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| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 03/05/2005 : 11:27:05 PM
I see it in links, and have gone there on numerous occassions only to find a sparsely filled homepage relating to nothing really at all. What is it? Am i missing some Enter Site link or something? |
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| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 10:09:31 PM
Yeah if tobacco companies got a hold of it i would be very disappointed. I'm fine with marijuana use, but tobacco i have a huge problem with mainly because of the fact that you get hooked on a poison that gives you virtually no buzz after you become addicted, and hopelessly addicted i might add.
I just think social and economical benefits are too great to not consider legalization, and there's no arguement i've heard against it that isn't full of holes. ahaha but i agree, if you break the law, you break the law. BOTTOM LINE. don't cry when you get busted, be responsible. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 5:39:03 PM
eh. i don't smoke, but it's not like i'm against it, so i don't care about it either way. you just have to remember that the tobacco companies might get their hands on it if it's legal.
if i were to care, though, i don't know how i'd think about it. on one hand, i sort of like it when someone i know gets busted for weed, because it's usually someone who i feel deserves punishment for some other things, and if they want to use possession as an excuse, fine. as long as they give the bastards a hard time. i always am amused when they bitch about it, too. well, you did something illegal and you were caught and punished for it. that happens. deal with it.
but on the other hand the whole "cracking down hard on drug use" mentality of the other side is silly. because they're not doing it. i see cops sitting around at night doing nothing important all the time. if there was really zero tolerance, they'd be out cracking some underage drinker skulls, or busting someone trying to smoke up. it happens every night. that's not tolerating something. what they're doing now is called "vague preference for not using illegal substances and drinking under age." if they called it that, i'd be fine with the current situation. bottom line, toughen up or drop the whole tough-on-drugs facade. a little consistancy, please. |
| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 2:40:38 PM
www.marijuana.com for any of you interested in the legal concerns of marijuana and how things are going concerning it. I read up there all the time, and there's almost always some fascinating reads. |
| guitarted |
Posted - 03/08/2005 : 12:12:16 PM
I don't want to argue about this either but I thought you might be interested to hear your neighbours to the north are closer than you. It was decriminalized for a while here but that ended not thatlong after. I found this small article on google:
Decriminalization of Marijuana in Canada
by Scott Fogden
January 19, 2005
On November 1, 2004, Canada’s minority Liberal government re-introduced legislation to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Former justice minister, Martin Cauchon, originally tabled the legislation (Bill C-38) in May 2003 under then–Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. But, since all proposed legislation dies when Parliament dissolves for an election, the so-called “pot bill” fell by the wayside when the Parliamentary session was ended by then-outgoing Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in November of 2003, and the legislation failed to be re-introduced in the short Parliamentary session that followed, beginning in February 2004.
The move to decriminalize marijuana possession promises to be a centrepiece in the current government’s Parliamentary agenda. Coupled with recent moves to legalize same-sex marriage, the new marijuana legislation has become part of a national debate on a variety of contentious social issues.
Many commentators suggest that decriminalizing marijuana in Canada is a relatively uncontroversial move, given the drug’s wide social acceptance and the open advocacy of several notable Canadians – including the late Pierre Berton.
That said, there are many who vocally criticize any move to decriminalize the use of marijuana. A factor that has given Canadian legislators particular pause for thought is the opposition of the Bush Administration to this proposed legislation.
Since legislating under a minority government is a delicate procedure, it remains to be seen whether the marijuana bill will pass easily. This feature will break down the issues concerning the marijuana debate.
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They've been talking about it on the news a bit recently, I havent been paying attention |
| guitarisPIMP |
Posted - 03/07/2005 : 9:40:35 PM
i hope not. but IMO at least decrim within the next 10 years or so would be a very smart move. |
| dan p. |
Posted - 03/07/2005 : 8:35:57 PM
are we going to have a pro-legalization v. anti-legalization argument now? |
| Hopeful Rolling Waves |
Posted - 03/07/2005 : 09:45:41 AM
'Cause instead of finishing the site, they all went to 7-11 for Slurpees and Cheetos. |
| tericee |
Posted - 03/07/2005 : 07:17:53 AM
It's an organization that's pro marijuana. No clue why it's so sparsely populated though... |
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