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Pat Robertson: Decriminalize Marijuana (Yes, THAT Pat Robertson)
By David Gibson - Politics DailySo, California voters defeat a ballot effort to legalize medical marijuana and now Pat Robertson, founder of the Christian Coalition and leader of the religious right, is advocating the repeal of criminal penalties for possessing small quantities of pot? Something seems wrong with this picture, but we've got the video to prove it: On his Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) show the other day, Robertson was talking about his long experience in prison ministry and the problem of locking up small-time offenders who then cost taxpayers to feed and house them. Which led to this monologue: We're ...
Who or What to Blame for Prop. 19's Epic Fail?
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Nov. 3) -- Californians are just going to have to face the facts and smoke weed the old-fashioned way -- with a medical prescription. That's because the heavily publicized Proposition 19 -- a ballot initiative to effectively legalize recreational marijuana for Californians age 21 and older -- failed Tuesday. Proponents of Proposition 19 campaigned on the notion that legalizing marijuana would significantly benefit California's budget by generating tax revenues and reducing state spending on marijuana prohibition. Advocates also claimed that legalization would significantly curb Mexican ...
Why Does Soros Really Support Legalized Pot?
By Carl Franzen - AOL News
(Oct. 26) -- Liberal investing giant George Soros already commanded quite a reputation, for good and for ill: "The Man Who Broke the Bank of England" in the early 1990s was also a sworn enemy of George W. Bush and Fox News in the United States, and more recently, a generous donor to Media Matters and National Public Radio (you know, the station that fired Juan Williams -- yes, some conservatives are drawing a connection). But now he can add another feather to his cap: that of legalized pot promoter. "Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good," Soros begins in a widely ...
The Color of Legalized Pot? California's Prop 19 Ignites Intraracial Tension
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct. 26) -- We all know the stereotypes: Opponents of marijuana are people with short hair, khaki pants and light skin who like a good amount of mayonnaise on their white bread, and supporters are... pretty much everyone else. But in California, as everywhere else, the racial lines are blurry, and old stereotypes might prove a poor predictor of how the various populations in the nation's largest, most diverse state will vote when it comes to Proposition 19. As November draws near, there are increasing signs that race will play an important role in the upcoming vote on whether to legalize ...
Democrats Try to Fire Up Stoner Vote
By Dave Thier - AOL News
(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 ...
The Case for Legalizing Drugs in Mexico Depends on America's Drug Policy
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(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 ...
In Detroit, a Weed Academy Blooms
By Larry Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 6) -- From the Motor City to the Mota City! If Detroit experiences an economic comeback, it may owe as much to the chronic as it does to Chrysler. That's the hope, anyway, according to administrators of the Medical Marijuana Academy, or MMA, a marijuana cultivation clinic located 35 miles northwest of Detroit, in Commerce Township, Mich. "Our goal is to make Michigan better and increase the economy," said Perry Belcher, a spokesman for MMA. "And having well-educated people grow the best cannabis possible will help." Perry Prescott, Morgan Belcher This marijuana plant from the Medical ...
Pot Legalization Advocate Wants Obama to Join Debate
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDon't hold your breathe on this one. But a one-time Seattle police chief has proposed a debate involving President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on the legalization of marijuana. Norm Stamper's big idea comes as the coalition Just Say Now opens a national campaign promoting legalization of pot and pushing for state ballot issues this year and in 2012. Stamper, an adviser to the group and a spokesman for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, notes that Calderon said Tuesday he is open to a debate on legalization of pot and other drugs. Parts of Calderon's country are being ...
Marc Emery, Canada's 'Prince of Pot,' Extradited to U.S.
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHis idea was fairly simple: Convince enough Americans to plant and nurture marijuana seeds at their own homes until drug dealers went out of business and the federal government would have no choice but to legalize the drug. For years, Marc Emery of Vancouver publicly touted his plan while selling pot seeds via his magazine Cannabis Culture and through catalogs. But in 2005, the U.S. government identified Emery as one of its top 46 drug trafficking targets, The Los Angeles Times reported, and last month he was finally extradited to Seattle. An unapologetic Emery pleaded guilty to a ...
Lawmakers Grapple with Booming Medical Marijuana Business
By Sandra Fish - Politics DailyDr. Reefer.com's neon sign glows across the street from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Medicine on the Hill, which serves up pot-laced ice cream, is across the street from a Boulder police annex. And in Denver, a former member of President Barack Obama's national finance committee runs Apothecary of Colorado, a medical marijuana dispensary with the motto, "healing with a higher purpose." Ten years after Colorado voters approved a medical marijuana measure, business is booming. There are an estimated 63,000 people with patient ID cards allowing them to buy pot for illnesses ranging ...
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