Marijuana In America

In California, in the month of November the citizens will not only being voting for a new governor but for a bill that will make marijuana legal. Yes, marijuana not medical marijuana because they already have that( first state to make it legal). The bill will allow marijuana to be treated just like alcohol. A person must be 21 years of age. It would also become legal to grow up to 25 sq ft at a person home, and the local government will tax the transportation and sale of the drug. The President has said that the federal government will not will become involved in this state issue. This is a way for California to attack there economic crisis, and is overall a good business decision. This decision have the possibility to change the course of history.

My question to you is, will marijuana become legal in California/ The US?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article7074842.ece

Tories "will consider gay marriage"

In order to save face after home secretary Chris Grayling remarked that people should have the right to turn gay couples away from bed and breakfasts, George Osbourne of the British Conservative party said that the Tories will consider the case for gay marriage. In Britain, gays can have partnerships that have all the rights of marriage without the name. Grayling's comment caused many gay rights advocates in Britain to worry that the Conservatives would not support gays. Mr. Cameron, the new prime minister of Britain, has said that he will govern for "everyone in Britain." Mr. Cameron also said that he will change the law which causes convictions of consensual gay sex with over-sixteen-year olds to appear on criminal records.

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Is the gay rights movement in Britain isolated from the one in the United States, or will progress there galvanize the movement on American soil?

Obama Hosts World Leaders for Nuclear Summit

http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/obama-takes-non-nuclear-pledge-to-world-leaders/19434968

Obama Takes Non-Nuclear Pledge to World Leaders - AOL News

Obama made a pledge to one day rid the world of nuclear weapons, and is trying to keep his promise by attempting to make an agreement with 47 countries about nuclear weapons staying out of the hands of terrorists. Obama is trying to meet a goal of four years to ensure that all nuclear weapons will be kept away from terrorists like al-Qaida. North Korea and Iran are two of the main countries they will be focusing on because they broke the nonproliferation agreement. Neither country is invited, nor is Syria because they are believed to have "nuclear ambitions". This gathering will be the largest gathering of world leaders since 1945. Obama privately met with a few different leaders already, and he even got along well with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. The U.S. needs the help of Pakistan to get rid of al-Qaida terrorists. Obama is taking proactive steps to ensure safety for our country and many others from the dangers of nuclear weapons, hopefully things work out well.

How do you think North Korea and Iran will react to not being invited and being singled out?

Do you think this nuclear agreement will be helpful or not?

"Census Bureau urges same-sex couples to be counted"

Summary:
Encouraged by the Census Bureau, same-sex couples are being urged to participate in this year's census to tally them as being married although they do not have a marriage license. This has stirred quite a controversy, especially from conservatives who say that the Bureau is trying to redefine marriage. For the first time the Bureau has also deployed a team of professional field workers to reach out to gays and lesbians in the community to particpate in the census and has filmed a public service video encouraging gay marriages to participate. Many gay rights activist believe this is a huge milestone for gay rights and that although the law may still no recognize gay marriage, the Census Bureau at least has.

Question:
If such an important federal agency such as the Census Bureau has recognized gay couples as being married in their statistics, then what does that tell about the future? Do you think that gay marriage will eventually be legalized everywhere? What type of message is the Bureau's decision sending to America and the "conservative" side of our society?

University of Colorado vs 2nd Amendment

At the University of Colorado allowing a concealed weapons permit has been suggested for the campus. There are students and faculty on ether side of this proposal. Many reasons not to allow students or faculty to hold firearms deals with personal and educational purposes. The board doesn't think that the students should feel like they are in an environment where they would need a weapon. With some people looking to flex their constitutional rights students at UC will do their best to allow guns on its campus.
I think that it is the school's decision whether or not its students should be able to carry guns on its campus, but who would really want to go to a college where you would want to carry a gun around? These students should worry about learning.

Do you think Guns + School = Cool?

I found this here
http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_14814376#axzz0kEY1wLjb