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Nevada Voters to Consider Marijuana Legalization
Posted by CN Staff on July 13, 2002 at 21:37:49 PT
By Rene Sanchez
Source: Washington Post 
Nevada thrives on gambling, winks at brothels and gave the world the drive-through wedding. It could soon add another wrinkle to its anything-goes reputation by letting adults smoke marijuana just because they feel like it.State officials announced a few days ago that a petition drive had succeeded in putting a measure legalizing limited amounts of the drug on the ballot in the fall. Nevada is one of eight western states that recently decriminalized marijuana for medicinal purposes, but the new proposal is a bigger step.
If voters approve the proposal, adults in the state would be allowed to possess up to three ounces of marijuana without risk of criminal charges or fines. Marijuana also would be sold and taxed in stores licensed by the state. Smoking the drug would remain illegal in public places or while driving.The Marijuana Policy Project, a national nonprofit organization backing the campaign, said no other state has such a law. Bruce Mirken, a spokesman for the group, called the petition drive (it netted 75,000 valid voter signatures) a sign of how public attitudes about marijuana are changing."Putting people in jail for it makes no sense," he said.But law enforcement groups are preparing to fight the measure, and even if it passes, Nevada could have a hard time adopting it because federal law bans marijuana possession.Until recently, Nevada had one of the nation's toughest marijuana laws. Anyone caught with any amount of the drug faced the possibility of felony charges and jail time. But state lawmakers decided last year that anyone caught with an ounce or less could be charged only with a misdemeanor and fined.Coast To Coast: A national briefing of people, issues and events around the country.Source: Washington Post (DC)Author: Rene SanchezPublished: Sunday, July 14, 2002; Page A02 Copyright: 2002 The Washington Post Company Contact: letterstoed washpost.comWebsite: http://www.washingtonpost.com DL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1551-2002Jul13.htmlRelated Articles & Web Site:Marijuana Policy Projecthttp://www.mpp.org/Nevada DAs Oppose Legalizing Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13396.shtmlDEA Director Criticizes Marijuana Ballot Measurehttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13388.shtmlMarijuana Proposal To Be On Ballothttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread13351.shtml
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Comment #5 posted by p4me on July 14, 2002 at 11:25:41 PT
Wow. The Washington Post telling the news.
There are always answers you wish you had. In this case I wonder if the Washington Post was losing to many readers because of its whitewashing of the news. I know I get a real pleasure out of voting no to blackout on anything cannabis everytime I do not buy. I kind of get off on it now.I still think the government is crazy with corruption and that we all need to do what we can to correct the problem. The world as seen on the internet and the one in the papers and televisions are completely different. What is sad is that the internet people can see both worlds but the person relying on conglomerate media for news can only see the manipulated view. Once you see the illumination of reality through a cannabisnews perspective it is just sad to think of the confidence of belief of everyone else that has no such illumination.I copied this from a comment from someone from Switzerland at marijuana.com. Maybe this could help supplement the still awful coverage of the Washington Post on anything cannabis:The "Senate" as you refer to it is also called the "small chambre" of the federal assembly, the Swiss legislative authority.
But there is also a "large chambre" with 200 representatives. It is scheduled that they deal with the legalization this automn/winter. If they say yes as well, there is still the possibility to collect signatures for a referendum. The deadline for submitting a referendum would be somewhen in Summer 2003, and the subsequent vote by the Swiss people would take place around the end of 2003.You see, although we've already made a few steps in the right direction, there is still a lot of patience and lobbying needed.So keep your fingers crossed that we'll get rid of this stupid and hypocritical law once and for all.END
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Comment #4 posted by ekim on July 14, 2002 at 07:25:50 PT
Called C-Span today
The morning question had to do with how should the States deal with budget shortfalls. I said marijuana should be taxed like NV. will be voting on this NOV. I don't know when Steve pushed the button but I think most of my speal got out. Then up next was Dr. Fouchy (sorry sic) he was never called and asked about Cannabis I was suprized no one asked him about the up comming vote in DC and AZ or other ballot petitions please readers you can make a difference with one call. 
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Comment #3 posted by The GCW on July 13, 2002 at 23:22:43 PT
wrinkle ? & HERE IS HOW IT'S DONE
...letting adults smoke marijuana just because they feel like it. (adults drink booze just because they feel like it)This following story is twisted on many facets. Is this how society takes a kid using some cannabis, even perhaps selling it (w/3bags), and because He is from a wealthy/political/system family... ...probation without orders to check in with a probation officer. He is led to learn how to create more laws that in the long run will fuel their system further, by putting more people in cages?Is it under these circumstances, that this bright kid will allow a phat judge to sit there and spout, as follows:US CO: Activist Gelt Pleads Guilty To Pot Charge -Is this an example of someone not loosing their scholarship because they don't have any such thing? If I was in school, they only way I could be there is because of grants, etc. so if it were Me, I'd be out, yet He is in. (He should not be confronted to begin with, but system isn't fair.)humongous mistake," ???? Was it humongous that what He was doing was having 3 bags,,, in other instances this is discribed as a dealer...But Gelt got a lecture from the judge about hypocrisy in fighting to stop gun violence while smoking marijuana, which she said fuels gun crime in the streets. She said marijuana is at the root of more gun crimes in Washington than cocaine or heroin."You can't have a double standard about this anymore," Edwards said. "People are dead in the District of Columbia because of marijuana."http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v02/n1281/a10.html?1525 & http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36%257E53%257E723717,00.html dated: Thursday, July 11, 2002.
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Comment #2 posted by goneposthole on July 13, 2002 at 23:10:07 PT
Nevadans will decide
Direct democracy in action. Nothing better, let it work.
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Comment #1 posted by E_Johnson on July 13, 2002 at 22:29:26 PT
Oh yeah
Go Washington Post!NO dumb pot puns!NO sarcastic tone!Show them how it's done!
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