(Thanks, M. :)

Reader M. writes:

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Future Moderator Questions for Sen. Bernie Sanders.

1. Senator evidence shows that prior to the Prohibition of Cannabis the pharmaceutical industry comprised less than 1/6th of the American economy and now it is almost 20% of the economy. Would you agree that the lack of widespread access and use of Cannabis has given rise to the opioid crisis and a pharmaceutical industry that has more than three quarters of US citizens over 50 currently taking prescribed medication, one in four women in their 40’s and 50’s taking antidepressants, with the US consuming over half of all prescribed medication and a phenomenal 80% of the world’s supply of painkillers and taking massive amounts of prescription drugs and causing an epidemic that’s part of a sinister plan to squeeze yet more profit out of a system designed to keep humans chronically unhealthy?

2. Senator would you agree that the Prohibition on Cannabis was an act of Racketeering that began with the wire fraud involving the broadcast of the movie Reefer Madness which used a word to describe Cannabis which was in widespread use in America as a medicine at the time of the release of this movie, which then caused fear, confusion and suppression of debate on bills related to Cannabis cloaked under the words Reefer and Marijuana; and if you do not agree then why?

3. Senator, do the victims of the Prohibition on Cannabis, and their families in the case of those deceased, deserve reparations since they can be easily located by incarceration records?

4. Senator, you recently stated that you opposed Reparations to African Americans. Can you tell us if you are for or against the nation of Israel’s recent request for billions of dollars in reparations from the Arabs and how that differs from your problem with reparations to African Americans?

5. Senator, evidence has proven that Hillary Clinton stole the 2016 elections from you. Why haven’t you taken any legal actions regarding that theft and what makes you so sure the election won’t be stolen from you again?

6. Senator, there are those who say that you are a raging wolf in sheep’s clothing. How would you respond to that characterization?

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