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Pat Robertson Wants to Legalize Pot [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsPat 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 ...
Why Are Liberals Winning the Culture Wars and Losing the Tax Battle?
By Walter Shapiro - Politics DailyDuring the memorable summer of 1969, men walked on the moon and the Stonewall Riot in Greenwich Village inspired the gay-rights movement. It was also a time when Richard Nixon, at the height of his liberal reformer phase, declared in an Oval Office address, "Abolishing poverty, putting an end to dependency – like reaching the moon a generation ago – may seem impossible. But in the spirit of Apollo, we can lift our sights and marshal our best efforts." These days, presidents no longer invoke the utopian dream of eradicating poverty. But in a stunning cultural transformation – ...
Backers of California Marijuana Initiative Upbeat About Passage in 2012
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyDespite last week's defeat in California of Proposition 19, which would have legalized recreational marijuana, supporters of the ballot initiative are already gearing up to try again in 2012 and are optimistic that it will pass on a second try, the Los Angeles Times reports. Backers of the measure see this year's campaign as a trial run and say it enabled them to expand their base of support from the original activists, who set this year's campaign in motion, to a broader base that includes big-money donors as well as labor and civil rights leaders. Those big-money donors are crucial ...
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 ...
Calif. Marijuana Vote Could Lead to Haze of Complications
By Dave Thier - AOL News(Oct. 25) -- Blood-shot eyes are on California as it prepares to vote on Proposition 19 and possibly become the first state in the union to allow the legalization of marijuana. But even if the state legalizes cannabis for personal use, it will remain illegal in the eyes of the federal government, and the complications surrounding those issues have prompted some critics to call the proposition a "jumbled legal nightmare," according to the Los Angeles Times. California distributors, producers and users of marijuana have been doing a delicate dance with the federal government ever since medical ...
Feds to Enforce U.S. Drug Laws Even if California Legalizes Marijuana
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyBuzz kill. Even if California voters legalize marijuana next month, federal law enforcement officials will still "vigorously enforce" drug laws against people who grow, distribute or sell pot, Attorney General Eric Holder said. Holder sent a letter this week to nine former chiefs of the Drug Enforcement Administration clarifying his agency's position on California's Proposition 19, The Los Angeles Times reported Friday. "Let me state clearly that the Department of Justice strongly opposes Proposition 19. If passed, this legislation will greatly complicate federal drug enforcement efforts to ...
Beer vs. Pot: Which Will Prevail in California Come November?
By Paul Wachter - AOL News(Sept. 22) -- The California Beer & Beverage Distributors, an industry lobbying group, is spending money to torpedo Proposition 19, a November ballot initiative that would legalize marijuana in the state. "[I]t donated $10,000 to Public Safety First, a committee organized to oppose the proposition, on Sept. 7, 2010, though the contribution was only recently made public," reports The Huffington Post "The alcohol industry has long seen illicit drugs as a threat to sales, as consumers may substitute pot for booze. A night spent on the couch smoking marijuana and watching television is a night ...
Scientific Shocker! Study Finds Marijuana Is Good for Pain Relief
By Dana Chivvis - AOL News(Aug. 30) -- Make sure you're sitting down for this piece of news: A study released today by researchers at the University of Montreal concluded that smoking marijuana greatly reduces chronic pain. While the finding may seem obvious to those familiar with the concept of medical marijuana, the study was important because it adds evidence to the under-researched claim that medical marijuana is an effective pain reliever. Researchers gave 21 patients with neuropathic pain four different strengths of marijuana over 56 days. The drug ranged in potency from 0 percent (a placebo) to 9.4 percent ...
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