Comments on: Save the Economy: Legalize Marijuana

By: Keira James

Keira James — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:21:22 +0000

Our home business was really affected by the Economic recession, we have to cut jobs just to cover up our losses. fortunately, we have already recovered. `

By: Kaissa

Kaissa — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:12:57 +0000

What’s the matter dude ?
You removed my comments from last week,
engaging in censorship just because you were too high/embarrassed to admit you were wrong ?
A 30 Billion $ deficit is a 30 Billion $ deficit every year, so a 500 Million $ tax wind fall that you claim would occur if we legalize marijuana would only reduce the deficit to 29.5 Billion $
Simple logic, but I guess beyond your altered comprehension

By: vince

vince — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:16:04 +0000

I do not smoke and don’t condone recreational use, however according to most research the only harm it creates is when it funds the criminal. I personally agree with view the article, especially since its reinforced by the many other uses of cannabis which were not mentioned like; clothing, paper, and bio fuels. if only cannabis users united and voted this might not be an issue. hope there is political party that truly supports the growth of Canada, to much tunnel vision out there.

By: SunflowerPipes

SunflowerPipes — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:39:45 +0000

It is the stigma that scares many people who use smoking pipes to keep it a secret. One of the problems inhibiting legalization is that people who smoke a glass pipe are not considered serious or mature. It is the public to make our choices known and to make sure our voices are heard. With the economy the way it is today this is the best chance to change the law. Send a letter make, send an email make a phone call, every hand written Letter that makes it to a representative is considered to be the voice of thousands of people who did not take the time to write and that is a power we all have.

By: josh

josh — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:24:46 +0000

hi fellas

By: Tyler

Tyler — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:06:37 +0000

Weeds too easy to grow, like pretty much and shmuck can do it, not top notch bud but you know just some run of the mill weed isnt hard to grow at all. thats why it wont be legalized, alcohol is leagal because its you know, kinda hard to make out of your home, well good booze anyway. itb be too hard to keep control over marijuanna when people could make it them selves for cheaper then the government, who if the leagalized it, would sell and tax it.

By: Vancouver Foresight Society

Vancouver Foresight Society — Mon, 11 May 2009 22:48:00 +0000

The first thing We all must do to legalize Cannabis is to drop the “prohibitionist terminology, marijuana”. They’ve been using the “Mexican colloquialism” to down play the medicinal benifits and qualities for over 100 years. A Swedish botanist gave this ‘healing herb’ the name Cannabis in the 17th century, over 300 years ago, so why would educated use a “Spanish American” girls name. Political parties have failed using this “Mexican colloguialism” in Canada. A federal party with this moniker is slowly fading and the provincial ‘Marijuana Party’ has no candidate(s) on the slate. Not even their leader has faith in his party anymore. They both used the “Spanish American colloquialisms” ‘marijuana’ in their names and are fading into the sunset. This is some of the proof we need to change our way of thinking and speaking. If we sound like a ‘prohibitionest’, we might be mistaken for a ‘prohibitionest’.
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By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:22:19 +0000

Legalizing marijuana is NOT going to solve all the problems, it will just Create new ones. As the kinds of people that smoke this stuff are into Criminal activity to start with. It would help the economy, YES,, definitely but what other problems will it create. I’m already so Anti-drug and so is my husband that I say NO way. I feel that sitting around Getting high is NOT the answer to our already VERY troubled society. We are already dealing with seriousl enough issues from Drinking and driving that we already can’t control.

By: Decriminalize and Legalize

Decriminalize and Legalize — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:21:05 +0000

Marijuana is simply too expensive for our legal system, i say instead of charging, imprisoning, and wasting billions of government tax dollars bringing marijuana users to justice, why not legalize it, tax it, and create a multi billion dollar industry that could possibly stabilize our economy by creating major tax revenues in the U.S. and most of all- legalizing weed would make it possibe for the FDA to regulate the quality and safety of of the marijuana used by more than 25 million annually

By: Billy

Billy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:21:52 +0000

Its important to note it must simply be decriminilized. If someone chooses to grow a plant in there garage and clip a bud from it time to time, it’s there choice. Whenever you instantiate controls, you run the risk of a black market eeking a profit from it.