Harper's budget fails Canadians

Submitted by jacob on Tue, 01/27/2009 - 23:35

Breaking a promise to voters made during the recent election, Stephen Harper's Conservatives yesterday announced they will be running a $34 Billion deficit this year, followed by $50 Billion in deficits for the next 3 years.

Outspoken marijuana activist Marc Emery, who is currently facing extradition to the United States, expressed his outrage at the size of the deficit "Harper is racking up a $34 Billion deficit while refusing to consider the best option for overcoming this recession, ending marijuana prohibition". Emery continued, "how can we justify organized criminal control of a $25 Billion dollar market for a virtually harmless plant"?

The estimated size of the cannabis market in Canada is over $40 Billion dollars, which could provide an estimated $8 Billion in taxes. A majority of Canadians support cannabis law reform, with as many as 62% favouring outright legalization.

Harper's Conservatives are however not in favour of cannabis law reform, instead advocating for billions of dollars in spending to support mandatory minimum sentences for even 1 cannabis plant.

Comments

Time For A Change

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 02/05/2009 - 22:48.

I know I didn't vote Conservative, and at this point, they seem to be just as bad as the Liberals.
But the truth is, the law needs to be changed. Cannabis is a plant. let me repeat that. "A PLANT" that has been growing freely even before humans began; and will continue to grow freely after we kill ourselves off. so what gives the government the right to claim a plant "Illegal" when half the crap our government has been doing is "Jail Worthy" and more "Illegal" then just a green plant. Alcohol does more damage to the human body then pot ever could.
At the last 4/20 protest I didn't see one person fighting and I was there the whole day. The truth is, Pot smokers are the LEAST likely to cause an issue; it's the CRACKHEADS that cause the issues.

It's time for the law to change. I'm in favor of Marijuana being fully legalized.
Because I dunno about you people, but I would rather smoke weed then drink alcohol any day.
and if Legalizing gets us out of debt and boosts our Currency up then I am all for it.

If the B.C.M.P and the Green Party can find a good candidate that will keep our country balanced, get us out of debt, Legalize the plant and help clean the government and business up, (especially the Police Departments, as we've seen they are dirty,) then that person will have my vote. And if you can reach the other adults the same way then you'd have people lining up. Young adults and old alike.

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Submitted by karlis on Wed, 01/28/2009 - 22:18.

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