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Barack Obama’s History With Marijuana

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Fri, 08/26/2011 - 3:24pm
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By. Joe Klare

When Barack Obama ran for President of The United States, there had to be a reason. To do good, to advance an agenda, to change the course of history; whatever the reason, something drove this man to seek this office.

He now stands on the precipice of reelection. The economy is in tatters and his own party is beginning to turn on him like a pack of rabid wolves. And in the realm of marijuana law reform, he has chosen to reverse his position (video below). The obvious question is why?

We have to begin with the assumption that President Obama wants to serve 8 years as President; otherwise, why run again? Starting from that assumption, we also have to assume that the decisions he makes are designed to aid his reelection. Read more »

Justice Minister Nicholson pushes crime bill he used to be against

Submitted by Jacob Hunter on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 11:36am
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By HARRIS MACLEOD, The Hill Times

Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson, who is pushing the government's tough on crime agenda and plans to revive the bill on mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes in the next Parliamentary session, did not support the proposed law when he was a Mulroney backbencher.

 

In 1988, Mr. Nicholson vice-chaired a Parliamentary committee that released a report recommending mandatory minimum sentences not be used, except in the case of repeat violent sexual offenders. The committee found, based on testimony and the U.S. experience, that the law didn't work and increases prison populations.

 

The report, titled "Taking Responsibility," cited many of the same arguments that led Liberal Senators today to make amendments to the bill, which died on the Order Paper when Parliament was prorogued on Dec. 30 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper (Calgary Southwest, Alta.), although Mr. Nicholson has said it would be reintroduced in its original form when Parliament returns on March 3.

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