About WhyProhibition.ca
WhyProhibition.ca has been designed to facilitate activism through enhanced, interactive communications via email and SMS messaging. In addition, WhyProhibition.ca incorporates social networking and "geo-location" tools to help people find people and events in their area.
The idea is simple: We can use technology to make our existing networks of activists far more effective and organized, by using technology to make activism easier. For example, instead of sending a person to a website to find their Member of Parliament, or their local newspaper, why not be able to give them that information automatically? It is with this in mind that we are continuing to develop WhyProhibition.ca
WhyProhibition.ca hosts a number of drug policy activism sites, giving their administrators access to the powerful communications tools, free of charge.
WhyProhibition.ca is a project of the Beyond Prohibition Foundation. The WhyProhibition.ca project is led by the Foundation's Policy Director, Jacob Hunter and is supported by a large community of activists.
WhyProhibition.ca, like it's parent foundation has at it's core one simple principle:
Working to repeal cannabis prohibition and replace it with a regulated and controlled system of production and access.
Take a look around and you'll find lots more information on how to get involved.
For more information, email Jacob Hunter
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Upcoming Events
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Sunday, August 1, 2010 - 11:00
Comments
Prostitution
How does the page on prostitution help with this initiative? I am not a prude. I have no problem with prostitution and I believe that it should be legal. However I don't think that this is the correct forum for that discussion. I think it could prejudice some people against the cannabis movement.
I agree with you, Sharon.
The focus has to be kept narrow for greatest effectiveness.
Response
I don't speak for this website, but the reason for it being on this page in my view, is because of the allegations made by supporters of this proposed bill of the connection between drug trafficking and sex work. There have been accusations that people in the drug trade are forcing women to engage in sex work against their will. I think it's important to have an area to discuss these accusations.
Prohibtion
It is all the same thing we create crime by how we define it therefore real criminals get involved and will do what it takes it make money. The police get funding to fight the crimes so they have an interest in keeping them crimes. If drugs,hookers, were legal 50 percent of law budget would have to be cut ..
Therefor cops would be lay,d off and criminals would loose millions and tax layers would save miilions.
Acohol is legal as police can,t get funding they made up impairment at .1 then .08 now . 05 so we now fund RIDE and make criminals out of someone doing nothing wrong somehow we accept this.
Now I don,t want people hi on the road but I don,t want ride I want you to be prosecuted for doing something wrong .. If you kill someone while driving and you are at fault. It is murder what does it matter
That you are hi or not.
In the end criminals and police have vested interest in status quo ...
If we outlaw toys Santa would be the new Marc emery .
You Sir Are An Idiot
The police do not want to see a reduction in crime because then they will lose their budgets? Police officers get shot at, assaulted and harassed daily enforcing these laws, if anyone would want to see useless laws struck down its probably them. Where are you getting your statistics from, 50 percent? I highly doubt it is anywhere near that high.
Driving while drunk is not dangerous to others? Thats like saying me taking a rifle lying on a roof top and taking pot shots at people below me should not be a crime unless I hit someone. If your kid was hit by a drunk driver, bet you wouldn't be saying that.
Do this movement a favour and restrict yourself from voicing your opinions, your horrible spelling and grammar mixed with you unfounded views discredit the organization.