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Published: 12/23/10

Pat Robertson Wants to Legalize Pot [VIDEO]

By  Steven Hoffer - AOL News
Pat Robertson Wants to Legalize Pot [VIDEO]

Pat Robertson might be the last person you would expect to find leading the calls for legalizing marijuana. Yet, during a conversation about faith-based rehabilitation on Wednesday's episode of Christian talk show "The 700 Club," the conservative evangelist and media personality did just that. "We have to take a look at what we are considering crimes," Robertson said. "I'm not exactly for the use of drugs, don't get me wrong, but I just believe that criminalizing marijuana, criminalizing possession of a few ounces of pot, that kind of thing is costing us a fortune and it's ruining young ...

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Published: 10/6/10

Democrats Try to Fire Up Stoner Vote

By  Dave Thier - AOL News
Democrats Try to Fire Up Stoner Vote

(Oct. 6) -- Marijuana users are not famous for being motivated to do much of anything, but the Democrats are hoping they might be able to draw them to the polls in 2012 with the alluring scent of legal weed. In California, some pollsters are saying that Democrats are experiencing a boost from young voters motivated by Proposition 19, California's marijuana legalization initiative, on the ballot in November. Strategists are considering pushing for similar initiatives in 2012 for battleground states like neighboring Colorado and Nevada in an effort to motivate a typically apathetic but largely ...

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Published: 08/30/10

The Case for Legalizing Drugs in Mexico Depends on America's Drug Policy

By  Paul Wachter - AOL News
The Case for Legalizing Drugs in Mexico Depends on America's Drug Policy

(Aug. 30) -- For years, American activists have called for drug legalization (en tout, or even just softer drugs like marijuana), arguing that such a step would help reduce violent crime associated with the drug trade, lower policing and prison costs, and, if drugs were taxed, bring in much-needed dollars to states and the federal government. Those who oppose such a step can't in good conscience argue that the drug war is working, only that legalization would lead to greater abuse. But now, Bloomberg Businessweek reports, the argument for legalization is being raised in Mexico, most notably ...

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Published: 03/19/09

Attorney General: Everybody Must Get Stoned...According to State Law

By  Tommy Christopher - Politics Daily
Attorney General: Everybody Must Get Stoned...According to State Law

While it isn't quite enough to bring Cheech and/or Chong in from the cold, Attorney General Eric Holder did reveal a significant shift in marijuana policy yesterday that could spark up a controversy:Attorney General Eric Holder signaled a change on medical marijuana policy Wednesday, saying federal agents will target marijuana distributors only when they violate both federal and state law. That would be a departure from the policy of the Bush administration, which targeted medical marijuana dispensaries in California even if they complied with that state's law.While Holder may be running afoul ...

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