{"id":2225,"date":"2013-09-19T03:04:07","date_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/?p=21391"},"modified":"2013-09-19T03:04:07","modified_gmt":"2013-09-19T03:04:07","slug":"the-republican-case-for-legalizing-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-republican-case-for-legalizing-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"The Republican Case for Legalizing Marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/the-republican-case-for-legalizing-marijuana\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"176\" height=\"152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/republican-party.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"republican party\" title=\"republican party\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-21392\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/the-republican-case-for-legalizing-marijuana\/attachment\/republican-party\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-21392\" title=\"republican party\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/republican-party-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>From the social movements in the 1960s, to the Democratic party embracing the idea in recent years,\u00a0 marijuana reform has not enjoyed a tremendous amount of conservative support.\u00a0 Oddly enough, the modern bullet points for legalizing actually match the Republican\/conservative philosophy perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Republican campaign manager, Ryan Scheutte recently submitted a piece to <a href=\"www.policymic.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.policymic.com<\/a>, highlighting the reasons that marijuana legalization is and should be a Republican mission. \u00a0The article describes quotes from Pauline Sabin, the first woman to sit on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican National Committee<\/a> and was also the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wonpr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Women\u2019s Organization for National Prohibition Reform<\/a>. \u00a0Back in 1932, she commented on alcohol prohibition by saying publicly \u201cThe young see the law broken at home and upon the street, can we expect them to be lawful?\u201d \u00a0Scheutte mentions that she was correct, and credits her with being an integral part in revoking the disastrous experiment of alcohol prohibition.<\/p>\n<p>Scheutte discusses that it is acceptable to change one\u2019s mind. \u00a0In 2009, he ran a campaign for a candidate looking to unseat Ron Paul (R-TX), an outspoken defender of personal liberties and marijuana rights. \u00a0The campaign referred to marijuana as a \u201ctroubling substance\u201d and any measure to normalize it was a \u201cblatant disregard\u201d for the<br \/> districts values. \u00a0Scheutte now admits he was mistaken and compares his view of only a few years ago to his great grandmother\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Scheutte then outlines, in detail, four benefits to marijuana legalization with all of them matching Republican values:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pot would create jobs and help prevent Detroit-style bankruptcies<br \/> 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We could unplug overcrowded prisons and save tax dollars<br \/> 3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Legalization could help starve violent cartels at home and abroad<br \/> 4. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We could ease suffering for those who live with chronic illnesses<\/p>\n<p>We at <a href=\"http:\/\/marijuana.net\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> agree! \u00a0There are even more benefits, but for the time being it would be great progress if the Republican party adopted the above four principles. \u00a0New Republican support is not a surprise as the vast majority of this country believes in serious marijuana reform. \u00a0It is becoming the consensus issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/64121\/marijuana-legalization-the-republican-argument-for-doing-it\/891183\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the article from Ryan Scheutte<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"176\" height=\"152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/republican-party.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"republican party\" title=\"republican party\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-21392\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/news-and-articles\/the-republican-case-for-legalizing-marijuana\/attachment\/republican-party\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-21392\" title=\"republican party\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marijuana.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/republican-party-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>From the social movements in the 1960s, to the Democratic party embracing the idea in recent years,\u00a0 marijuana reform has not enjoyed a tremendous amount of conservative support.\u00a0 Oddly enough, the modern bullet points for legalizing actually match the Republican\/conservative philosophy perfectly.<\/p>\n<p>Republican campaign manager, Ryan Scheutte recently submitted a piece to <a href=\"www.policymic.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.policymic.com<\/a>, highlighting the reasons that marijuana legalization is and should be a Republican mission. \u00a0The article describes quotes from Pauline Sabin, the first woman to sit on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican National Committee<\/a> and was also the founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wonpr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Women\u2019s Organization for National Prohibition Reform<\/a>. \u00a0Back in 1932, she commented on alcohol prohibition by saying publicly \u201cThe young see the law broken at home and upon the street, can we expect them to be lawful?\u201d \u00a0Scheutte mentions that she was correct, and credits her with being an integral part in revoking the disastrous experiment of alcohol prohibition.<\/p>\n<p>Scheutte discusses that it is acceptable to change one\u2019s mind. \u00a0In 2009, he ran a campaign for a candidate looking to unseat Ron Paul (R-TX), an outspoken defender of personal liberties and marijuana rights. \u00a0The campaign referred to marijuana as a \u201ctroubling substance\u201d and any measure to normalize it was a \u201cblatant disregard\u201d for the<br \/> districts values. \u00a0Scheutte now admits he was mistaken and compares his view of only a few years ago to his great grandmother\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Scheutte then outlines, in detail, four benefits to marijuana legalization with all of them matching Republican values:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pot would create jobs and help prevent Detroit-style bankruptcies<br \/> 2. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We could unplug overcrowded prisons and save tax dollars<br \/> 3. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Legalization could help starve violent cartels at home and abroad<br \/> 4. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We could ease suffering for those who live with chronic illnesses<\/p>\n<p>We at <a href=\"http:\/\/marijuana.net\" target=\"_blank\">marijuana.net<\/a> agree! \u00a0There are even more benefits, but for the time being it would be great progress if the Republican party adopted the above four principles. \u00a0New Republican support is not a surprise as the vast majority of this country believes in serious marijuana reform. \u00a0It is becoming the consensus issue.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.policymic.com\/articles\/64121\/marijuana-legalization-the-republican-argument-for-doing-it\/891183\" target=\"_blank\">Click here for the article from Ryan Scheutte<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52,1989,184,77,56,9,70,2125,481,125,2126,1,3,557,2127,738,61],"tags":[2632,4557,2762,2655,2636,5,4693,3055,2703,4694,3130,4695,3311,6],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2225\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}