marijuana nation
A new poll for the advocacy group NORML Canada shows for the first time that more than half of Canadians effectively support legalization, with 57 per cent reporting that people should be “left alone” if they are caught with small amounts of marijuana for personal use. [...] An advance copy of the survey was given to CanWest News Service on Wednesday, the same day the federal government released a study of 13,000 Canadians showing that marijuana use has doubled in the last decade. [1]
The big question after all these years and scientific findings, is why the US government still classifies marijuana as a class one drug, akin to heroin and crank. [2]
The United States continues to fight and lose an ill-fated “war against drugs” that costs billions of dollars and incarcerates hundreds of thousands who could otherwise be taxpaying citizens. [1]
This situation is different from two decades ago, Ling explains, when most pot was smuggled into the States. [2]
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Join National Geographics EXPLORER as we investigate the state of marijuana. [...] “This is not your father?s marijuana,? cautions Lisa Ling as she jumps into the subject of this most lucrative and controversial of cash crops. [2]
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Ottawa — Canadians are smoking pot more than ever before and the majority want police and government to leave people to indulge in peace. [1]
Intertwined with culture, economics, law enforcement and perhaps medical miracles, this plant holds both peril and promise. [...] He has also sparked an international legal showdown by selling seeds around the world via the Internet, earning millions but making him one of America?s most wanted criminals. [...] Ling visits a grower in Canada, whose greenhouse is technically legal (he?s allowed to grow medical marijuana for himself and two other patients), but plainly tremendous. [2]
The time has come for Canadians to stop asking the government to legalize and regulate cannabis, and start demanding that they do it immediately. [1]
Across the globe, bold growers plant gardens in national forests, national parks and suburban homes converted into greenhouses. [2]
Sources:
[1] cannabisnews.com: Marijuana Nation? (www.cannabisnews.com/news/
[2] MARIJUANA NATION DEC. 2, 10:00 PM - USMJParty Forums - USMJParty Community (usmjparty.com/forums/marijuana/
[3] Explorer | Hogzilla | National Geographic Channel (channel.nationalgeographic.com/
[4] Explorer | Marijuana Nation | National Geographic Channel (channel.nationalgeographic.com/