Billionaire George Soros Gives $Us1M To Legalise Pot

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Billionaire George Soros gives $US1m to legalese pot

 

BILLIONAIRE financier George Soros has contributed $US1 million ($1 million) to Proposition 19, a ballot measure that would legalise marijuana in California, according to a report in The Sacramento Bee.

 

Overnight, The Wall Street Journal ran an opinion piece by Mr Soros in which he said he was in favour of legalising the drug.

 

"California's Proposition 19, which would legalise the recreational use and small-scale cultivation of marijuana, wouldn't solve all the problems connected with the drug. But it would represent a major step forward, and its deficiencies can be corrected on the basis of experience," Mr Soros wrote.

 

He added that he felt regulating and taxing the drug would save taxpayers billions of dollars in enforcement and incarceration costs and create government revenue.

 

Mr Soros, a major donor to Democratic candidates and causes, has, in the past, supported efforts to decriminalise marijuana and reform sentencing requirements for drug-related offenses.

 

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[AvaDGardner]

Voted.

On the idiot box last night they said that even if it did get up federal lawmakers would not allow it.I think it will get hijacked.They dont want the rest of the world looking in and saying they are soft on drugs.I hope it gets up but I wouldnt hold my breath.

[The Hash Nibbler]

Just voted , Thanks sheep =) . Already some idiot commented on there saying Cannabis causes Mental Illness...... Poor uninformed fool.....

probably one of Barnetts mates. . Wankers. Gh72

[phreakah]

Nice to see the poll is now at 84.9% YES!

Hehehehehh

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Poll results 24rs later.

Should marijuana be legal?

 

* Yes 84.06% (2770 votes)

* No 11.96% (394 votes)

* I don't know 3.98% (131 votes)

 

Total votes: 3295

 

 

 

 

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