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Gang violence fuelled by pot prohibition, repor

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Gang violence fuelled by pot prohibition, report says


Law & Order | 207664 hits | Oct 27 4:20 pm | Posted by: Curtman
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A coalition of health, academic and law enforcement experts is calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana, saying existing laws only drive the billion-dollar industry underground and fuel gang violence.

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  1. by Anonymous
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:25 pm
    Stop the Violence B.C., which comprises dozens of police officials, doctors, university professors, legal experts and more, released a report titled Breaking the Silence, which aims to show that marijuana prohibition, while well intentioned, has been ineffective ? and, in fact, has adverse effects.
    ...
    "The gang warfare that's playing out on our streets is a natural consequence of cannabis prohibition."
    ...
    An Angus Reid poll commissioned by the coalition found:

    - 87 per cent of British Columbians polled attribute gang violence to drug trafficking over profits from the illegal marijuana trade.

    - 69 per cent think arresting marijuana producers and sellers is ineffective and B.C. would be better off taxing and regulating marijuana.

    - 75 per cent reject the notion that possession of marijuana should lead to a criminal records

    - Only 12 per cent support keeping current marijuana laws in place.


    R=UP

    End prohibition. Decommission the gangster gravy train.

  2. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:31 pm
    "Curtman" said
    Stop the Violence B.C., which comprises dozens of police officials, doctors, university professors, legal experts and more, released a report titled Breaking the Silence, which aims to show that marijuana prohibition, while well intentioned, has been ineffective ? and, in fact, has adverse effects.
    ...
    "The gang warfare that's playing out on our streets is a natural consequence of cannabis prohibition."
    ...
    An Angus Reid poll commissioned by the coalition found:

    - 87 per cent of British Columbians polled attribute gang violence to drug trafficking over profits from the illegal marijuana trade.

    - 69 per cent think arresting marijuana producers and sellers is ineffective and B.C. would be better off taxing and regulating marijuana.

    - 75 per cent reject the notion that possession of marijuana should lead to a criminal records

    - Only 12 per cent support keeping current marijuana laws in place.


    R=UP

    End prohibition. Decommission the gangster gravy train.




    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!

  3. by Anonymous
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:33 pm
    "Gunnair" said
    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!


    I really don't care what they do. They'll have less money to do it once they don't control a multi-billion dollar industry.

  4. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:40 pm
    "Curtman" said
    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!


    I really don't care what they do. They'll have less money to do it once they don't control a multi-billion dollar industry.

    Exactly. Take the construction industry in Quebec. It's legal and gangs have nothing to do with it.

    You are on to something. R=UP

  5. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:52 pm
    "Gunnair" said
    Stop the Violence B.C., which comprises dozens of police officials, doctors, university professors, legal experts and more, released a report titled Breaking the Silence, which aims to show that marijuana prohibition, while well intentioned, has been ineffective ? and, in fact, has adverse effects.
    ...
    "The gang warfare that's playing out on our streets is a natural consequence of cannabis prohibition."
    ...
    An Angus Reid poll commissioned by the coalition found:

    - 87 per cent of British Columbians polled attribute gang violence to drug trafficking over profits from the illegal marijuana trade.

    - 69 per cent think arresting marijuana producers and sellers is ineffective and B.C. would be better off taxing and regulating marijuana.

    - 75 per cent reject the notion that possession of marijuana should lead to a criminal records

    - Only 12 per cent support keeping current marijuana laws in place.


    R=UP

    End prohibition. Decommission the gangster gravy train.




    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!
    Keep Prohibition. Help support organized crime.

  6. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:54 pm
    not as futile as supporting the leafs

  7. by Anonymous
    Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:58 pm
    "Gunnair" said
    Exactly. Take the construction industry in Quebec. It's legal and gangs have nothing to do with it.

    You are on to something. R=UP


    In this case it's "A new coalition of high-profile health, academic and justice experts" who's on to something.


    "To continue the criminalization of marijuana is, I think, completely out of tune with what's going on in society today," Ross Lander, a former B.C. Supreme Court judge for decades, said in an interview.

    "The coalition's objects meet what I would personally want, that is stop the useless killings and the violence that attends this drug trade."
    ...
    Police officer David Bratzer, who's based in Victoria, said he believes prohibition is "well-intentioned.
    "But my personal opinion is that it has failed in B.C. and around the world,� said Bratzer in the coalition's news release.
    He said the huge criminal enterprise managing the drug trade becomes more dangerous each day.
    "I strongly support controlled marijuana legalization as an effective way to fight crime and protect our communities."
    ...
    A bloody gang war ravaged Vancouver streets in 2009, when 43 gang-related homicides were recorded. In the same year in B.C. there was also 276 drive-by shooting incidents, many of which occurred in public spaces. RCMP say such gangs have expanded their network from the Lower Mainland to other parts of the province.

  8. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:00 am
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    not as futile as supporting the leafs

    Hey Shep, have you been told today? :lol:

  9. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:14 am
    "PublicAnimalNo9" said



    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!

    Keep Prohibition. Help support organized crime.

    Yep because that's what I posted. :roll:

    Have you honestly not tuned into these threads before?

  10. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:28 am
    "Gunnair" said



    Yep, the cartels, local gangs, and dealers will be at a loss at what to do with themselves. I foresee a lot more fine young fellows standing by to help old ladies in a crosswalk once the state undermines their illegal activities.

    End prohibition! Give the gangsters a reason to help the elderly!

    Keep Prohibition. Help support organized crime.

    Yep because that's what I posted. :roll:

    Have you honestly not tuned into these threads before?
    Nah, I'm usually high when I read 'em :P :lol:


    Edit* Last night was the first night in 3 months I got more than 5 hours sleep so I'm in a shit disturbing mood :twisted:

  11. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:32 am
    Doritos

  12. by Anonymous
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:33 am
    "Gunnair" said
    Yep because that's what I posted. :roll:

    Have you honestly not tuned into these threads before?


    People don't realize that you are arguing against something that you believe is a good idea unless you announce it every time.

  13. by avatar PublicAnimalNo9
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:34 am
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    Doritos

    Not without ranch dip

  14. by avatar Gunnair  Gold Member
    Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:36 am
    "Curtman" said
    Yep because that's what I posted. :roll:

    Have you honestly not tuned into these threads before?


    People don't realize that you are arguing against something that you believe is a good idea unless you announce it every time.



    Actually, I'm arguing against your panacea that legalizing drugs will make the bad guys go away, not against legalizing drugs.



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