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from The Daily Bell
I recently had the opportunity to meet with Jim Pattison, one of Canada’s most powerful and influential business people. While sitting in his office overlooking Burrard Inlet and the mountains of Vancouver, Mr. Pattison asked me a most timely and intriguing question. “President Fox, I have read recently that you are in favour of the legalization of marijuana. Is that true? … With Justin Bieber making headlines worldwide, I believe it’s a timely issue. The question essentially revolves around the issue of freedom of choice versus prohibition. How much money will be needlessly spent prosecuting and defending a young pop star when that same amount could be used in much more productive ways for the betterment of our societies if regulated consumption of drugs was legalized? – Globe and Mail/Vincente Fox
Dominant Social Theme: Gee, wouldn’t it be nice if marijuana was legalized around the world?
Free-Market Analysis: Our point regarding the first steps toward global marijuana legislation is that it has already been decided.
The legalization of marijuana has quickly escalated to the level of a full-fledged dominant social theme. In other words, for various reasons, the power elite has decided on its decriminalization and then its legalization.
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