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veggie

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Two Democratic Governor Candidates Say Decriminalize Marijuana
#13267109 - 09/29/10 09:14 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Two Democratic Governor Candidates Say Decriminalize Marijuana September 29, 2010 - Drug War Chronicle
Two Democratic Party gubernatorial candidates in the Northeast are calling for marijuana decriminalization. They are Vermont candidate Peter Shumlin and Connecticut candidate Dan Malloy.
While neither candidate is playing up the issue -- decriminalization doesn't appear on either candidates' issues page -- both have staked out clear positions in favor of decriminalization, and Shumlin has talked repeatedly about it during the campaign.
"We simply are penny wise and pound foolish to be using law enforcement dollars to be locking up criminals when they're dealing with small amounts of marijuana," Shumlin said during a televised candidates' forum before the primary election.
He kept on message this month, telling the Barre-Montepelier Times Argus: "I believe we should join California and Massachusetts in decriminalizing small amounts. It is important we have law enforcement focus on meth dealers, cocaine dealers, heroin and the really tough drug challenges we face as a state."
Shumlin, the current president pro tem of the Vermont House, has garnered support from the Marijuana Policy Project, which has so far contributed $14,000 to his campaign. MPP believes that with Shumlin as governor, a decriminalization bill can pass in Vermont next year.
In Connecticut, Democratic nominee Dan Malloy hasn't been as outspoken as Shumlin, but he has come out in favor of decriminalization. In response to a question at a September 6 meeting at the University of Connecticut, Malloy said he "absolutely supports" decriminalization.
According to the running average of polls compiled by Real Clear Politics, Malloy is leading Republican candidate Tom Foley by 6.5 percentage points. The Vermont race is much tighter, with Real Clear Politics calling it a "toss up," and Shumlin leading Republican candidate Brian Dubie by three points in the latest poll.
Times are indeed changing when gubernatorial candidates representing a mainstream political party are calling for decriminalization. Will it help them win in November? Could it hurt? Stay tuned.
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Konyap

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Re: Two Democratic Governor Candidates Say Decriminalize Marijuana [Re: veggie]
#13267408 - 09/29/10 10:23 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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oh yea its ok to have a lil but if someone profits off of you they're goin to jail.
fucking pigs
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ben_dover0802
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Re: Two Democratic Governor Candidates Say Decriminalize Marijuana [Re: veggie]
#13267993 - 09/30/10 12:52 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Still a step in the right condition, of course they don't want us to profit of it without cutting them a share.
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