Its odd how the W4 site postings are actively engaged by the community yet the TW8 site the residents shy away; perhaps this explains the scale of Brentford's drug problem. The inability to engage with the reality of the problem, leading to such high cocaine and heroin usage.  Still here is a proposal for cannabis regulation some of you may be interested in and some of you will not read or consider, probably due to some misguided principle obtained by reading non facts from non factual newspapers, her goes anyway: The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 is a citizen’s initiative campaign to regulate marijuana and restore hemp.Just as ending alcohol prohibition and regulating that market has protected society, regulating marijuana will help wipe out crime. Drug cartels and gangs will lose significant funding when we regulate marijuana and take the criminal element out this market. Restoring hemp, made from the seeds and stems of the marijuana plant for fuel, fiber and food, will put Oregon on the cutting edge of exciting new sustainable green industries and create untold multitudes of new jobs. When this groundbreaking legislation is passed, it will: regulate the legal sale of marijuana to adults through state-licensed stores allow adults to grow their own marijuana license Oregon farmers to grow marijuana for state-licensed stores allow unlicensed Oregon farmers to grow cannabis hemp for fuel, fiber and food raise an estimated $140 million a year by taxing commercial cannabis sales to adults 21 years of age and older save an estimated $61.5 million as law enforcement, corrections and judicial attention can focus on violent crimes and theft We estimate this will amount to $200 million a year more funding for our state government. 90% of the proceeds will go into the state general fund, 7% for drug treatment programs, 1% each for drug education in public schools, and two new state commissions to promote hemp biofuel and hemp fiber and food. Other indirect benefits will include: Lower alcohol abuse and other drug abuse by regulating legal adult access to a safer alternative, marijuana Increase public safety Restore respect for the law and let scarce resources be used to fight real crimes Create environmentally sustainable jobs Please make a financial contribution and help us get the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act on the ballot. Oregon taxpayers can get a $50 annual tax credit for contributions to our initiative campaign. The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act initiative is working with 'C & E Systems,' an Oregon campaign finance management firm, to ensure we meet all government reporting requirements.

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The Worlds most senseless war - Avaaz petition	25/05/11 14:16:00	Philip Walsh
Re:The Worlds most senseless war - Avaaz petition	27/05/11 10:22:00	Philip Walsh

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