tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1546425510747956966..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Justin Trudeau and the Great Marijuana DebateSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26169358934102344742018-06-21T04:06:28.221-04:002018-06-21T04:06:28.221-04:00I don't really understand what you're sayi...I don't really understand what you're saying when I didn't mislabel anything. I didn't say where it was taken and just used it to represent anywhere. But thank you anyway, I replaced the picture with another one...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-89351295472076874252018-06-21T03:33:03.533-04:002018-06-21T03:33:03.533-04:00Minor quibble: but your 420 event photo with city...Minor quibble: but your 420 event photo with cityscape is mislabeled as “Montréal 420” in Google & Bing /safari searches. ... it is in fact Vancouver 420 in Robson Square btwn Vancouver Art Gallery & BC Supreme Courts - taken a few years ago before it relocated to Sunset Beach ... I’d recommend you rectify this before the Vancouver 420 event organizers &/or its photographer files a copyright infringement against you. (Just sayin’ ) a bien tôt! Smallstudio Designhttp://smallstudiodesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6761180424536638302013-08-01T09:33:39.159-04:002013-08-01T09:33:39.159-04:00Jason Kenney is a disgusting POS, who cares what t...Jason Kenney is a disgusting POS, who cares what that deluded cave man thinks about anything. Leave it to that religiously insane nutter to tweet fake tweets. The war on drugs is nothing but a racist agenda to jail black people in the US. wazznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-25299766071965689622013-07-29T07:11:14.326-04:002013-07-29T07:11:14.326-04:00Simon, CONS can't abide with facts and evidenc...Simon, CONS can't abide with facts and evidence, for it proves them wrong EVERY SINGLE TIME... Here's one--the World Health Organiszation deemed alcohol as THE most dangerous, destructive drug on this planet. It destroys lives of famailies, takes people far before their time, and is directly responsible for so many bad spillover effects on our communities and children. It lowers people's inhibitions and when over-used--which is so easy to do--causes people to commit acts they would never do, sober...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80347128815829807242013-07-29T01:04:53.148-04:002013-07-29T01:04:53.148-04:00hi Edstock...good point. And I agree with you. It ...hi Edstock...good point. And I agree with you. It really is time to cut through the bullshit and say it like it is. When I hear Harper talk about drugs it seems like a flashback to an another era. He once gave an interview on TV and what he said about drugs sounded like something out of Reefer Madness. Clearly nobody offered him a joint when he was at school, and his fear of losing control over himself, prevented him from experimenting further.<br />But then who can blame them eh? Can you imagine smoking up with Harpo, and then having to listen to him babble on about his bizarre obsessions, or the amazing awesomeness of Ayn Rand, or how a lack of control can spread to the bowels, or even worse his boring hockey stories. Five minutes of that and they'd have to carry me out on a stretcher.... <br /> Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69294663991986068952013-07-29T00:52:57.477-04:002013-07-29T00:52:57.477-04:00hi lagatta...there are many spinoffs from the cont...hi lagatta...there are many spinoffs from the controlled production and marketing of marijuana. You just have to replace moralistic hysteria with science and common sense. But of course, as we know, in Harperland that's a challenge. They ignore science, they hate facts, they act like demagogues, they stir up the mob for cheap political purposes. They are beyond redemption. <br />As for the NDP, they need to be a little more creative if only to grab more of the youth vote. They have so many young MPs, they should showcase them more. They're doing a good job in Parliament but that's not enough to excite and inspire the young... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83596946825536670872013-07-29T00:43:41.945-04:002013-07-29T00:43:41.945-04:00hi Steve...I totally agree with you. It took peopl...hi Steve...I totally agree with you. It took people forever to realize that the Great War on Terror was a total bust, and of course the Cons are playing the crime card because that's just about all they got left. And the MSM plays into their hands by making it sound like we're living in the middle of a crime wave, and that nobody is safe. Because so many boomers smoked, and unlike Wente STILL smoke it, I doubt Harper will get much traction from this one. As I said in the post, I believe that like me, a lot of people just want something new and different. ANYTHING. It's a hunger for change, and since the marijuana proposal is daring, but also safer than it ever has been, I think it will help Truideau more than it hurts him...<br /><br /> Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39519173043719949252013-07-29T00:25:56.943-04:002013-07-29T00:25:56.943-04:00hi Omar...I agree that more must be done to keep i...hi Omar...I agree that more must be done to keep it out of the hands and brains of the young. And as I said in the post, The Great War on Smoking has been a big success. And that's even though tobacco is sold in corner stores, which marijuana most certainly won't be...except I hope in Montreal. ;)<br />We need to decriminalize it immediately so more young people aren't sent to jail for no good reason. And then study the question in a cool rational manner, and come up with a plan that satisfies almost everybody. As I said in the post, what I find particularly depressing is that on the marijuana question we were once ahead of the curve. Even The Economist said we were cool. And look where we are now. How low have we fallen... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53332853238058101192013-07-29T00:13:20.234-04:002013-07-29T00:13:20.234-04:00hi anonymous... what we need is more facts, and no...hi anonymous... what we need is more facts, and not the moralistic/opportunistic ravings of the Reefer Madness crowd. The way I see it drugs have been part of the human condition forever. It's like religion. You can argue until you're blue in the face, but as long as people feel they need it, it's not going away.<br />And all I can say that in my experience, if you're going to ban drugs you should ban them all. Good luck. And if you are going to be selective you should ban alcohol first, because it's far more dangerous than marijuana. I know,I see its devastating effects almost every day. Hypocrisy reeks, lies KILL... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5700717277779849302013-07-28T23:52:51.014-04:002013-07-28T23:52:51.014-04:00hi Linda...I think it is registering even with som...hi Linda...I think it is registering even with some of the dumbest Canadians. If you look at the polls the number of people who don't trust him include some of his Con base. And all those scandals and other cover-ups are only making things worse. The only thing holding him up is the economy i.e.the housing and stock markets. It's like the Phantom of the Paradise. When the cassette goes, he goes too... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46159938478490081722013-07-28T13:36:21.288-04:002013-07-28T13:36:21.288-04:00Considering that there are 3 or 4 South American c...Considering that there are 3 or 4 South American countries on record as intending to cease their support for the US-financed War On Drugs, Justin gets it and Stevie doesn't. If these countries move on this before the election, it will give Stevie an interesting foreign policy challenge to deal with.Edstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03295069754219954783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62297241641958920172013-07-27T10:48:59.800-04:002013-07-27T10:48:59.800-04:00Yes, hemp for fibre production is another good rea...Yes, hemp for fibre production is another good reason for legalisation. It makes an excellent, strong and breatheable fibre. <br /><br />I wish the NDP would be more forthright about this. lagatta à montréalhttp://www.lemab.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4694963125461837002013-07-26T11:37:13.181-04:002013-07-26T11:37:13.181-04:00Trudeau is absolutely correct. The war on drugs is...Trudeau is absolutely correct. The war on drugs is a total failure. It is a criminal creation machine. First ask yourself why is pot illegal? The reason had nothing to do with health and welfare, it was synthetic fabric producers did not want the competition from Hemp.<br /><br />Those forces are still out there, and now are joined by prison guards unions, police unions, the legal establishment and the big drug industry. Legalization will be a huge blow to the fortunes of all these and more.<br /><br />So what are they going to do? Exactly what they did with tobacco and global warming. Sow confusion.<br /><br />Most people have experience with pot and see it is begin compared to tobacco or alcohol. To fight this they bring in the not your grandfathers pot argument. This is false. We have always had hash and most Canadian baby boomers were smoking hash and hash oil. So do not buy this strawman.<br /><br />After that they got nothing, just protecting their self interest and employing the same useful idiots, many of whom do their dirty work on from the main stream platforms.<br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37041821117539622362013-07-26T10:56:09.659-04:002013-07-26T10:56:09.659-04:00In the mid-70s it was easier to get your young han...In the mid-70s it was easier to get your young hands on dope then it was alcohol. The reason? Regulation. Plain and simple. For me, marijuana reform should be legislated for that very purpose; to keep it out of the hands of those far too young to be making informed decisions on its use. Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80655080074390783172013-07-26T10:27:25.856-04:002013-07-26T10:27:25.856-04:00A little know factoid that came out of the drug tr...A little know factoid that came out of the drug treatment program from Herman Keefer Hospital in Detroit a while back.<br />Approximately 1 out of 100 heroin addicts die in withdrawal if not properly treated.<br />Approximately 1 out of 10 alcoholics die in withdrawal if not properly treated. (and alcohol is legal--go figure)<br />Nobody has ever even heard of marijuana withdrawals and if they say there is such a thing, it is either treated with some ancillary drug or they are right-wing christofascist lying fucking assholes like kenney and harper. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43150841042033769792013-07-26T08:54:27.548-04:002013-07-26T08:54:27.548-04:00I love hearing any CON say "well there's ...I love hearing any CON say "well there's an on-going investigation into that--it's never a good day when you have to admit that--and they are subject to several!! Sooner or later that will sink into the collective psyche of voters...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com