Living, Working, and Wasting Time in Southern Manitoba

Checked the mail…

Found this in my mail today…

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Any guess which party it is from? Of course, it is the Conservatives. Not sure how they figure this will work.

I see two problems with this.

1) They possibly just sent mail to a bunch of people who like to smoke weed but that do not pay any attention to the news, that there is a political party that wants to make it legal. Will they vote? Perhaps not, but why take the chance.

2) The second statement is complete hokum. Ask any teenager what is easier for them to get; alcohol, tobacco, or pot; and the answer seems to be pot. Alcohol and tobacco are legal but controlled substances. There is no underground trade in alcohol or tobacco because most of the people who want it can buy it legally from a store. Seems to me that marijuana should be treated the same way. I truly believe that making marijuana legal for adult consumption will actually make it harder for kids to get, not easier.

Frankly, the Conservatives lose me more each day with their tenuous grasp on reality. Their logic is flawed. To me, it is an ad about why I should vote Liberal.

1 Comment

  1. Sean

    Another thing that occurs to me while reading the mailer again. It states that the Liberals do not have a plan to create jobs. Well, if you think about it, new industries create jobs, and the legalization of marijuana will obviously create a new industry.

    Marijuana legalization therefore would create jobs. 🙂