fuck this.

tell the extreme minority of anti-pot puritans to vote conservative. trudeau is only running out in front due to the incompetence and unpopularity of both of his opponents.

if he was smart, he'd jump all over this. marijuana legalization is probably the only populist issue available for any candidate to run on at this point.

http://news.ca.msn.com/top-stories/marc-emery-the-prince-of-pot-may-be-a-liability-for-the-liberals

the polls are overwhelmingly in favour of full legalization.

it's not just some fringe of anarchists. fiscal conservatives understand it's a waste of money all the way through. civil libertarians, who traditionally vote liberal in canada, have a lot of arguments. progressives want the tax revenue.

it's across the spectrum, there's really no opposition outside of the christian right.

comparing emery to a snowden or a morgantaler is a hefty exaggeration, but he will eventually be pardoned and get a state apology.