Quote Originally Posted by AuggieWest
What a disappointment. I know I shouldn't judge just on their cannabis stance....but actually I do because this tells you a lot about their intelligence, heart, and future effectiveness in reality.

I'm sad that they are all pure politicians. I actually thought Hickenlooper was an exception but he isn't. He is against legalization and I know he is smart enough to realize this is wrong. He is hedging politically and I call bullshit.

Dan Maes is just an idiot who thinks shit he may or may not have done in the 90's somehow means something in this day and age. None of the candidates really seemed focused on the future as much as their past. Maes answer to the cannabis issue was so backward. He thinks the medicinal legalization is just a scam and actually wants cannabis to be forced into the pharmaceutical arena as a new pill! He has no understanding of the real issues or he is a complete shill for the illegal drug cartels, who want nothing more than cannabis to be as illegal as possible.

Tom Tancredo even backed down a bit from his pro-legalization stance. He basically said the whole issue should be debated but he was still the most pro-cannabis guy there. Of course, he is still Tom Tancredo.

God, help us.

I am not certain what you mean by Tancredo backing down on his stance on legalization? My thread on this board--Tancredo-Hickenlooper-Maes Debate on Marijuana makes it very clear where he stands on this issue. Under this thread and article you will note that while he was a congressman in this state he in 2006 voted against using tax dollars for the DEA to raid people in medical marijuana states--LONG before Obama did.

There is no doubt that California is going to legalize it--and we know already that legalization is going to be on our ballot in 2012--just two short years from now.

It would be nice if we had a governor in office that agreed with legalization.. And the only person that would be is Tom Tancredo. Yes an ultra-conservative--and this for you liberals and democrats on this board--need to understand that this is where (the ultra conservative) meet with the liberal.

As we know today--it was democrats that wrote 1284 and 109--it was democrats that passed it--and it is democrats that are currently wanting to add more regulations--monitoring devices--finger-printing for medical marijuana patients to purchase it. Once they're done with this--they will add more regulation to the purchase of marijuana--GUARANTEED. The only person that would be able to stop this would be a governor who understands that it is a waste of tax payer dollars to do so. That man is Tom Tancredo.

Unfortunately most democrat politicians have an insatiable appetite to expand--regulate and control. They never want to stop the expansion of government control over the citizens of this country.

So you democrats and liberals have a choice now. If you really want to legalize marijuana in this state & or at least get the continual regualtions off your backs-put your vote where your mouth is.


Here again is the debate on Marijuana that was held in Colo. Spgs.

Tom Tancredo today called for the legalization of marijuana.

??Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it,? said the American Constitution Party candidate for governor. He said despite all the time and money dedicated to the war on drugs, it has been a complete failure. ??If you can show me where we can get people off drugs by continuing down this same path, then show me,? he said.

Tancredo said no one skulks around parks or school playgrounds trying to sell alcohol for the simple reason that the law provides no incentive for such behavior given that you can sell alcohol legally to adults.

Republican Dan Maes and Democrat John Hickenlooper both said they oppose legalization of marijuana. The comments were made at a debate in Colorado Springs sponsored by Action 22, a political action group representing 22 counties in SE Colorado.

Maes said if pot was legalized and taxed, the money brought in would probably just be wasted on the expansion of social programs anyway. ??We might as well prostitute our teenage daughters and tax that,? he said sarcastically.

??Dan and I don??t disagree too much on this,? Hickenlooper said. He said he has discussed the issue with social scientists, psychologists, and law enforcement professionals and that they all agree legalizing marijuana would be a bad idea.

Tancredo countered that he knows many people in law enforcement who support legalizing marijuana and who say dealing with people who are high on marijuana is seldom as dangerous or problematic as dealing with drunks. ??The arguments against marijuana today are they same as the arguments against liquor years ago,? he said.

Maes said legalized medical marijuana in Colorado was the first step toward legalization generally and that the state needs to control medical marijuana better than it is doing now. ??They??re coming in through the basement door and they??re working their way up,? he said.

Hickenlooper said he supports medical marijuana and talked about someone he knows in city government ??who has probably never been drunk a day in her life? but who suffers from debilitating back pain. He said marijuana is the only thing that has ever helped her. He noted that she doesn??t smoke it but takes a tincture.

While in Congress, Tancredo voted in 2006 for an amendment to stop the U.S. Department of Justice and DEA from using taxpayer funds to raid or investigate people involved in medical marijuana.