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Gazza wrote on Nov 8 th, 2012 at 4:21pm: LadyJane wrote on Nov 7 th, 2012 at 6:07am: Some Guy wrote on Nov 7 th, 2012 at 5:58am: Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana in the prohibition era on Tuesday, dealing a major blow to the war on drugs. Medical marijuana was also legalized in Massachusetts, underlining long-running trends in public opinion toward more permissive attitudes on drugs.
"To put this into historical context, there is no historical context," said Tom Angell, spokesperson for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. "It's the first time any state has ever voted to legalize marijuana -- and two of them did it."
The votes marked a significant shift from decades of tough-on-crime policies that burned through $1 trillion in tax dollars over 40 years, led to the arrest of 850,000 Americans for marijuana law violations in 2010 alone, and fueled the rise of deadly drug cartels abroad. But even as pot reformers celebrated their long-sought victories, the threat of a confrontation with the federal government loomed.
Both ballot measures would legalize recreational marijuana use only for adults, and cannabis would remain a controlled substance under federal law. Something we can ALL be happy about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like the entire US will be migrating in the coming months as a result of the election. 50% are moving to Canada and the other 50% are moving to either Colorado or Washington. Spot on commentary from Gazza the pundit; fortunately I live just across the river from Vancouver, Washington. I wonder if the righties talking about emigrating realize that just about anywhere they go, particularly Canada, already has the universal health care they hate. Brainy
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