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		<title>Canada: Marijuana Should Not be Criminalized</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2011/04/14/canada-marijuana-should-not-be-criminalized/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 14, 2011 &#8211; It is hard to understand why Canada criminalizes marijuana. Make it illegal, sure – subject to a fine, as is wearing a face veil in France – but where is the high degree of harm, to others or self, that requires criminal sanction, including jail? The criminal law is not meant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>End the War on Pot</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/10/28/end-the-war-on-pot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 28th, 2010 &#8211; I dropped in on a marijuana shop here that proudly boasted that it sells “31 flavors.” It also offered a loyalty program. For every 10 purchases of pot — supposedly for medical uses — you get one free packet. “There are five of these shops within a three-block radius,” explained the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Soros: Why I Support Legal Marijuana</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/10/27/george-soros-why-i-support-legal-marijuana/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 27, 2010 &#8211; By GEORGE SOROS &#8211; Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good. The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But it did result in extensive costs and negative consequences. Law enforcement agencies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Marijuana: The Pros and Cons of Legal Cannabis</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/10/25/medical-marijuana-the-pros-and-cons-of-legal-cannabis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:07:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[October 25, 2010 &#8211; With eight states looking to legalize medical marijuana through legislative initiatives or ballot measures this November (Arizona, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and South Dakota)(1), I wanted to review some of the pros and cons, as I see them, of marijuana use and abuse. I&#8217;ve considered myself particularly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canada: Pot Club Busts Only Help Criminals, Tory Senator Says</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/06/06/canada-pot-club-busts-only-help-criminals-tory-senator-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 6, 2010 &#8211; MONTREAL—Police have done the Mob and street gangs a favour by cracking down on cannabis clubs, say pot decriminalization advocates. They warn that people will now be buying their stuff from criminal networks instead of tax-paying businesses. Thirty-five people were arrested in raids on Quebec’s so-called &#8220;compassion clubs” — storefront outlets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama&#8217;s Marijuana Problem</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/22/president-obamas-marijuana-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:09:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 22, 2010 &#8211; NORTHAMPTON, Mass. &#8211; Now that an initiative to legalize marijuana is officially on the California ballot this November, President Obama should brace for a strong jolt from the west. If the measure passes (the latest poll puts support at 56 percent), no longer will it be a crime under state law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The War On Drugs Has Failed, So Tax And Regulate Marijuana</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/19/the-war-on-drugs-has-failed-so-tax-and-regulate-marijuana/</link>
		<comments>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/19/the-war-on-drugs-has-failed-so-tax-and-regulate-marijuana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:23:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Commentary &#38; Analysis By Gary E. Johnson Board member, Students for a Sensible Drug Policy Author, “Seven Principles of Good Government” Governor of New Mexico (R) April 19, 2010 &#8211; It’s time we tax and regulate marijuana. The War on Drugs is a proven failure. We have spent several decades and close to a trillion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana: Medicine, State Revenue, or a &#8220;Gateway Drug&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/19/marijuana-medicine-state-revenue-or-a-gateway-drug/</link>
		<comments>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/19/marijuana-medicine-state-revenue-or-a-gateway-drug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 19, 2010 &#8211; Tomorrow is April 20th. Often, this date is shortened to “4/20.” According to a 2007 Associated Press article titled “Drug Study Words,” 4/20, 420, or 4:20 “stands for April 20 or the time 4:20. Years ago 4:20 pm was deemed the time of day to get high and April 20 became [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Most Canadians Still Support Decriminalization of Pot</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/17/most-canadians-still-support-decriminalization-of-pot/</link>
		<comments>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/17/most-canadians-still-support-decriminalization-of-pot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 17, 2010 &#8211; A new poll shows the majority of Canadians support the legalizing of marijuana but not other, hard-core drugs. And nowhere is that support higher than in British Columbia, where more than six in 10 people say having a toke shouldn’t earn you a date with the courts. But the Angus Reid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marijuana is a Potential Revenue Gold Mine, Politician Argues</title>
		<link>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/07/marijuana-is-a-potential-revenue-gold-mine-politician-argues/</link>
		<comments>http://hempnews.tv/2010/04/07/marijuana-is-a-potential-revenue-gold-mine-politician-argues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[April 7, 2010 &#8211; Mary Lou Dickerson had seen enough. After wrenching cuts to Washington&#8217;s state drug and alcohol treatment programs, Dickerson, a Democratic representative, introduced a bill this year to sell marijuana in state liquor stores — and tax it. Dickerson is an unlikely crusader for marijuana legalization. A 63-year-old grandmother who doesn&#8217;t use [...]]]></description>
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