ask ourselves how many products we have ...
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Everything has its time....
the man is right....we keep on borrowing from the west,whilst Ghana/African countries can be economically independent if we look into things like this.Do we ask ourselves how many products we have in our markets which contain Cannabis from the west?
Wake up my people
NANADENTERN 8 years ago

BULLSHIT

BULLSHIT
Yiddana 8 years ago

Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong,
DO have an effective monitoring regime?
My second question is: why are you so quick to copy USA in everything she does?
America is a matured country with institutions that function. Their laws are enfo ...
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Yaw Akrasi-Sarpong,
DO have an effective monitoring regime?
My second question is: why are you so quick to copy USA in everything she does?
America is a matured country with institutions that function. Their laws are enforced. Ghana cannot even educate her citizens to stop open defecation in public and you're talking of canabis legalization?
Are out of your mind?
ANABA 8 years ago

Long overdue, idiots.

Long overdue, idiots.
NANADENTERN 8 years ago

LEGALIZING POT IN GHANA WILL BRING MORE HARM THAN GOOD, BESIDES THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF THIS STUFF HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH MORE INSANE YOUNG MEN WHEN WE LEGALIZE THE DRUG.THE DISADVANTAGE WOULD LIKELY OU ...
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LEGALIZING POT IN GHANA WILL BRING MORE HARM THAN GOOD, BESIDES THE MEDICAL BENEFITS OF THIS STUFF HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH MORE INSANE YOUNG MEN WHEN WE LEGALIZE THE DRUG.THE DISADVANTAGE WOULD LIKELY OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS. SO ITS NOW WORTH LEGALIZING IT.
sam 8 years ago

This NACOB boss is just confused. Did he ask the western countries about the mind altering effect of the cannabis? We have enough crazy drivers on our roads which still baffles me and so we do not need any more of such nonsen ...
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This NACOB boss is just confused. Did he ask the western countries about the mind altering effect of the cannabis? We have enough crazy drivers on our roads which still baffles me and so we do not need any more of such nonsense. At best we can still benefit from the medicinal benefits and still have it criminalize for nonmedical use. The western world praise use of opioids and now it has become a cancer in their society and so if they want to legalize cannabis let them go ahead but surely the same cancer will hit them again.
brother 8 years ago

Very soon they will ask for legalization of gay marriages

Very soon they will ask for legalization of gay marriages

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