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Supporters of Initiative Deny Legalization Goal
Posted by CN Staff on September 25, 2008 at 15:57:30 PT
By Edward Mason
Source: Boston Herald 
Boston, MA -- Backers of a ballot question to decriminalize some pot possession fired back at charges that their initiative is a gateway for weaker drug laws - and took aim at the Herald for uncovering who�s funding the movement.�(The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy) does not support marijuana �legalization� or endorse or condone marijuana use, as the Herald is well aware� wrote campaign manager Whitney Taylor in an e-mail.
Taylor, who would not be interviewed, also wrote: �The Herald�s effort to confuse Bay Staters into thinking Question 2 is about marijuana legalization is a disservice to voters.�The Herald reported yesterday that the ballot committee received 30 percent of its money from the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington, D.C., group that promotes legal, over-the-counter sales of marijuana.Overall, $400,000 - 63 percent - of the $635,000 it raised came from George Soros, a billionaire philanthropist. He is on the board of the Drug Policy Alliance Network, a New York group that backs legalization of marijuana.If passed, Question 2 would not make pot legal. It would make having an ounce or less of marijuana a civil rather than criminal offense punishable by a $100 fine. Minors would have to complete a drug awareness program if caught, and their parents would be notified.Middlesex District Attorney Gerard Leone said it�s fair to scrutinize the money behind the movement.�The fact that Question 2 is being financed by activists who support over-the-counter marijuana is further evidence that they have a larger, pro-drug mission,� Leone said in a statement.Complete Title: Supporters of Initiative To Change Pot Laws Deny Legalization GoalSource: Boston Herald (MA)Author: Edward MasonPublished: Thursday, September 25, 2008Copyright: 2008 The Boston Herald, Inc.Website: http://www.bostonherald.com/Contact: letterstoeditor bostonherald.comRelated Articles & Web Site:Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policyhttp://www.sensiblemarijuanapolicy.org/No 'Question' About Ithttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24182.shtmlShould Marijuana be Legalized? Yes or Nohttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24174.shtml 
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Comment #2 posted by rchot on September 26, 2008 at 13:27:25 PT
legalize
i don't know about them ,but i want it legalized, because if its still illegal it only fuels the black market plan and simple.
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Comment #1 posted by HempWorld on September 25, 2008 at 16:59:39 PT
Marijuana should be legalized! The sooner the 
better.See Milton Friedman and read his articles from 1972 below!
On a mission from God!
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