3 Western States to Vote on Pot Proposals

[Khephra]

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Bush administration's war on drugs stretches deep into Asia and Latin America, yet one of its most crucial campaigns -- in the eyes of drug czar John Walters -- is being waged this fall among voters in Oregon, Alaska and Montana.

In each state, activists seeking to ease drug laws have placed a marijuana-related proposal on the Nov. 2 ballot as part of a long-running quest for alternatives to federal drug policies they consider harsh and ineffective.

If all three measures are approved, Montana would become the 10th state to legalize pot for medical purposes, Oregon would dramatically expand its existing medical-marijuana program, and Alaska would become the first state to decriminalize marijuana altogether.

Walters has been campaigning in person against the measures, taking a particularly aggressive role in opposing Oregon's Measure 33. It would create state-regulated dispensaries to supply marijuana, let authorized growers sell pot to patients for a profit, and allow patients to possess a pound of it at a time instead of the current 3-ounce limit.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-voting-on-pot,0,324747.story?coll=sns-ap-nation-headlines

[Ezlivin]

1. Feds wasting taxpayer money working against citizens' wishes

This is what Walters did last year in Nevada: Use Federal funds to overturn a voter initiative.

These guys can't use science/logic/medicine to convince voters, so they use what always works: Fear and uncertainty. Unfortunately, they use OUR money to do it.

[bemildred]

2. Someone needs to ask this asshole if he supports democracy or not? nt

[henslee]

3. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!! -- I mean.... oh.

[CityHall]

4. Somehow they don't see this as a states' rights issue

[jukes]

5. am *SO* glad

to see them continue to force youngsters into our camp...

[MrSlayer]

6. It is way past the time to legalize Marijuana altogether.

Pot laws are some of the dumbest laws in existence.