Barlow Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 31 minutes ago, SleepyJoe said: The Manx Labour Party manifesto is here: https://www.manxlabourparty.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Manx-Labour-Party-Manifesto-2021.pdf If Christian, Higgins or even Quine have better policies please let me know what they are I'm not sure that decriminalisation of marijuana use is a vote winner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 I think there's a few candidates who advocate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, Barlow said: I'm not sure that decriminalisation of marijuana use is a vote winner It would be for me. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Barlow said: I'm not sure that decriminalisation of marijuana use is a vote winner. Barlow, if weed was decriminalised on this Island you would probably barely notice and it'd likely never affect your life. Society will not collapse, taxes collected could be zoned to assist our welfare system; the hospital, mental health etc., in the same way Colorado and other states of the USA have been doing since recreational weed was legalised over there. If I remember correctly it was $250 million a couple of years ago. A few years after decriminalisation in the Netherlands the numbers of users actually decreased, especially in the younger age ranges. Edited September 10, 2021 by quilp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, quilp said: Barlow, if weed was decriminalised on this Island you would probably barely notice and it'd likely never affect your life. Society will not collapse, taxes collected could be zoned to assist our welfare system; the hospital, mental health etc., in the same way Colorado and other states of the USA have been doing since recreational weed was legalised over there. If I remember correctly it was $250 million a couple of years ago. A few years after decriminalisation in the Netherlands the numbers of users actually decreased, especially in the younger age ranges. I don't doubt anything you say. All I said was " I'm not sure that decriminalisation of marijuana use is a vote winner. " 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Just now, offshoremanxman said: Likely anyone under 50 honestly wouldn’t care. I think you're probably correct. In which case, my point stands stronger. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 8:39 AM, offshoremanxman said: Certainly by the ones who realize that really your campaign just looks like a cynical attempt by your dad to get you a better paid job. Or idiots as they’re more commonly known. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrighty Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 22 hours ago, offshoremanxman said: Likely anyone under 50 honestly wouldn’t care. I don’t think most people care strongly one way or the other. Sure, there are a few who are all out ‘legalise it’ and a few who want to lock up occasional users, but I’d guess that over 90% of the population couldn’t care less about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 22 hours ago, wrighty said: I don’t think most people care strongly one way or the other. Sure, there are a few who are all out ‘legalise it’ and a few who want to lock up occasional users, but I’d guess that over 90% of the population couldn’t care less about it. But do the 90% who don't really care support the judicial position, & if they don't really care about that either is fining 'offenders' really just a state fundraising opportunity taken? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Every little helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Maltby in, Quine out it would appear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asitis Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Cretters is back YAY ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Great result for Ms Maltby 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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