Jeff Brinkrant

OPINION

Ford's campaign skills may save career

By Jeff Brinkrant | Nov. 20, 2013

Toronto mayor Rob Ford is currently sitting in the hot seat on the world stage. Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month (pun intended), you know that Ford has some explaining to do. Unfortunately, he has some major substance-abuse issues ranging from alcohol to crack cocaine. Had this been a story dug up about his college or high school years, I would understand his poor decision-making. Rather, he’s accused and confirmed to have used these substances—recently identified through a video is his use of crack cocaine, not to mention his lengthy battle with alcoholism.

OPINION

Marijuana's classification hurts cause

By Jeff Brinkrant | Oct. 21, 2013

The majority of people overwhelmingly support the legalization of medical marijuana, and by a small margin support full-scale legalization. So I think its time that these policy directors get together and figure out where they are going with this thing. These are two different directions with which Colorado has experimented. I seriously doubt that people who smoke pot would rather go to a doctor, pay him and then go to a store all under the cover that its for medicinal purposes (A lot of the time, it is) than just walk into 7/11 and buy their product. By defining this plant as two different things, both a medicine and recreational intoxicant, we’ve effectively made the road to legalizing both very difficult. Yes, classifying marijuana as a medicine was a smart idea from the start, however the states with medical marijuana programs are now aware of what is going on. They can’t stop someone from lying—they just cant. And the doctor in certain states, such as California, is inclined to give you the required card, receiving money for the approval.

Jeff Brinkrant

Ford's campaign skills may save career

Marijuana's classification hurts cause

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