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B.C. Strongest in Favour of Legal Pot
Posted by FoM on June 25, 2001 at 17:43:39 PT
The Province - Canadian Press 
Source: Province
A new poll shows Canadians evenly split on the legalization of marijuana, with the strongest support for the notion in Quebec and B.C. Almost half of British Columbians polled by Leger Marketing admitted smoking pot at least once, and more than half favoured legalizing it. Nationwide, 46.8 per cent of pollees backed legalizing the sale and use of marijuana, 47 per cent were opposed and 6.2 per cent didn't know or wouldn't answer. 
Regional breakdowns in favour of legalization were as follows: Quebec, 52.7 per cent; B.C., 52.4; Ontario, 45.9; the Maritimes, 44.7; Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 37.4; and Alberta, 36.9. Nationally, 38.7 per cent of respondents admitted to using marijuana at least once. In B.C. the figure was 49 per cent, in Ontario 35.8 per cent. "What this poll suggests is that the government doesn't necessarily have a blank cheque," Jean-Marc Leger, president of the Montreal firm, said in an interview. "It might be acceptable to the population but it will also take a certain dose of courage by politicians if they want to legalize it because it's not accepted by everyone in the same way." Leger surveyed 1,507 Canadians between June 5 and 13. National results are considered accurate within plus or minus 2.6 percentage points 19 times out of 20. Regional breakdowns have higher margins of error. The questions did not distinguish between medicinal and recreational use of pot. Leger noted previous polls have shown strong support for the use of medicinal marijuana. The Canadian Medical Association, the RCMP and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police all support decriminalizing the possession of marijuana. The Canadian Police Association, however, remains opposed. Marc Emery, president of the B.C. Marijuana party, said yesterday the Leger poll results are consistent with others that show a growing discontent with marijuana prohibition. "I think the public realizes that prohibition for 30 years hasn't accomplished a single thing the government wants," said Emery, who makes an estimated $1 million a year selling marijuana seeds over the Internet. "It hasn't reduced the supply or demand." Source: Province, The (CN BC)Published: Monday, June 25, 2001Copyright: 2001 The ProvinceContact: provedpg pacpress.southam.caWebsite: http://www.vancouverprovince.com/Related Articles & Web Sites:B.C. Marijuana Partyhttp://www.bcmarijuanaparty.ca/Canadian Linkshttp://freedomtoexhale.com/can.htmMost Albertans Back Pot Prohibitionhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread10146.shtmlCalgary Jury Rules Marijuana Crusader Justified http://cannabisnews.com/news/thread10116.shtmlCannabisNews Articles - Canadahttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=canada 
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Comment #2 posted by Paul Bunyan on June 27, 2001 at 09:10:31 PT:
gimme an axe, eh!!
Canada rules!
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Comment #1 posted by Chip LeRoy on June 26, 2001 at 15:29:41 PT:
Well since there are no other comments...
Git-R-Done! 
Larry the Cable Guy
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