Support for Marijuana Legalization is Huge in Canada
Posted in Chronicle Blog by Scott Morgan on Mon, 05/04/2009 - 9:23pm
Duh. Still, I was intrigued by the way they framed the question:
The majority of British Columbians think the legalization of marijuana would reduce violence related to the drug trade, an Angus Reid Strategies poll suggests.Sixty-five per cent of the respondents would legalize marijuana in order to minimize violence, while 35 per cent think harsher penalties for marijuana trafficking are the answer. [Vancouver Sun]
This question could be criticized for putting words in the respondents' mouths. Still, it's notable that, given a choice, so many opted to conclude that violence is a consequence of prohibition. Once that concept is understood, the whole idea of a war on drugs pretty much falls apart.
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Comment posted by aahpat on Tue, 05/05/2009 - 10:26amFor criminals and terrorists.
"Once that concept is understood, the whole idea of a war on drugs pretty much falls apart."
This is the basis of my "aid and comfort" argument.
A public safety and national security argument for drug policy reform stops dead prohibs when I argue it with them.
I wrote to Sen. John Kerry and laid out why I consider him to be supporting "aid and comfort" to America's enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Senator Kerry:
I consider your continued support for the war on drugs makes you a major sponsor and supporter of crime on America's streets, the cartel anarchy in Mexico and the chaos and instability caused by well funded stateless terrorist groups, especially the Taliban.