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Mike Parent
Member since Mar 21, 2015
Recent Comments
Re: “Scott Administration Opposes Vermont Marijuana Legalization Bill”
We'd all be better off if the police would focus on crimes with actual victims.
FACT Marijuana is less addictive and less harmful than Caffeine, let alone Alcohol and Tobacco; (3 Scientific Studies)
BTW, Dr Henningfield is a former NIDA Staffer;.
Addictiveness of Marijuana - ProCon.Org
procon.Org/view.background-resource.php?re…
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 02/10/2017 at 11:44 AM
Re: “Legal Pot in Massachusetts Could Spark Legislative Action in Vermont”
Regarding cannabis legalization, All the Prohibitionists said "Let's wait and see what happens in Colorado ". Well, we've waited and we've seen. The only "adverse" effect is that real estate price are becoming unaffordable. Violent crime, DUI deaths and teen use all went down, just the opposite of what the Prohibitionists predicted, with certainty
http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/20/legal…
A majority of Colorado voters say legal cannabis has had a positive impact on the state and its economy and they would not support a repeal of Amendment 64 if it were on the ballot this year, according to a new poll commissioned by the pro-legalization Marijuana Policy Project and conducted by Democratic firm Public Policy Polling.
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 10/26/2016 at 1:21 PM
Re: “Bid for Marijuana Legalization Referendum Fails in Senate”
We'd all be better off if the police would focus on crimes that have actual victims.
Does anyone, other than those who pad their pockets from prohibition honestly believe that wasting $20 Billion and arresting 3/4 Million Americans annually for choosing a substance scientifically proven to be safer than what the govt allows, is a sound policy?
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 05/06/2016 at 10:26 AM
Re: “Pot Shot: Shap Smith's Marijuana 'Compromise' Misses the Mark”
We'd all be better off if the police would focus on crimes that have actual victims.
Does anyone, other than those who pad their pockets from prohibition honestly believe that wasting $20 Billion and arresting 3/4 Million Americans annually for choosing a substance scientifically proven to be safer than what the govt allows, is a sound policy?
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 05/05/2016 at 9:35 AM
Re: “In Stealth Move, Senate Sends Pot Legalization Back to House”
We'd all be better off if the police would focus on crimes that have actual victims.
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 04/28/2016 at 9:11 AM
Re: “House Panel Puts Marijuana Legalization Back in Play”
We'd all be better off if the police would focus on crimes that have actual victims.
Does anyone, other than those who pad their pockets from prohibition honestly believe that wasting $20 Billion and arresting 3/4 Million Americans annually for choosing a substance scientifically proven to be safer than what the govt allows, is a sound policy?
FACT Marijuana is less addictive and less harmful than Caffeine, let alone Alcohol and Tobacco; (3 Scientific Studies)
BTW, Dr Henningfield is a former NIDA Staffer;.
Addictiveness of Marijuana - ProCon.Org
procon.Org/view.background-resource.php?re…
FACT Marijuana is NOT a Gateway Drug. Here's a 12 Yr Univ Study that says so;.
ajp.psychiatryonline.Org/article.aspx?arti…
Media overview; pitt.Edu/~ugr/Hrych2.pdf
Posted by
Mike Parent
on 04/17/2016 at 9:57 AM
Re: “Rick Steves Urges Vermont to 'Take the Next Step' in Weed Legalization”
Colorado has $1.2 Billion in sales last year. All of that wouldve went to the black market Some discount MJ sells for $99 an ounce in CO.