Marijuana Legalization Talking Points

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Monday May 21, 2012 · 12:00 AM PDT

2012/05/21 · 00:00

A call to legalize marijuana will be met with a series of predictable responses. Here is how you can respond to each.

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Thursday October 20, 2011 · 3:23 PM PDT

2011/10/20 · 15:23

You may have seen this kicking around.

"I am a college senior, about to graduate completely debt free. I pay all my living expenses by working 30 + hours a week making barely above minimum wage. I chose a moderately priced, in state public university, started saving $ for school at age 17. I got decent grades in high school and received 2 scholarships which cover 90% of may tuition. I currently have a 3.8 GPA. I live comfortably in a cheap apt. knowing I can't have everything I want. I don't eat out every day or even once a month. I have no credit card, new car, i pad, or smartphone -- and I am perfectly OK with that. If I did have debt, I would not blame Wall St. or the government for my own bad decisions. I live below my means to continue saving for the future. I expect nothing to be handed to me and will continue to work my @$$ off for everything I have. That is how it is supposed to work. I am NOT the 99% and whether or not you are is your decision."

koby

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Wednesday October 12, 2011 · 9:00 AM PDT

2011/10/12 · 09:00

Frum's September 28th column in the Ottawa Citizen is littered with factual errors and non-sequiturs. It is an embarrassingly bad piece of journalism.

koby

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Tuesday October 09, 2007 · 7:07 PM PDT

2007/10/09 · 19:07

The Canadian government’s decision not to appeal the June 2003 Ontario court case legalizing SSM and its subsequent decision to draft legislation legalizing SSM throughout the rest Canada helped lay the foundation for the legalization of SSM in Massachusetts.

Events in Canada could again pave the way for change, however incremental, in the US. This time with regard to marijuana laws.

The impetus for change is coming from the courts. In July Ontario’s marijuana possession laws were struck down by Judge Borenstein. http://www.cbc.ca/... The Borenstein decision will likely not be the only one of its kind. In 2003 the possession laws for 4 Provinces were struck down and there potential for it to be 2003 all over again. http://www.canlii.org/...

With the governing Conservatives promising to crack down on the marijuana trade, things could come to head politically.

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Marijuana Legalization Talking Points

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