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They passed it. Marijuana is now legal for recreational use in Washington and Colorado, and Barack Obamais still president. It’s slowly happening below the border,
so when will it happen here?

Over the Edge asks: What do you think about
decriminalization and legalization here in BC?

Georgette
4th Year Accounting

Good! If they legalize
it will mean less crime,
it’s a win-win. The gov-
ernment will regulate

Abdullah

Ist Year Commerce

| had a presentation
and it’s a big debate.
| think the issue is,
Canadians don’t like
cigarette smokers, but

5th Year Nursing

It is quite a grey issue.
There's = something
in the integrity of
keeping it illegal, not
allowing a drug to
be a social norm. But

Suin
2nd Year Biochem/ international
studies

| don’t think it’s bad
because the drug isn’t

Jamie
1st Year Commerce

It should be legalized;
it’s the same category
as tobacco and alco-
hol. As a commerce
student I’m thinking

and restrict while mak- they like marijuana it's a great money- bad. The nan pont the men
ing money, and it will smokers. and it’s maker for gangs, and comes In when you WS Cove Mle ese
he aly: meta (pals a ’ legalize one drug... make off of taxes.

gangs.

Ist Year Commerce

| don’t think it matters
for the people who do
it. If we legalize it, the
money goes towards
the government
through taxes; if it’s
kept illegal the money
goes towards the
dealers and gangs. So
legalize.

inconsistent. Isn't it
all smoke? Why give
marijuana = smokers
legalization § when
cigarette smokers
have to stand 3 meters
away from the door in
minus 20 weather?

ati

3rd Year Psychology

It's a positive thing.
People will do it
anyways and it's safer
than alcohol.

jetrcte |

legalizing would take
revenue away from
criminal activity. So |
don’t know, we'll see
how the States do.

Doug |

4th Year Accounting

Since we're connected
to Washington it’s

an encouragement

to legalize here. Get
more regulation
across the border.
We'd get to tax it

and regulate the
distribution here too.

people will want
you to legalize other
drugs.

Jennifer
4th Year International Studies &
Political Science

| have no problem
with it. So many
people are doing it
anyways, legalizing
won't affect how
many people do it,
and if it’s taxed the
money can go to-
wards education.

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Af Brandon
Crp 5th Year Education
V4
Curtis

I’m in favor of legal-
ization not that | do
it but cause of the
benefits of taxation,
taking it out of the
hands of organized
crime. Lots of people
would stop support
of gangs just through
happenstance. Other
countries like Switz-
erland and large
parts of Europe have
already legalized it.

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