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http://www.lewrockwell.com/armentan...mentano-p12.htm
http://www.digg.com/political_opini..._a_Year_for_Pot
"Juba" <juba@XmasterjubaX.com> wrote in message
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> http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4484290
>
> Backers say taxation and regulation of up to 1 ounce would help the
> drug war.
>
> Critics argue its use would remain a federal crime.
>
> By Sandra Chereb
> The Associated Press
>
> Reno, Nev. - Organizers of a measure on Nevada's November ballot hope
> that voters in a state in which almost everything goes will go one
> better and legalize marijuana.
>
> If voters approve, Nevada would become the first state in the nation in
> which adults could legally possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana and
> conceivably purchase it at government-regulated and taxed pot shops.
>
> The Committee to Regulate and Control Marijuana, which has pushed
> medical-marijuana and decriminalization laws around the country, thinks
> a state that embraces gambling, allows prostitution in rural counties
> and prides itself on its Western independence is a perfect venue to
> legalize marijuana.
>
> "All we're saying is, our marijuana laws completely do not work," said
> Neal Levine, executive director of the committee that is largely funded
> by the Washington D.C.-based Marijuana Policy Project.
>
> The group argues that the legal system wastes time and money on
> low-level marijuana offenses, and that taxing and regulating pot would
> put drug dealers out of business while freeing law enforcement to focus
> on violent crime and trafficking in hard drugs such as methamphetamine.
>
>
> Opponents include law enforcement
> and civic and business groups.
>
> "The fact is, growing, distributing and warehousing marijuana will
> still be a federal offense," said Todd Raybuck, a Las Vegas police
> officer and volunteer spokesman for the Committee to Keep Nevada
> Respectable, which opposes the measure.
>
> Question 7 allows people age 21 and older to possess 1 ounce of
> marijuana in their homes - the same amount allowed under Nevada's
> medical-marijuana law.
>
> Twelve states have decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, and 11
> allow its medical use.
>
> In November, South Dakota will vote on authorizing medical marijuana.
> Colorado voters will vote on a ballot measure to legalize possession of
> up to 1 ounce of marijuana by those 21 and older, similar to an
> ordinance Denver voters approved last year.
>
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