Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s moral crusade against marijuana escalates the war on drugs wastes public resources on law enforcement and the justice system. The post Federal election 2015: Real debate about legalizing marijuana needed appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
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Politics and its Discontents: Pros and Cons
Following up on Rona Ambrose’s stout denial that the government’s planned anti-marijuana campaign has anything to do with trying to undermine Justin Trudeau, along with Canadian doctors refusing to be part of a campaign that has become, as they describe it, political messaging, here are the perspectives of two National
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S.E Cupp does not agree with the New York Times recommendation that the federal ban on marijuana be ended: Recommend this Post
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Going to Pot
There was a discernible jolt in the wake of election night when the good people of Colorado and Washington voted to decriminalize possession and use of marijuana.Some folks here on the Left Coast were wondering how that would impact on our number one a…
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Reefer Madness
This will come as a surprise to most British Columbians but criminal charges for marijuana possession in this province have soared 88 per cent over the past decade. But pot prosecutions aren’t the only thing that’s up. So is public support for decriminalization of possession. An Angus Reid poll found
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: BC’s Grass Roots Politicians Want To Decriminalize Pot!
Richard ‘Hub’ Hughes This week The Union of BC Municipalities heard from advocates and opponents of decriminalizing BC’s favourite weed. BC’s local government officials called for an end to the phony laws prohibiting its’ use. Good on them. Finally an identifiable group show the leadership needed for so long. For
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Cops For Pot
Police officers gathered with judges and prosecutors in Denver today, coming out to support Colorado’s marijuana legalization initiative. Tony Ryan, a 36-year veteran Denver police lieutenant and LEAP, told reporters that the marijuana-related calls his department received were rarely threatening, and more likely the result of an axe to ground
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