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Jake

I voted for Canada because of the law of probability....I think that they will legalize it first. But I also see a scenario like what happened in Mexico about two years ago. Mexico legalized personal use of drugs, and Bush went down to talk with Fox and convinced him not to sign the bill.

I think that US pressure will stop legalization in it's tracks. I don't think that Canada will do it until America is ready for our neighbor to legalize any "demon drug." I think canada is ready for legalization, but it would be folly to try at the moment.

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Buzzby

If Canada were to legalize marijuana before the USA, it would destroy the Canadian economy. We're Canada's primary international trading partner. Legalizing marijuana would slow the flow of goods at the border to a mere trickle of what it is today. Every vehicle coming out of Canada would be stripped down to its last nut and bolt to make sure it wasn't carrying contraband.

Any country that trades a lot with the United States would have a hard time legalizing marijuana for the same reason. The US started the world on this prohibitionary path and the US will have to lead the world off of it. Meanwhile, marijuana will remain technically illegal in most places, but the enforcement of the laws will become more and more lax, at least in Canada and most of Europe.

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Viper420

You got that right. The US is the 900 pound gorilla in this relationship. Canada will do exactly what we say and when we say it. They are a sovereign nation on paper only.

chadwick

i wish it was the U.S.A. but our leaders still belive that its as bad as crack or herion, and canada is much more tolorant of it and has a larger smokers population

Buzzby

Estimated Canadian population: 33,390,141 (July 2007 est.)
Estimated US cannabis consumers: 24,000,000

Do you really think that 72% of Canadians are cannabis consumers?

 

drkseph

It'll be USA if everyone votes Ron Paul for president.

Marco Renda

As long as the Conservative Government is in power and Harper has his head stuck up Bush's ass it will remain status quo but I do believe that both will be leaving power in the very near future so who knows what will happen. I believe that the courts will make it LEGAL long before the politicians do

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MasterCylinder

I totally agree. Maybe we can get McCain to step out of the race.

MasterCylinder

I believe thats a very real possibility in Canada. The courts are swayed by logic and truth, and not so much by politics and economic reasoning.

Buzzby

You attribute much more power to the American Presidency than it actually has. The President doesn't make the laws. That's the province of Congress.

An "outsider" President without a lot of political connections has a hell of a time getting any of his agenda carried out by Congress. Think of Jimmy Carter... Ron Paul would be in an even worse position.