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      Marijuana Decriminalization in Washington State’s November Ballot

      Attempts to make marijuana legal fore recreational utilization are moving forward in Colorado and state of Washington, even with federal government’s strong resistance and a continuing battle against the most frequently utilized illegal drug in the United States.



      Washington’s officials said a plan to make marijuana legal has sufficient signatures in order to be eligible for the November ballot. In Colorado, meanwhile, officials are possibly to make the same purpose regarding a plan.


      Advocates are primed to perhaps spend lots of money sooner than the ballot in November, while they look forward to a significant voter attendance, specifically young individuals, for the presidential election of the United States will help their grounds.

      According to Alison Holcomb, New Approach Washington’s director, regardless of what happens rely on what the opinion of the people does following 2012, but when it comes to voter attendance, 2012 is the ideal year to carry it out. The New Approach Washington sponsors the plan.


      As 16 states in the United States, including Colorado and Washington, together with the capital city of the country, now permit utilization of marijuana for medical reasons, drug is still an illegal sedative under the United States law – and the opinion of the people is specifically divided on warrants of complete legalization.
      Comments 5 Comments
      1. adinocr7's Avatar
        adinocr7 - 02-01-2012, 07:17 PM
        This is only about 70 years over due. Whether they legalize it or not . . . Grow it, enjoy it and keep it to yourself. Unless you open your mouth or get caught selling, there is no possible way they can arrest millions of people for doing something that harms absolutely no one.
      1. NiigataOp's Avatar
        NiigataOp - 02-02-2012, 10:21 AM
        I agree 100% its way over due. It harms absolutely no one, but yet its legal for me to go out and get blackout drunk. Act like a completely different person, because the mind altering affects of alcohol. Is way more powerful than marijuana could ever even think of being. Its also legal for me to obtain synthetic heroin for my pain. Which we all know is highly addictive... the real question is why is there even a debate over the legalization of marijuana.
      1. Crazyhair's Avatar
        Crazyhair - 02-06-2012, 07:55 AM
        Once again you can blame the big pharmaceutical companies for keeping pot illegible. The fact that anyone could grow their own, stops the big companies from having a monopoly and receiving all the money. They in return tell the government not to legalize it. Voting these days is a big joke. I worked the elections in Boulder Colorado a few years back. Nine out of ten people voted against a tax raise yet the tax raise still went through. Be vary aware of your numbers and kick some butt on legalizing pot.
      1. Jogro's Avatar
        Jogro - 02-06-2012, 08:16 AM
        Its a nice first step, but even if this initiative succeeds in getting on the ballot in WA State, that doesn't mean it will pass.

        Remember, a similar public initiative to decriminalize marijuana recently FAILED at the ballot in California, one of the most liberal and pro-MJ states in the union.

        WA may or may not be more MJ-friendly than CA, but if this couldn't pass in CA, its not at all a foregone conclusion that it will pass in WA.

        Next, even if it does pass, that doesn't really "legalize" MJ, since its still against Federal law to grow or possess it.
      1. Jogro's Avatar
        Jogro - 02-06-2012, 08:33 AM
        Quote Originally Posted by Crazyhair View Post
        Once again you can blame the big pharmaceutical companies for keeping pot illegible.
        "Illegible"? You're right, the drug companies do make the MJ hard to read.
        Can you also blame them for rendering posts unintelligible?

        The fact that anyone could grow their own, stops the big companies from having a monopoly and receiving all the money.
        First of all, virtually none of the current pharmaceutical companies were in existence when marijuana was banned in the 1930s.

        There was never a time when they had a "monopoly" on it or really anything else, with the exception of patent protected drugs, where individual manufacturers enjoy a short-lived "monopoly" on new drugs for a few years only.

        They in return tell the government not to legalize it. Voting these days is a big joke. I worked the elections in Boulder Colorado a few years back. Nine out of ten people voted against a tax raise yet the tax raise still went through. Be vary aware of your numbers and kick some butt on legalizing pot.
        Shockingly,
        A. There is more to the State of Colorado than Boulder, and
        B. The legislature is perfectly free to raise taxes without a public vote of confidence.

        If you want no new taxes, you need to concentrate your votes on POLITICIANS who won't raise your taxes, not on "feel-good" ballot initiatives that are relatively easily reversed by the legislature.

        Ditto for MJ legalization. Your political representatives may listen to the pharmaceutical companies, but they're also going to listen to their electorate who will vote them out of office if displeased.

        If you want legal MJ, then cast your vote only for politicians who voice support for legal MJ. In practice, that probably means supporting primary challengers of incumbents, something that 95% of the electorate never gets off their lazy asses to do.


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