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Canada: New B.C. coalition pushes for legal pot

Stephane Ip

Calgary Sun

Wednesday 26 Oct 2011

VANCOUVER - A new cannabis advocacy group is calling on politicians to wake up and get a whiff of reality.

Stop the Violence B.C. released its first report Thursday aimed to pressure the government into decriminalizing marijuana.

This comes after an Angus Reid poll released last month showed 87% of British Columbians believe gang violence is linked to the fight for control over the illegal marijuana trade.

What's more, 69% of B.C. residents think harsh crime laws are ineffective and that B.C. is better off taxing and regulating pot and 12% support keeping current marijuana laws.

The coalition's report, titled Breaking the Silence, outlines the connection between cannabis prohibition in B.C. and the growth of organized crime, and details the possible benefits of pot regulation.

"In B.C., organized crime is reaping billions from the illegal marijuana industry and increasingly consolidating its hold through violence," said coalition member and retired RCMP chief superintendent Vince Cain.

"Legally, regulating marijuana in B.C. would eliminate a primary source of revenue for these criminal groups, reduce gang violence and generate tax revenue."

The new coalition of community members and experts hopes the report, part of a larger campaign, will spark an open dialogue on how marijuana could be regulated to cut down on gang violence.

http://www.calgarysun.com/2011/10/27/new-bc-coalition-pushes-for-legal-pot

 

 

 

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