August1991 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Star wars? Value system? Peace Tower? "We should adopt more modernized laws around marijuana than the US has... " "... a more mellow attitude... " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scribblet Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Maybe there's something to the rumour that the NDP and the Mary Jane Party will unite to form a socialist heaven - Free pot for everyone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who's Doing What? Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Maybe there's something to the rumour that the NDP and the Mary Jane Party will unite to form a socialist heaven - Free pot for everyone ! Pot is EVIL! Glad to see the billions the US has spent on brainwashing the public is not limitted to their own ignorant populace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGreenthumb Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Pot is EVIL! Glad to see the billions the US has spent on brainwashing the public is not limitted to their own ignorant populace. Jack Layton really needs to own this. If he is smart enough to come out and explain why prohibition is NOT good policy, and loudly and proudly proclaim the NDP's intention to decriminalize cannabis he could get enough votes to form a government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Most people are more concerned with real issues, like their job, or health care, rather than some "prohibition" that is not really even enforced. It's not a major issue to anyone but a few in their late twenties living in their parent's basements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Star wars? Value system? Peace Tower? "We should adopt more modernized laws around marijuana than the US has... " "... a more mellow attitude... " The video title, "Jack Layton on Marijuana" could certainly be misconstrued... FWIW, no complaints with what Layton is actually saying here, aside from the praise being lavished on Michael Moore. However, I don't think the Hell's Angels would ever allow pot to be legalized. There'd be assassinations. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaysFan Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Most people are more concerned with real issues, like their job, or health care, rather than some "prohibition" that is not really even enforced. It's not a major issue to anyone but a few in their late twenties living in their parent's basements.You'd be surprised at how wrong you are with that comment.I know of many 30 and 40 year olds that would consider it a major issue and quite likely vote for someone that made it a plank of their platform. The days of Ward Cleaver and Fred Rutherford are long gone. Sorry to break it to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Pot is EVIL! Glad to see the billions the US has spent on brainwashing the public is not limitted to their own ignorant populace. Canada banned cannabis (in keeping with a racist Commonwealth tradition)...years before the USA. So who is "ignorant"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmy Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 If there are one-issue voters whose one-issue is marijuana... I ... ... somehow that strikes me as having probably a pretty low impact. -k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 If there are one-issue voters whose one-issue is marijuana... I ... ... somehow that strikes me as having probably a pretty low impact. -k Yes...there is a reason why it is called "dope". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffrey Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 You'd be surprised at how wrong you are with that comment.I know of many 30 and 40 year olds that would consider it a major issue and quite likely vote for someone that made it a plank of their platform. The days of Ward Cleaver and Fred Rutherford are long gone. Sorry to break it to you. If you look at all of the world today and your biggest issue is the legalisation of something you'll never realistically be prosecuted for having... you obviously lack a level of intelligence needed to find your polling station anyways. Sad pathetic people. Any one issue voter on this topic should really just stay home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If there are one-issue voters whose one-issue is marijuana... I ... ... somehow that strikes me as having probably a pretty low impact. -k "Hey man, you gonna vote?" "Vote? Dude, the election was last week, we missed it." "Bummer." :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGreenthumb Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If you look at all of the world today and your biggest issue is the legalisation of something you'll never realistically be prosecuted for having... you obviously lack a level of intelligence needed to find your polling station anyways.Sad pathetic people. Any one issue voter on this topic should really just stay home. You are the one who is ignorant, or if not ignorant, then a bold faced liar. Thousands of Canadians, mostly young people and minorities are indeed prosecuted for having Cannabis every year. There has in fact been a 30% increase in cannabis possession charges since Harper has been prime minister. I work as a supervisor for people doing community service and fine options, and the vast majority of people I have been asked to supervise are there for cannabis related charges. Saying that people will never be realistically prosecuted for having Cannabis is an outright lie, the statistics on the thousands of canadians saddled with criminal records over cannabis every year are well documented and easy to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dancer Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Saying that people will never be realistically prosecuted for having Cannabis is an outright lie, the statistics on the thousands of canadians saddled with criminal records over cannabis every year are well documented and easy to find. Feel free then to post them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Is the prohibition of marijuana and the prohibition of alcohol comparable? The subject is worth examining and I think looking at the history of alcohol prohibition in Canada is a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrGreenthumb Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Feel free then to post them. http://www.drugtext.org/library/articles/ericks1.html http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/Committee_Sen...&comm_id=85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverwind Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 If there are one-issue voters whose one-issue is marijuana... I ... ... somehow that strikes me as having probably a pretty low impact.Perhaps if they offered free Doritos at the polling booths.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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