[Curtman]

martin14 martin14:

Curtman Curtman:

The real shocker is the NDP position these days.

Just more proof that when the party is in 3rd place, you can pretty much
say whatever you want.

Being 2nd means being a bit more careful.

$1:

Despite a volatile two months of politics on Parliament Hill, national support for each of the federal parties remains firm, with Justin Trudeau’s Liberals enjoying a wide lead over the governing Conservatives.

Keep telling yourself that. The overconfidence will help us get rid of Harper.



Also take a look at polling on legalization -vs- decriminalization. More Canadians support Legalization.

[Freakinoldguy]

Curtman Curtman:

[Also take a look at polling on legalization -vs- decriminalization. More Canadians support Legalization.

As the self proclaimed champion of pot it must be tough to come up with unproven or twisted statistics day in and day out and this half truth just proves your willingness to bend or subvert the facts just to get your way.

But, since we're discussing what societies mainstream thinks could you please post the mainstream news link and poll you have that says people support legalization over decriminalization because the ones I found don't say that at all.

BTW High Times doesn't count as a non biased mainstream media outlets and the polling of 6 stoners in their mom's basement isn't considered accurate within plus or minus 6 points either.

$1:

Majority of Canadians support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana, new poll suggests

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17 ... -suggests/


http://www.thespec.com/news-story/22632 ... alization/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/21 ... 70399.html

Notice the similarities in the stories. But, just in case you can't I'll point it out. All of them say that magic word "or"which means there is no way to tell if people specifically said they wanted decriminalization or legalization which means your statement about them choosing legalization is blatantly wrong.


Nothing new here folks just move along.

[OnTheIce]

Curtman Curtman:

Also take a look at polling on legalization -vs- decriminalization. More Canadians support Legalization.

The difference is, the majority of people who vote are adults and have priorities beyond smoking drugs.

So while people may favour one side over another, it's not an election issue for the vast majority of Canadian adults with real issues at the top of their mind.

[Curtman]

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Curtman Curtman:

[Also take a look at polling on legalization -vs- decriminalization. More Canadians support Legalization.

As the self proclaimed champion of pot it must be tough to come up with unproven or twisted statistics day in and day out and this half truth just proves your willingness to bend or subvert the facts just to get your way.

But, since we're discussing what societies mainstream thinks could you please post the mainstream news link and poll you have that says people support legalization over decriminalization because the ones I found don't say that at all.

BTW High Times doesn't count as a non biased mainstream media outlets and the polling of 6 stoners in their mom's basement isn't considered accurate within plus or minus 6 points either.

$1:

Majority of Canadians support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana, new poll suggests

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17 ... -suggests/


http://www.thespec.com/news-story/22632 ... alization/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/21 ... 70399.html

Notice the similarities in the stories. But, just in case you can't I'll point it out. All of them say that magic word "or"which means there is no way to tell if people specifically said they wanted decriminalization or legalization which means your statement about them choosing legalization is blatantly wrong.


Nothing new here folks just move along.

Did you even read the articles you posted or just the headlines?

There's a nice chart in the first one. The headings on the left are "It should be legalized and taxed", and "It should be decriminalized for small amounts". Legalized wins in every region.
"The law should be left as is" loses in every region.

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Respondents aged 55- to- 64 were the most likely to support legalization or decriminalization, with 73% supporting a shift. All other demographics polled in the mid- to- high- 60s in support of marijuana law reform.

Uh oh, that's a key demographic for the Harperites.

[Tyler_1]

Every time my eyes see this title my mind reads the cut off word as "cannibalism". It's a little creepy.

Anyway, TGIF!

[Jabberwalker]

Permanently dumber:

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/living/inne ... 2#image=15

[DrCaleb]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

Permanently dumber:

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/living/inne ... 2#image=15

Stewpit ayzz az stewpit duhzz.

[Curtman]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

Permanently dumber:

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/living/inne ... 2#image=15

Stewpit ayzz az stewpit duhzz.

You guys shouldn't be so hard on FOG. He tries.

[OnTheIce]

Curtman Curtman:

Respondents aged 55- to- 64 were the most likely to support legalization or decriminalization, with 73% supporting a shift. All other demographics polled in the mid- to- high- 60s in support of marijuana law reform.

Uh oh, that's a key demographic for the Harperites.

So what?
The majority of Canadians 55-64 have moved out of mom's basement and have grown up. They won't change their vote based on the stance of legalization of any drug.

They have actual priorities...like jobs and paying for their homes.

[ShepherdsDog]

I hope by the time they've reached 55 they'll have owned their homes outright for at least a few years. However, unlike others with skewed priorities, legalization of pot falls somewhere after buying crest or colgate for the RV bathroom

[Curtman]

Har har har. Nothing but attacks from the peanut gallery as usual.

I guess there's nothing else to do when you're wrong about an issue and have been for so long.

[ShepherdsDog]

And as per normal, you just don't get that it's an not a crucial issue for most people. Most would say OK to legalizing or at least decriminalizing it, but it's not something they give much thought to in their day to day lives. What an emptier life you're going to have once this issue is over. Guess they'll have to hide anything sharp or with an edge in your home

[Lemmy]

You're right that legalization/decriminalization isn't a priority, per se, for most people, but criminal gangs are. And so is injustice and criminalizing people for using pot is unjust. As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's Jr. said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

And besides, governments ought to be able to walk and chew gum. They can pass 1000 things in 1 day. Not being priority #1 isn't a reason not to do it.

[Curtman]

Lemmy Lemmy:

You're right that legalization/decriminalization isn't a priority, per se, for most people, but criminal gangs are.

Exactly. We're talking about billions of dollars in revenue to gangs that could be tax dollars, on top of the hundreds of millions we tax payers contribute to fight the failed war on drugs.

Will the CPC make it a big deal? Probably. I'm very interested in how their attacks will go. I imagine they will be childish attacks like we see on the forum here. But they will be defending the status-quo, which is proven to not work here or elsewhere.

[Freakinoldguy]

Curtman Curtman:

Freakinoldguy Freakinoldguy:

Curtman Curtman:

[Also take a look at polling on legalization -vs- decriminalization. More Canadians support Legalization.

As the self proclaimed champion of pot it must be tough to come up with unproven or twisted statistics day in and day out and this half truth just proves your willingness to bend or subvert the facts just to get your way.

But, since we're discussing what societies mainstream thinks could you please post the mainstream news link and poll you have that says people support legalization over decriminalization because the ones I found don't say that at all.

BTW High Times doesn't count as a non biased mainstream media outlets and the polling of 6 stoners in their mom's basement isn't considered accurate within plus or minus 6 points either.

$1:

Majority of Canadians support legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana, new poll suggests

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17 ... -suggests/


http://www.thespec.com/news-story/22632 ... alization/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/11/21 ... 70399.html

Notice the similarities in the stories. But, just in case you can't I'll point it out. All of them say that magic word "or"which means there is no way to tell if people specifically said they wanted decriminalization or legalization which means your statement about them choosing legalization is blatantly wrong.


Nothing new here folks just move along.

Did you even read the articles you posted or just the headlines?

There's a nice chart in the first one. The headings on the left are "It should be legalized and taxed", and "It should be decriminalized for small amounts". Legalized wins in every region.
"The law should be left as is" loses in every region.

$1:

Respondents aged 55- to- 64 were the most likely to support legalization or decriminalization, with 73% supporting a shift. All other demographics polled in the mid- to- high- 60s in support of marijuana law reform.

Uh oh, that's a key demographic for the Harperites.

If you're so confident Let's see the poll that says Canadian favor legalization over decriminalization?

I showed you 3 headlines from different political leaning media outlets that refute your claim and you've shown me nothing but your own statement and since you can't produce anything to back up that claim you revert to your normal schtick automatically going into your Harperite rant, yet again which probably mean's you've once again got nothing but your own rhetoric.

But by all means keep up the good work though. With people like you making wild ass unproven claims to support legalization over other solutions, marijuana is going to remain illegal for the next thousand years and you'll have nobody to blame but yourselves.

BTW marijuana reform doesn't necessarily mean legalization like you're trying to infer.