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Spain: Richard Branson says Spain can solve its economic problems by legalizing marijuana
Democratic Underground Friday 11 May 2012 By: ThinkSpain , Thursday, May 10, 2012 The official opening of Barcelona's Cannabis Museum yesterday proved to be the perfect opportunity for experts to renew calls for the legalisation of the drug, with Richard Branson saying that Spain could solve its deficit problem by legalising cannabis alone. The multi-millionaire founder of the Virgin emporium is also a member of a global commission on drugs policy which includes five ex-presidents and Kofi Annan, the former United Nations secretary general, and which concluded last year that the war on drugs had failed and called for experiments in decriminalisation. Branson said that if Spain were to legalise cannabis use and collect taxes on its consumption, marijuana could go a long way towards solving its current economic problems: "it would help get the country back on its feet", he said. Branson was in Barcelona to receive an award from the promotors of the new Cannabis Museum - the biggest in the world at 900 square metres - in recognition of the work the commission has done since 2004 to promote the acceptance of the plant in all its forms and the reintroduction of cannabis for medicinal purposes. more: http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/21179/legalising-cannabis-would-solve-spains-deficit-problem-says-branson http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/05/11/richard-branson-says-spain-can-solve-its-economic-problems-by-legalizing-marijuana/ http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002676835
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