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Bill: SR 26: The Prohibition Repeal Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: October 3079
Description[?]:
| ***SR 26: The Prohibition Repeal Act*** Sponsored by: Senator Brandon Helmkamp, SDP Vice Chancellor ___________________________________________ Whereas the prohibition on tobacco and medical cannabis is entirely unrealistic and unenforceable, these two substances must be reintroduced to legal markets as a way to take the money away from the criminal underground and put it back into the marketplace. ___________________________________________ |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes.
Old value:: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Current: The medicinal use of cannabis is illegal.
Proposed: Cannabis is legal as a sedative for patients in pain.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Current: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco products but everyone is allowed to buy them.
Proposed: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:17:34, February 20, 2011 CET | From | Labour Party | To | Debating the SR 26: The Prohibition Repeal Act |
| Message | *from the floor of the Senate* I have but a few brief remarks to make to you, my colleagues. Every second that we debate this bill, thousands of criminals are profiting from the current law, smuggling and peddling tobacco and cannabis throughout our cities. I won't stand by and watch as criminals get rich. Furthermore, I refuse to stand by and watch as doctors and patients are deprived of the legal right to use cannabis as a sedative or pain reliever. Citizens in pain deserve the right to use cannabis, if it helps them. I will not stand by and watch as they suffer. I would no sooner watch a person suffer from the effects of long-term tobacco use, but the choice must be theirs, not ours. The right of self-determination must be restored. End this prohibition on tobacco and medical cannabis. It's literally the most effective anti-crime bill we can pass, because this is our chance to bankrupt the dealers and cartels. Vote yes. Senator Brandon Helmkamp SDP Vice Chancellor |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 89 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 336 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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