Amazing Atheist

Actually I'm a CC member although I do read the mag and I personally know Emery... The proof is in the numbers, fact is the green party will not win in a federal election and the NDP who also support legalization will always get more numbers last election they got %17.48 of the vote which is 29 seats... what did the green party get like 4.5% of the vote... The proof is in the numbers but hey like I said you can vote for who you want I won't tell you otherwise. BTW I have to prove nothing to you and your hardly in any position to be making demands or telling people they aren't credible just because you disagree with what they say. I ignore the shots people make towards me, I don't engage in childish name calling and insulting to get my point across I never have... So because I disagree with you I am misinformed and delusional... I guess you never once considered the fact you may possibly be wrong here in regards to the green party. I never said I would give proof although here is a link to the eNDProhibition site. Jack Layton along with most of the NDP members do support legalization. They have said so in national debates and interviews. Just before the last federal election Jack Layton sat down with Emery at his home and said he support the legalization of marijuana. The movement would be much better off without people like you.... Ok heres your proof that the NDP do support legalization... Official NDP website === To be honest it does not matter who you vote for because I am personally organizing an event that will truly end prohibition and win the war here in Canada.... Just wait until next years 420 when I make national headlines. I am going to take it to the next level and either people will be in or out because once we start we must not stop until we get what we want and what is right. I am currently talking hunger strike and to avoid being arrested it will be without smoking weed and only having water to survive on. Either the government let's a whole bunch of us die which they certainly won't or they legalize... There is no middle ground it's either do or die. This war on people has gone on far to long it's time to get serious and show the politicians that we mean business.

Well it's true. I unlike many people understand that what most people eat is either going to kill them eventually or almost definitely cause health problems for people later on. I am not targeting fat people so much as the companies who manufacture the poison they eat. In that regard someone who has ate themselves almost to the point of no return is also to blame. I can't lump all the blame on companies some of it has to be lumped on those literally eating themselves to death. With the rise in obesity related health problems the health care system will under gor major strain in the decades to come.

Insults and name calling will get you no where with people which is why I won't resort to calling people 'old crusties' for example. While I do appreciate the sentiment it really does more harm to help our cause then good. I could say that anyone who doesn't support our cause is an asshole or a moron, but I don't because smart people frown on insults. I prefer to keep conversation alive with healthy debate and rationality as opposed to name calling and insulting people in so many words as you do. So please if this is how you wish to bring people over to the anti-prohibition side of things then don't because it will make people think we are a bunch of pricks when most of us are just as normal as anyone else. As for the green party they will not pick up more then 3 or 4% max in the next election. If you really want to support the cause you would vote for the NDP as they also support legalization and pick up more votes then the green party. The liberals now also agree that pot needs to be legal.... IMO a vote for the green party is basically throwing a valuable vote away especially since the vast majority of the pot culture support Layton and the NDP and some the liberals.... Vote for who you want though I won't be voting on the issue of pot legalization I will be voting for whoever has the best environmental policy as this by far is the MOST important issue for us in the coming years.

Provinces are not sovereign and they are at the same time. All provinces share a symbiotic relationship with one another via the federal government in which all are represented although not equally and this yes does need to be fixed. People move around for example many people in BC and Alberta are not from those provinces they just moved there for work etc. Provinces are not sovereign in the regard that while they have provincial governments they are not their own nations for example they do not have there own currencies, armies and so on. At anytime a province could become a sovereign nation if they so choose to but I don't see this happening. Each province is also not a British colony either for example NFLD was actually it's own sovereign nation until the 1950's and Saskatchewan was not a province until after Canada declared itself as a nation etc. Quebec was a French colony even before the Brits came. Each province is a member of Canada and intertwined with one another and while some laws vary from province to province they all work together and do their part to contribute to the nation as a whole which is sovereign.

Obesity is not black in white I never said it was. There are 2 categories of obese people. There are those who eat themselves to obesity and as i mentioned in my last post there are those who either have bad luck genetically or some medical problem. Those who have medical issues etc aren't the problem and never were. The real problem are those who are putting massive strain on our health care system. Not just overweight people either. The ectomorphs which are the skinny people who never gain a pound who eat themselves to a heart attack or other health problems are equally as bad too. There are ways to curb this behavior though and I do have some suggestions. 1: Ban ads on TV etc for fast food and other foods that are considered unhealthy, very much in the same manner as the banning of cigarette ads. 2: Increase taxes on unhealthy foods and make healthy foods more affordable for people. 3: Regulations on the chemicals as well as other contents in foods like sugars, fats and salts etc. 4: Ban candy machines and pop machines in schools nationally and replace those with healthy alternatives. 5: Regulate retailers to start advertising healthy products and placing them in the front of the store as opposed to junk food which is what most do now. 6: Ban all unhealthy foods from school cafeterias and replace them with healthier alternatives. Banning ads does work when combined with proper education, an example of this can be seen with the steady drop in the number of tobacco users out there as cigarettes not only become increasingly expensive but 'uncool' as well. Obesity is on the rise because people are increasingly eating bad food and drinking more pop etc.

Some people NATURALLY carry around an extra few pounds etc. these people I have no problem with. If you eat fast food 2 or 3 times a week and you are 50 kilograms over weight as a result then I have a problem not so much with you but your lifestyle. This self destructive life style leads to major medical expenses that I have to pay for in my taxes when these people have heart attacks and get ailments like diabetes for example. If you are fat as a result of eating shitty food then yes you are disgusting and should be ashamed of yourself. If you are fat as a result of bad genetics or other medical reasons like glandular problems that are beyond your control well your alright because it is beyond the realm of your control. I am sure people here will be pissed at me for saying what I did but it's true. Sometimes the truth hurts but oh well deal with it. So for those who's fatness is caused by self abuse your the only ones who can fix your problems. This I know from personal experience... Yes I too was a fatty but I started eating right and began to do this thing invented way back in the day called exercise and it works.

Well growing pot for personal use would have to be legal. You can after all grow your own tobacco or make your own booze. Like tobacco or alcohol in regards to solicitation a special license would have to be issued. You are not breaking the law until you are making money, fact is legal weed would still be cheaper or even the same price as the stuff most buy now. With this in mind people will always grow for personal use such as me. However I know if most people could say walk into a store and buy pot like they could booze or tobacco they would. This would put most of the large grow operations out of business and move the industry out of the black market and create a new 7 billion+ dollar a year industry. Pot after taxes will not be $50 a gram.... It will likely work out to be $10 or maybe even less a gram to ensure that people stopped buying from the street. I could see it being like $50 a gram for like super pure bubble hash or something but not for bud. Buy charging a price that can be competitive with street prices or even beat them it would take less then 6 months to put most street dealers out of business as well as the suppliers. It's simple economics my friend. First of all do not make it illegal to grow your own weed just like it is not illegal to make your own wine or grow your own tobacco. Growing for the sole purpose of selling without a permit should carry the same punishment as growing tobacco for sale without a permit has. Realistically pot is not that costly to grow after your major purchases have been made. Even at a dollar a gram you are making more money then what you need to spend on electricity and water. So at $10 a gram taxes included in this we will say at $3 per gram and the other 7 could go to the business as net profits etc. As for not looking into this that hard believe me I have, many consider me to be an expert in Weedology 101. Seriously though I have done extensive research into this issue which is very important to me. First of all you cannot simply regulate the ammount of THC in pot today as 98% of the strains out there have about the same content. When I say regulation I do not mean the chemical properties of the plant. Pot is no longer judged on THC content it is judged on it's taste... Of course you would know this if you were a user like me. Regulation means the laws surrounding the plant such as personal growing, amounts, driving and age restrictions etc. This plant has several active chemicals and there are a near endless varieties from the 2 main branches of the Cannabis family Indica and Sativa. This makes it impossible to regulate content in regards to the natural production of the plant. The only chemicals in regards to the plant that should be regulated are those that are added like fertilizers, pesticides and so on. === Not one person here can provide a valid reason why pot should not be legal. Yet I could make a thousand arguments why alcohol and tobacco should be like the explosive numbers of deaths a year they cause and negative health effects etc.

The only thing sad and disturbing here is that bigots think that it is both sad and disturbing that a fictional character turned out to be gay. Seriously who cares?

My opinion on pot is this, legalize and regulate. Aside from the obvious lies told about Cannabis which anyone who uses or used it will tell you is bullshit the pros by far outweigh the cons here in regards to legalization. Cannabis is the single biggest cash crop for street gangs and major organized crime syndicates like the Hells Angels etc. Very much like Alcohol was in the 20's. The real question most people need to ask themselves here is: Who would you prefer control this market? Well there are 2 options 1: Criminals Since pot is technically illegal most of the trade is done in the black market. This provides gangs and other violent groups of people to control this market which has yes resulted in murders and for some an unsafe supply. 2: Government/legit private enterprise Pot if it were to become legal could be taxed and this tax money could be put into proper drug education which kids clearly aren't getting now and proper drug rehabilitation programs and what have you. Once the veil has been lifted on pot usage would also certainly drop. Most people try it the first time out of curiosity or at least I did. There is a mystique that surrounds this plant and this is what attracts people to use it which is why usage is the highest it's ever been.... This and the fact most people figure out in their teen years that yes lots of people do it and they didn't get all messed up like educators and police told us. Pot in most places has become available to younger kids too. It is more available to kids then alcohol as a result of placing the industry into the hands of people who could care less. === While some debate the health benefits of Cannabis I can tell you folks here that since I started using medicinally it has stopped my seizures as well as ease the nerve pain I now suffer as the result of major spinal injury. It has allowed me personally to live a more full and normal life which previously was an impossibility. Fact here is Cannabis has NEVER killed anyone as a result of USING the plant for both recreational and medicinal practices. This tells me that it is not as bad as many people have made it out to be.