“Prince of Pot” sparks drug debate
Meanwhile, war on drugs becomes a war on pot
Marc Emery, the self-proclaimed Prince of Pot has been unlawfully seized by the U.S. Mr. Emery resides in Canada where it is legal to sell the seeds of the marijuana plant, and yet, the United States has forced Canada to expedite him to the U.S. where he is to be subjected to legal penalties that the Canadian high court has deemed unconstitutional.
From the Edmonton Sun:
Meanwhile, here’s some food for thought. According to the U.S. Criminal Justice Policy Foundation, there are between 400,000 and 500,000 people in U.S. jails for drug offences - more than all the prisoners in the European Union.
Also, a U.S. report released in May noted that the war on drugs has become a “war on marijuana.”
Pot arrests in the U.S. increased by 113% between 1990 and 2002 while non-marijuana arrests rose by only 10%, the study by the Sentencing Project found.
The U.S. spends $4 billion a year arresting, prosecuting and incarcerating marijuana offenders.
As for pot, the price has dropped, potency has increased and use has gone up.
Get the Canadian perspective on Mr. Emery and America’s war on pot here.
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March 19th, 2006 at 9:21 am
All of the above statements have merit. America’s politic’s have twisted the truth once again. We call our selves a Nation “Land of the Free.” No Sir, this is not a true statement. As our current President has placed our Nation in further debt, any free thoughts on pot would have a larger portion of our fellow Americans choosing to not support his ideas. We need to change the way we address our daily challenges on taxes, laws, the way we all have to live together. Having pot a criminal action is just stupid. Show mw a leader with some vision and once again just maybe we can get this Nation of ours backon the proper path with a “Voice of Reason.” Thanks for reading.
June 8th, 2006 at 10:21 am
whta bruce darnell is saying is very true. this “war on drugs” is to fatten the wallets of our government politicians. they say y make it legal when we already make so much of 3 stems ($356 fine) which is what i got, rather than an under age smoking ($72) or underage drinking at .02 ($130) this is just in WI. they should make it if you grow it for your own purpose then go ahead it’s 10x healthier than an cig or beer. no brain damage or recked liver, just hungery…
August 13th, 2006 at 6:35 am
The amount of time that is used in our already congested judicial system. As well as the money spent on court fee’s and prison upkeep, should be reason alone to reconsider our drug policy. Maybe now that our generation is facing an astronomical debt, we will be forced to reconsider our glutenous ways.