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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (835650)2/10/2015 11:32:57 AM
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Why do Dems want welfare to pay for weed? Party of crime and degeneracy.

Welfare for Weed–
Colorado allows EBT withdrawals at pot stores.
This was reported last year.

Colorado Democrats are balking at a bill that will block EBT card use from pot stores.
The Washington Times reported:

Everyone in Colorado from Republicans to marijuana moguls wants to stop welfare cash from being used to buy recreational pot, but standing in their way are the state’s formidable legislative Democrats.

Despite mounting evidence that “welfare for weed” is more than an urban myth, Democratic legislators are balking at a bill that would add marijuana dispensaries and strip clubs to the list of places, along with casinos and liquor stores, where debit-style benefits cards cannot be used to withdraw cash from automatic teller machines, or ATMs.

Democrats killed a similar bill last year, but now the stakes are higher. States had two years to align their statutes with a 2012 federal law banning the use of electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards at gambling and adult-entertainment venues.

As of this year, states that fail to take action risk having their federal grants under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program reduced by 5 percent.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/02/democrats-balk-at-legislation-to-ban-ebt-cards-from-pot-stores/
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