High Praise for Liberal Platform

Feb 15, 2012 by Sentinel

by Cheryl Holman

This week the Liberal Party of Canada voted to back the legalization of marijuana. Seventy-seven percent of the Party has agreed that this will be one of the new platforms for the Liberals in the next election.

Along with giving everyone previously jailed for use or possession of marijuana, amnesty and a completely clear record, this announcement will have won votes for giving the life back to thousands and thousands of Canadians who have small blemishes on their records and have been unable to travel across the US Border for something they did years ago.

The last 4 mayors of Vancouver have all supported legalization of marijuana. This has proven a tough sell to Conservatives, more focused on ruining landscapes and disrespecting the peace and natural beauty of our amazing country through the installation of a giant pipeline owned by Americans.

The Liberals seem to have finally come to grips with the real Canada and what the Hemp plant can do for our financial future. Legalizing marijuana could reap incredible revenues for the Canadian Government, bring down our national debt. It will also reduce spending on an unnecessary criminalization of the vulnerable in our society, that seeking pain relief, either physical or mental. The legalization of marijuana will only add to the image of Canadians being happy, generous, kind and a heck of a lot of fun.

As tensions heighten in this world over Governments and their dictatorships, and people die to protect their freedoms, I am relieved that the Liberals seek to promote legalization of marijuana as part of their platform to get back into power. I know there will be far more Canadians voting for this, than for the devastation of our countries beauty in the pursuit of oil.