Beginning Of The End On The War On Drugs?

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Canada: Column: The Beginning Of The End Of The War On Drugs

 

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n575/a06.html

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Pubdate: Thu, 08 Nov 2012

Source: National Post (Canada)

Copyright: 2012 Canwest Publishing Inc.

Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wEtbT4yU

Website: http://www.nationalpost.com/

Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286

Author: Jesse Kline

 

 

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WAR ON DRUGS

 

Bleary-eyed conservatives awoke Wednesday to ponder again why a country in such dire financial straights would re-elect Barack Obama. But Tuesday's election was even worse for social conservatives, who had to confront numerous ballot initiatives approving same-sex marriage, and two states voting to legalize marijuana, not just for medical use, but for the enjoyment of anyone who wants to come home after a hard day's work and spark up the Demon Weed.

 

Massachusetts joins a list of 17 states, plus the District of Columbia, that now allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Two states went even further: Colorado and Washington state both approved measures to legalize marijuana by a vote of 55%-45%.

 

In both states, recreational pot smokers over the age of 21 will no longer face penalties for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana. Colorado's new law also allows people to grow up to six plants for personal use and transfer up to an ounce, so long as it's not sold at a profit - giving people there immediate access to legal weed.

 

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

[Herb Cannabis]

Canada: Column: The Beginning Of The End Of The War On Drugs

 

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URL: http://www.mapinc.or...2/n575/a06.html

Newshawk: Sensible BC: http://sensiblebc.ca

Pubdate: Thu, 08 Nov 2012

Source: National Post (Canada)

Copyright: 2012 Canwest Publishing Inc.

Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/wEtbT4yU

Website: http://www.nationalpost.com/

Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/286

Author: Jesse Kline

 

 

THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WAR ON DRUGS

 

Bleary-eyed conservatives awoke Wednesday to ponder again why a country in such dire financial straights would re-elect Barack Obama. But Tuesday's election was even worse for social conservatives, who had to confront numerous ballot initiatives approving same-sex marriage, and two states voting to legalize marijuana, not just for medical use, but for the enjoyment of anyone who wants to come home after a hard day's work and spark up the Demon Weed.

 

Massachusetts joins a list of 17 states, plus the District of Columbia, that now allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Two states went even further: Colorado and Washington state both approved measures to legalize marijuana by a vote of 55%-45%.

 

In both states, recreational pot smokers over the age of 21 will no longer face penalties for possessing less than one ounce of marijuana. Colorado's new law also allows people to grow up to six plants for personal use and transfer up to an ounce, so long as it's not sold at a profit - giving people there immediate access to legal weed.

 

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

 

 

You work very hard for this community and I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you, we appreciate it. You are an educator, thank you and keep up the good work.

[peanutbutter]

The feds spent little effort to sway these issues in the election ..

 

Why?

 

This is the end of the war against marijuana.

 

The official federal response is about to hit.

 

Many countries around the world are now considering normalization of cannabis. As a result of the change taking place here, in the US, now.

[t-pain]

canada's crazy donkey government just added mandatory minimum sentences for 6+ plants.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/politics/story/2012/03/12/pol-crime-bill-monday.html

 

war on drugs aint over yet.