Michael McLeod, Liberal Member of Parliament for 61001 Northwest Territories (NWT)
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An April 2013 UNICEF study found that 28 per cent of Canadian teenagers use cannabis, the highest in the world. This shocking statistic belies the Conservatives' claim that prohibition can keep pot out of the hands of Canadian youth.
A Liberal government will pass smart laws that tax and strictly regulate marijuana, to protect our kids while preventing millions of dollars from going into the pockets of criminal organizations and street gangs.
This isn't wild theory but precisely what happened after Colorado regulated and taxed marijuana: cannabis prosecutions dropped 77 per cent, burglaries and robberies declined and the state has collected an additional $23.6 million in revenue.
Michael McLeod Liberal Party
2015 election
http://www.nnslnewsroom.com/nwtfederalelection/node/132
We, the undersigned, Citizens or residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to establish an independent, fully-empowered Royal Commission into the health, social and economic costs associated with the legalization of Cannabis use including costs associated with prohibition, discrimination, organized crime, political favouritism and corruption.
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