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Posted by Haunted on Sep-04-2002 21:58:

Canada legalizing marijuana

http://www.comcast.net/smedia/assoc...Marijuana..html

Posted by JohnSmith on Sep-04-2002 22:25:

woohoo, it's about time!

another good link:
http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/par...ot_senate020904^layout=MSN

Posted by whiskers on Sep-04-2002 22:30:

argh, goddamnit, what is the world coming too? now everyone's gonna go to canada to buy pot and smoke it there... good business though...

what about the US?

Posted by Ste on Sep-04-2002 22:37:

quote:
Originally posted by TiestoInTheMix
argh, goddamnit, what is the world coming too? now everyone's gonna go to canada to buy pot and smoke it there... good business though...

what about the US?

the US is still considering 5 death penalties for anyone who takes drugs

Posted by jp on Sep-04-2002 23:09:

mmm this means good news for all Dutch coffeeshop owners who want to expand their business

Posted by netw3rkd on Sep-04-2002 23:12:

Wooo hoo in February I'll be legally allowed to smoke weed ... well if it becomes legal.

Posted by TeKnoHe@d2025 on Sep-04-2002 23:18:

Posted by Trancewave on Sep-04-2002 23:19:

it's about friggin' time!!! although cops here have always been pretty laxed when it came to marijuana

Posted by Vanilla on Sep-04-2002 23:32:

tsk... it always happens when you QUIT doing drugs and arent selling garbage bags full of bud.... oh well that's the breaks

Posted by tranceDJ on Sep-05-2002 01:22:

Yes!

/me goes up to Canada for some beer and weed.

Posted by Fir3start3r on Sep-05-2002 02:06:

The funny thing is...if it really does happen I don't think our society would change all the much lol...
(Minus the cash grab to the government of course; big surprise... )

Posted by ShadoWolf on Sep-05-2002 02:39:

Canada is NOT legalizing pot!!!!

Don't be fooled... it was just a recommendation from a Senate subcommitee. The Senate here is UNELECTED and therefore can say whatever the hell it wants because it's unaccountable.

Posted by Essential1 on Sep-05-2002 05:15:

One of the obvious reasons they want to legalize it is just so that there's one more taxable good. It'll eventually end up like cigarettes, where more than half of what your paying is taxes.

Can you imagine going to buy weed at the store? "I'll have a pack of Craven J's"

Posted by Time2Burn on Sep-05-2002 07:42:

Bahhh... I don't think it will happen any time soon. North America is too conservative and progressive ideas like the legalization of weed is too radical in our "close-minded" society.

And hell do i give a damn? NO ... I can still buy the best weed on the market without a problem and still walk down the street smoking it without a hassle.

What should be done by governemts is look into the alterior benifets of the canibis plant and promote the use of hemp and other by products isntead of chopping down acres of forests...

0.02

Posted by Fire999 on Sep-05-2002 08:15:

Bout' Fucking Time!

Well, for those who has the image of yourselves with free access to tons of pots just because the Senate is proposing legalization on marijuana use in Canada, it's far from that simple.

First of all, throughout history liberation takes a rather slow process...a more progressive approach toward issues such as illicit drugs. There are many wealthy fucks at the top of the food chain here and many would not condone such liberating laws that quickly.

However, many prominent names have come up when it comes to advocating "Our body, our right to govern" theories throughout the 60s till now. Vancouver, B.C has the greatest tolerance for marijuana usage as pot is the cash crop for B.C.

Tourism will no doubt florish in Canada should this fall through. However, look at George W. Bush following his Dad's footsteps...he's deliberately assigned the DEA to set up a drug war to be lanched in Canada. What the fuck was that? Now he wants to participate in Canadian politics and tell us how to run our fooking country.

As far as I know, legalization in the nuturing stage will first strip the illegality of possession (a certain amount)/sale of marijuana. Of course, the government will work with the locals to devise a plan to contribute to the needy, esp those who are in pain and in need of THC for relief.

Emperors from way back in the BC ages have already smoked this plant for it's relieving purposes. All the "pot will make you stupid" were contributed by the govt and their propagandas. Nowadays, even Americans are seeking approval from the Canadian govt to reside, grow and smoke marijuana for pain-relieving purposes. (eg. those with AIDS).

Anyways, I hope that the legalization will come through in the near future. Are Canadians going to spend billions of dollars like the US trying to control and wage drug wars all year round in Columbia and Bolivia? I do not think so. Statistics show that decriminalization of Pot in Amsterdam has about 20% of smokers in the 20-25s range while US mantains a high 30-40%.

Prohibition of Alcohol has spawned Al Capone and his crew in dealing and jacking up high prices back in the early days. The once renowned Pablo Escobar from the prohibition of Cocaine.....clearly it's the simple basic of economics - demand and supply. Not trying to condone hard drugs like coca but criminalization of marijuana is a plain waste of money and space. Look at UK, even the House of Commons have decriminalized marijuana. However close Blair is to Bush, the decision lies in interests of the people. I hope Canadians have their own minds and will not be led by the nosey "erm-hmm" US politicians and never-ending campaigns...

Cheers

Posted by whiskers on Sep-05-2002 12:53:

quote:
Originally posted by Time2Burn
And hell do i give a damn? NO ... I can still buy the best weed on the market without a problem and still walk down the street smoking it without a hassle.

heh, then canadia better use your avatar as its official flag from now on

Posted by Drunkpolak on Sep-05-2002 14:22:

This shit will never happen, at least not while bush is in power. If canada legalizes weed bush will fuck us over. the border will be drastically changed and who knows how else he'll fuck us, Canada will never legalize b/c they fear how the americans will react, they will shit on us. Thats just what I'm thinking but I hope they legalize the shit to make my life simpler.

Posted by Greedy on Sep-05-2002 14:29:

gotta love the canadians. . . .

Posted by Durafei on Sep-05-2002 14:47:

Always thought Canada is the best country to live in. I guess this confirms my opinion.

Posted by DJ-Ande on Sep-05-2002 15:05:

quote:
Originally posted by a-aplz
Wooo hoo in February I'll be legally allowed to smoke weed ... well if it becomes legal.

what about the uk, are they doing the same yet, hope so, because its only illegal, because they can't put tax on it, or so i have heard

Posted by Greedy on Sep-05-2002 15:48:

Beer in canada is ridiculously cheap too

Posted by Haunted on Sep-05-2002 18:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Drunkpolak
This shit will never happen, at least not while bush is in power. If canada legalizes weed bush will fuck us over. the border will be drastically changed and who knows how else he'll fuck us, Canada will never legalize b/c they fear how the americans will react, they will shit on us. Thats just what I'm thinking but I hope they legalize the shit to make my life simpler.

thats soo true
america is so.. protective of their citizens
"oh no porn it will harm the children! no video games it will harm the children! no weed it will harm the children!"

im not saying im for legalization of marijuana.. but from what I've heard.. give people what they have wanted for such a long time.. and they will gradually stop using it.
like the Banning of Alcohol.. prohibition act.. what happened? more alcohol then ever.. everyone was smuggling. making bathtub gin.. it got legalized again.. and everything went back to normal

Posted by mos man on Sep-05-2002 20:12:

quote:
Originally posted by a-aplz
Wooo hoo in February I'll be legally allowed to smoke weed ... well if it becomes legal.

wtf, hey aplz you better be sending me some across to wales

Is that just for Ireland or for the UK as well ? That reminds me, I haven't smoked dope for about 8 weeks now, think i'll get some from my mate in scholl on monday

Posted by Uisgdlyast on Sep-05-2002 21:56:

Wont happen for awhile, the US is already interefering with the whole thing.

I'm embarrassed to live in the US when it comes to the WOD, they're so ignorant. Alcohol is worse but people regard it as safe.

If they legalize it in Canada i'll be having tons of road trips across the border, and i'm sure Canada will reap all the benefits of hemp while the US is spending BILLIONS of dollars to air commercials during the Super Bowl.. idoits could of spent that money on research or some shit.

Posted by Matt on Sep-06-2002 00:05:

I don't smoke marijuana, and I don't see any reason to, but I support legalization in Canada. Like the banning of alcohol in the early 1900s, demand increased when it was illegal. So, I believe that decriminalizing weed will lower demand. Besides, weed is somewhat of a symbol of rebellion, and people get a thrill from doing it because its illegel.

As for the USA, fuck them. Canada is not the USA. We should be able to decide on laws in our own country without influence/threats from them. They spend billions of dollars on military, let them defend their northern border from drugs, not us.

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