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Newsjock

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Thu Jul 25, 2013, 06:48 PM Jul 2013

Justin Trudeau boosts his support for legalization of marijuana

Source: The Globe and Mail

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says his views on legalizing marijuana have “evolved.”

He made the comment during an event in Vancouver on Thursday, echoing similar remarks he made in Kelowna, B.C., earlier this week.

“I have evolved in my own thinking. I was more hesitant to even decriminalize not so much as five years ago. But I did a lot of listening, a lot of reading, and a lot of paying attention to the very serious studies that have come out and I realize that going the road of legalization is actually a responsible thing to look at and to do,” he told reporters.

... The Conservative Party stated that it will remain opposed to any loosening of Canada’s drug laws.

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/trudeaus-renewed-call-for-legalized-marijuana-sparks-backlash-from-conservatives/article13426993/

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Justin Trudeau boosts his support for legalization of marijuana (Original Post) Newsjock Jul 2013 OP
If thats all it takes to get this guy elected, Joe Shlabotnik Jul 2013 #1

Joe Shlabotnik

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1. If thats all it takes to get this guy elected,
Thu Jul 25, 2013, 09:11 PM
Jul 2013

then we're in trouble. I remember Chretien was going to decriminalize pot too, right after re-negotiating NAFTA.

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