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57 percent of Hawai‘i voters would legalize pot, survey says A LEX BIT TER Associate News Editor
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Eight years ago, a poll asking Hawai‘i voters about their support for legalizing marijuana found that a majority opposed making marijuana legal in the state beyond the currently allowed medical uses. A recent survey commissioned by a drug policy nonprofit suggests that public opinion has shifted in the other direction. This study, conducted by Honolulu polling firm QMark Research and commissioned by the Drug Policy Action Group, found that 57 percent of Hawai‘i voters supported legalizing marijuana for personal use and sale, as long as it is regulated and taxed by the state. That figure represents a 20-point jump from the 37 percent who said that they supported marijuana legalization in 2005. The survey also found that 69 percent of voters supported decriminalizing marijuana possession and use, a change that would make both punishable by a fine – similar to a parking ticket. Even more popular among respondents was the option of setting up regulated dispensaries that would allow current medical cannabis users access to the drug without having to grow it themselves.
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At a joint press conference last Thursday, DPAG and the Hawai‘i Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union released the poll’s fi ndings. It also gave an updated version of a 2005 report that focused on possible new state revenue from the taxing of legalized marijuana as well as potential savings for law enforcement. Although the jump in support for a change in Hawai‘i’s marijuana laws may seem sudden, DPAG President Pamela Lichty said the numbers typify growing nationwide support for legalization of the drug. See Pot incentives, Page 2
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Pot incentives from front page “It reflects what is going on around the country. … The polls increase year by year,” Lichty said. Last November, voters in Colorado and Washington approved ballot initiatives that legalized personal use of marijuana for adults. In addition, some polls have indicated that national support for legalization may be as high as 58 percent. Lichty said these statistics – and now Hawai‘i’s – indicate that legal, regulated pot is becoming a viable and popular option for states, and referendums like those held in Colorado and Washington are helping to legitimize it. In Hawai‘i, public acceptance of legalizing pot has occurred despite additional scrutiny from law enforcement. While public support for the legalization of marijuana and use of the drug increased from 2005 to 2012, the number of arrests by police for pot use and distribution nearly doubled, according to the updated version of the 2005 study also released by the DPAG and the ACLU. For Lichty, this finding was a particular surprise because it suggests that the legal status of and law enforcement action against the drug had no discernible impact on its use or support for its legalization.
M E D I C A L U S AG E Another surprise for the DPAG President was the high percentage of voters who supported expanding the medical marijuana program and establishing dispensaries. Lichty said that few changes have been made to Hawai‘i’s medical marijuana program since it was approved by the State Legislature and implemented in 2000, and any expansion of the law would need to include a better distribution system for patients, especially those who cannot grow cannabis themselves or with the help of a caregiver.
“Right now, it’s a crazy system,” she said. “[It’s] lacking, and [patients] still have to go to the black market.” While Lichty acknowledged that the future of Hawai‘i’s marijuana laws are uncertain, she noted that the poll’s findings suggest that the State Legislature should reconsider several portions of the current law. She said her group would like to see increased legal possession limits, which would make it possible for users to ingest the drug in edible forms that tend to be safer than smoking, along with additional measures to protect medical users’ confidentiality.
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Although the legislature has not considered many major changes to Hawaii’s marijuana laws in recent sessions, Lichty said the prospect of additional tax money from legal pot sales provides lawmakers an incentive to act. “Everybody is worried about revenue today,” Lichty said. “[Legalized marijuana] is a source of potential tax revenue. It’s a right issue.” The revised economic report, which was updated by David Nixon, an associate professor at the University of Hawai‘i’s Public Policy Center, estimates that the state could realize an additional $11.3 million annually from legalized, regulated pot sales. The study also suggested that the State and County governments could collectively save $9 million a year by reducing marijuana possession and use to a violation. Should the State consider changing its marijuana laws, Lichty said the survey “provides factual context” and data for any future debate. That kind of quantitative evidence, she said, is something that has been lacking in previous conversations about legalizing marijuana in Hawai‘i.
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“Gangster Squad,” directed by Ruben Fleischer (“Zombieland”), is a glamorized and violent melodrama that is ultimately derived from previous films without being entirely innovative in its own aim. Instead, this film strives to entertain, and it succeeds in holding your attention with characters slightly above-than-caricatures, brutality as beauty and a fast-paced narrative. In the late ‘40s, ex-boxer Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) takes over Los Angeles as a psychotic gangster bent on seizing even more wealth and power with his crime syndicate. However, John O’Mara (Josh Brolin), a WWII vet with a penchant for aggression and battle, wants to protect his city against the degradation caused by Cohen’s gang and is commissioned by Chief William Parker (Nick
Nolte) to do so. Ryan Gosling plays Sergeant Jerry Wooters, a womanizer and cynic that can’t avoid the allure of Cohen’s etiquette teacher and lover, Grace Faraday (Emma Stone). Wooters eventually joins O’Mara and four others to form the eponymous gangster squad, an undercover troupe that reclaims the city with guerilla warfare. The gangster squad’s initial failed attempts, training, struggling to become a gang and montages of successful raids forward the plot to the expected suspicion and retaliation of Cohen. Penn is theatrical in his portrayal but charming because of his exaggerations – ignoring the warning of his downfall with the silent treatment and shadow boxing in a presentation of his largest racket. But it’s not a performance that will help defi ne his career the way Scarface did for Al Pacino, or Al Capone for Robert De Niro.
Despite the predictability of certain plotlines and the fi lm’s ending, “Gangster Squad” moves from incident to event quickly enough that it glosses over the fleshing out of potentially dynamic characters. Instead, there are glimpses of character nuance and emotion amidst the violence – a reaction and motivation-mix of sorrow, disgust and fury when death is involved – which is enough for a film that doesn’t need to be taken as seriously in the gangster canon. O’Mara’s conviction to fight is the driving force behind the film, and his underplayed passion for war makes his battle against Cohen compelling. “Gangster Squad” isn’t a miss or a memorable hit, but it’s right on target as a good film to start off the year.
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Tired of harassment “I had recently gotten out of a bad relationship with another girl and decided to date again. I got involved with what I thought was a really nice girl, and it was progressing fairly well until things got physical. It was then she dropped a bomb on me and told me she was married the entire time. I broke off all contact with her immediately, but she still lives in the area. She’s constantly harassing me and has even gone so far as to follow me to work and slash my tires. What should I do? I haven’t called the police because I doubt they would believe a guy saying that a girl was harassing him.” QUINCY GREENHECK Web Editor
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What you need to do is make a journal of ever ything she’s done to you after the breakup. Include dates, times, locations and critical details. After recording these, you need to decide whether to report her to the police immediately or give her one final definitive warning. If you go with the warning, do not tell her in person. Either text, email or call her. Promise her that if she continues to stalk, harass or vandalize your property, you will contact law enforcement. If it comes to that, rest assured that you have truth on your side, and contrar y to your fears, cops are pretty good at telling who’s lying and who’s not. Don’t enable yourself to continue to be the victim of her immature, disturbing and illegal behavior.
There is a stigma in our society that women and children are the only ones subjected to harassment and abuse. Men are harassed and abused as well, and that needs to be recognized. You need to file a report with the police in case anything else happens. This way, there will be documentation should she tr y to say that you are the one bothering her. If she continues to harass you, file a restraining order. Do not tr y to talk sense into her because she will take it as encouragement that you still want to communicate. Your actions already say that you want nothing to do with her, and she will give up eventually. Hopefully, you will only need a temporar y restraining order and not a permenant one.
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Basketball mid-season review M ICAH SAULIBIO Staff Writer
The University of Hawai‘i men’s basketball team faces many challenges this year, which includes transitioning to the Big West Conference. The fi rst three games of conference play were at home against Cal State Northridge, Cal State Fullerton, and UC Riverside. The Rainbow Warriors were able to come away with victories in all three, but turnovers seemed to haunt UH, almost costing them the games against CSUN and CSUF, both of which went down to the wire. The team showed resilience against CSUN after starting poorly and closed the game by rallying in the final minute to seal the victory 74 -71. CSUF proved to be a tough opponent. The team needed every second to fi nish the game, as junior guard Garrett Jefferson hit a runner from just inside the free throw line to beat the buzzer, ending the game 90-88. The ‘Bows were fi nally able to blow out a conference foe in their next game as freshman guard Brandon Jawato hit all seven of his three-point attempts to lead his team to a 76-61 victory against UC Riverside. The team then struggled on the road in a pair of nail-biters, losing 64-68 to UC Irvine and 72-76 to Long Beach State.
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have been turnovers, as they rank last in the Big West – with 16.1 per game. The team is inexperienced at the guard position, which makes it diffi cult to handle the tight pressure that opponents have been putting on them. However, the strength of the team is in its front court. Senior center Vander Joaquim, who has developed into one of the better centers in the conference, is averaging 14.3 points and a team-high 8.5 rebounds. He is also shooting 47 percent from three-point range (8-17). Freshman forward Isaac Fotu is averaging 10.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game and had his best game against CSUF, in which he scored 29 points and grabbed nine rebounds. The leading scorer on the team is junior forward Christian Standhardinger with 14.9 points. He has also recorded 7.7 rebounds per game. Junior center Davis Rozitis has played some valuable minutes this year as the emotional leader of the team and provides energy every time he steps on the fl oor. Although he is averaging 8.1 minutes per game, he is second on the team in blocks with 11 and is essential in Hawai‘i’s zone defense, as he plays at the top of the zone. The Rainbow Warriors return to the Stan Sheriff Center this week in hopes of keeping their three-game home conference winning streak alive as they host Pacifi c (9-7, 3-1 Big West) on Thursday and UC Davis (5-10, 1-3 BWC) on Saturday. Both games will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is free to students with valid UH IDs.
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