Harper's LIes About marijuana

[Bigenough]

I always thought it was the opposite.


MONTREAL — Marijuana is “infinitely worse” than tobacco and its use should be widely discouraged in Canada, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says.
The remarks come the morning after the federal leaders’ French-language debate, in which Harper’s clash with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau over the issue of legalization was among the evening’s more memorable exchanges.
The Liberals support legalization; Trudeau argued during the debate that if pot were legal and regulated, young people would be less able to easily procure the drug than they are currently.
The Conservatives are vehemently opposed to the idea, with Harper saying that regulating its sale in the same way as cigarettes or alcohol would do nothing to keep it out of the hands of kids.

When asked Saturday how the Conservatives square that position with the fact medicinal marijuana is currently used by thousands of Canadians to treat a variety of causes, Harper said there’s overwhelming evidence about the drug’s long-term effects.

 

[Creepy]

Not what my dealer tells me.

 

[luton]

Well if Stephen Harper says it's bad then it must be bad. We all know he is never wrong. What a jackass!!!

 

[Wise Guy]

There goes my vote.

 

[Ozzie]

How can anyone say cigarettes are better?. Does he not read the package labels on the cartons?.

 

[User-E]

Harper is wrong.

 

[WZRD]

Harper is wrong.

Isn't he always?.

 

[Curly]

What an enormous error. Wonder how social media is reacting to this.

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

What an enormous error. Wonder how social media is reacting to this.

+1............And he is being crucified.

 

[cristycurves]

Well if Stephen Harper says it's bad then it must be bad. We all know he is never wrong. What a jackass!!!

PREACH!!! Amen to that!! Seeing an sp makes you a pervert, remember he said that too, lol, he's a super jackass-give him the boot!

 

[Amelia Fox]

Not what my dealer tells me.

Lmao! I'm in the same boat. Aha..

 

[Madman]

Harper's LIes About marijuana

The Harper Government hides behind Trafficking as an excuse to come after the industry and conflates facts about marijuana

HARPER'S GOT TO GO!!!

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/fact-check-harper-s-statements-on-illegal-drugs-1.2512396

Conservative Leader Stephen Harper outlined his reasons for opposing the legalization of marijuana and safe-injection sites for drug users at a campaign stop in suburban Toronto on Tuesday.
Here’s a look at how his statements stand up to current research:
“Most Canadians (when) you actually ask them, do not want the full legalization of marijuana.”


A 2014 survey by Angus Reid Global found that 59 per cent of the 1,510 Canadians surveyed supported legalizing marijuana and 41 per cent were opposed.
However, in a survey where Canadians were given a third option -- decriminalization for possessing small amounts – only 37 per cent supported legalization, while 33 per cent chose decriminalization and 14 per cent supported the current laws. That survey included 3,000 people and was conducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of the federal government.
“I think the statistics in places like Colorado are very clear on this. When you go down that route, marijuana becomes more readily available to children.”
Marijuana has only been legal in Colorado since Jan. 1, 2014, so extensive research has not been conducted.
However, drugs have been decriminalized in the Netherlands since 1976, and past-year cannabis use among young Dutch citizens appears to be declining. Among those aged 15 to 24, past-year use dropped from 14 per cent in 1997 to 11 per cent in 2005, according to a study in the journal Addiction.
That said, a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime stated in a 2014 report that “although research has not conclusively established the impact of more lenient laws on cannabis consumption, an increase in prevalence of cannabis use from recreational use sales is expected.” The report’s reasoning was that legalization leads to lower prices and that “the lower price will probably lead to higher consumption.”
The report also noted that “for youth and young adults, more permissive cannabis regulations correlate with decreases in the perceived risk of use.”
“Marijuana use has actually been declining (in Canada).”
A recently-published report by Statistics Canada noted that about 12 per cent of Canadians surveyed in 2012 said they had smoked marijuana in the previous year – the same proportion the agency found when it did the same survey in 2002.
However, the results did vary by age. Past-year marijuana use declined over the decade by nearly one-third among those between the ages of 15 and 17, was stable among those aged 18 to 24 and went up among those 25 or older.
“Thomas Mulcair’s NDP and the Trudeau Liberals would support heroin injection sites and would welcome their establishment in more neighbourhoods across the country. Well, we Conservatives and most neighbourhoods simply don’t agree.”
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau told UBC students in March that he wants to see more safe injection sites opened around the country.
NDP Leader Tom Mulcair has previously expressed support for Vancouver’s safe-injection clinic Insite.
Public opinion polling suggests more Canadians are supportive of safe injection sites, but many remain undecided, so it’s difficult to say whether “most” do or do not agree.
For example, an Angus Reid Public Opinion survey in 2010 found that 43 per cent of Canadians supported Insite, 24 per cent were opposed and a 33 per cent were unsure.
“Providing programs that do not provide treatment, in our view, is just throwing away the key and writing off somebody’s life. Trying to manage their decline, that’s not what we want to do. Our anti-drug strategy is based on prevention, enforcement, but most of all treatment.”
Insite does, in fact, provide addictions counselling in the hopes that users will opt to enter the on-site detoxification program, which is the first step in treatment.
Studies published in the journals Addiction and the New England Journal of Medicine have shown that Vancouver opiate drug users were more likely to enter detox programs after Insite opened.

 

[Wanker]

Merge time.

https://www.hubgfe.com/community/sh...Marijuana-is-infinitely-worse%92-than-tobacco

 

[Madman]

HARPERS GOT GOT HARPERS GOT GO HARPERS GOT TO


MERGE THAT WANKER!!:biggrin2:

 

[Prick]

:LMAO::LMAO::LMAO::LMAO::LMAO:

Then Prim0 woke up :biggrin2:

 

[Maurice Boscorelli]

I seem to recall that one joint produces the same amount of harmful chemicals as one cigarette. But don't quote me on that....I think I learned it in grade school.
)

They might want to update their curriculum,lol

https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2012/01/11282/marijuana-shown-be-less-damaging-lungs-tobacco

 

[peace]

Personally, I say legalize it. People should be free to choose to live healthy or not. You don't want the government telling you what is good/bad for you do you? Right? (What do the tobacco haters say?)

I would say .....no to smoking.....but ban guns. lol

 

[peace]

I know but guns kill people. Bacon, drinking alcohol, prostitution, extreme sports, music.... ...people make their own choices to suffer. Whereas guns, many people are shot and killed without having any choices at all.

 

[BuzzSaw]

All I know is I'm voting Liberal in hopes of ousting Harper and the rest of his ilk.