Alliance Against the Legalisation of Soccer Gambling

反赌波合法化大联盟

Great Coalition to Oppose Legalisation of Soccer Betting

反对赌波合法化大联盟

The paper represents the strongest hint yet that the SAR administration sees legalisation as the only option.

政府在咨询文件中作出比以前更强烈的暗示，暗示香港除了实行赌波合法化外别无他途。

||1:Opponents of legalisation are happy to see the business stay small, amateurish and nervous.||2:They argue that if it got into the hands of giant corporations with big marketing budgets, as tobacco and alcohol have, pot use would surge.||3:However, the weed business is already vast—worth some 40 billion by one estimate—and it is largely in the hands of gangs that, unlike big, stockmarket-listed firms, would not hesitate to sell dodgy stuff, to youngsters as well as adults.||4:A legal, well-regulated pot industry would be a safer, less crime-infested one, but it would not necessarily be a bigger one: tobacco use has plunged as regulation has been tightened and public education about its health risks has improved.

||1:反对其合法化的民众们很乐意看到大麻商业无法扩大，无法专业化，永远暗无天日。||2:他们认为就如香烟和酒一样，如果让拥有大市场份额的公司参与进来，那么大麻的消费将剧增。||3:然而，大麻商业已经是巨大的，有人估计大约价值四百亿美元，而其中大部分是掌握在那些团伙手中，不像大的上市公司一样，他们会毫不犹豫的将劣质产品卖给年轻人和成人。||4:良好的合法监督将有利于提供一个更安全的产业环境，少一些犯罪，而不是不可避免的扩大。随着监管的不断加强，关于大麻对健康危害的公共教育不断提高，香烟的消费也会骤减。

||1:This makes it harder for the business to distance itself from the criminal underworld, which is one of the main purposes of legalisation .||2:It also has safety implications.||3:Smaller states will struggle to monitor quality standards and set safe doses for the huge variety of marijuana products coming to market.||4:The federal Food and Drug Administration—the world’s foremost regulator of drug safety—refuses to inspect the cottage industry for fear of legitimising it.

||1:这让大麻商业更难从地下黑市脱离出来，这也是使之合法化的主要原因之一。||2:同样还有安全剂量监控。||3:较小的洲应该加强对质量标准的监控，并且对大量涌入市场的各式各样的大麻产品设置安全剂量标准。||4:联邦食品和药物管理局—是世界上最具权威的药品安全监督机构，拒绝检查这种家庭式产业，以防其合法化。

Legalisation still has its opponents.

但仍有反对者阻止该项法案合法化。

Japan’s police have dropped their long-standing opposition, and parliament is expected to debate a legalisation bill soon.

对此，日本警察的态度似乎稍有缓和，反对意见有所下降。

Many referendum questions also appeared on the ballot in the elections. Voters in Oregon and Alaska approved the legalisation of marijuana. So did voters in Washington, DC, though Congress can overrule the electorate’s wishes in the American capital.

在此次选举中，也出现了许多关于公民投票的问题。俄勒冈州、阿拉斯加州和华盛顿特区的选民赞成大麻合法化，但国会有权否决公民意愿。

In a provocative paper based on game theory, Mr Basu argues for the legalisation of some kinds of bribe-giving.

Basu先生在一份基于博弈论的争议性文件上，提出要合法某些行贿。

But the mere fact of the ballot’s existence is an astonishing victory for legalisation advocates.

但是，仅从投票就可以看到，合法化的呼吁已经获得令人震惊的胜利。

But if consent is our only barometer of legalisation , things get complicated.

但是如果表态是立法唯一的晴雨表，事情就复杂了。

But compared to debating the legalisation of drugs, that was a doddle.

但是与毒品合法化辩论相比，那只是小菜一碟。

But that does not undercut the general case for legalisation . On the contrary.

但这并不会对合法化的总体情况造成不良影响。

Same-sex marriage supporters received a boost when a judge in Connecticut cleared the way for the legalisation of gay marriage in the state.

当康涅狄格州一名法官为州内同性婚姻合法化扫除了障碍以后，使同性婚姻的支持们大受鼓舞。

Debates on legalisation are vetoed by consumer countries, which fear an increase in addiction were drugs to be made more freely available.

毒品消费国在合法化的辩论中持反对态度，他们害怕使毒品更易获得将在现有基础上进一步增加对毒品的依赖度。

Legalisation , though clearly better for producer countries, would bring (different) risks to consumer countries.

法律化，尽管对生产国更有利，对消费国也会带来（与以往不同）的风险。

Instead, what is happening now could be “the start of a process that will lead to legalisation , regulation and taxation in the US” .

更确切地说，目前正在发生的事情可能只是“一个过程的开端，在此过程中，美国将对网上赌博进行立法、监管和征税。”

Legalisation may have been a noble intention, but it looks as if it is not working.

合法化可能是一个高尚的意图，但它看起来似乎并不奏效。

Another big topic in a state with a $19 billion budget hole is the fiscal impact of legalisation .

加利福尼亚还有另一个大问题——立法的财政冲击，加州已经有了一个190亿美元的预算漏洞了。

Despite the defeat in California, the movement towards legalisation has strengthened a lot in recent years.

尽管在加利福利亚失败了，合法化的运动最近几年壮大了许多。

Globally, online as well as in the world of bricks and mortar, the trend is toward greater legalisation and regulation.

就全球而言，无论是网上赌博还是实地赌博，都在朝着更加合法化和规范化的方向发展。

She acknowledges that there “might come a time” when legalisation could be considered.

坎贝尔承认考虑协助自杀行为合法化的“时刻也许会来临”。

Vicente Fox, a former president of Mexico, called for the legalisation of the sale and consumption of all illegal drugs.

墨西哥前总统VicenteFox日前要求对所有非法毒品的销售和消费进行立法。

The Global Commission on Drug Policy report calls for the legalisation of some drugs and an end to the criminalisation of drug users.

全球毒品政策委员会（GlobalCommissiononDrugPolicy）呼吁使部分毒品合法化，并且不再对吸毒者定罪。

Pundits pondered whether the legalisation of gay marriage in California would have an impact on the general election.

权威人士正在仔细考虑加利福尼亚同性恋婚姻是否应当合法化，这将对美国大选产生重大影响。

Any honest proponent of legalisation would be wise to assume that drug-taking as a whole would rise.

任何诚实的立法支持者都会很明智地假想到药品携带将会作为一个整体上升。

Although Barack Obama’s administration has stopped prosecuting the sale of “medical” marijuana, it is opposed to legalisation .

虽然奥巴马政府已经停止对医用大麻售卖行为的起诉，但还是反对其合法性。

“Legalisation won’t stop organised crime, nor its rivalries and violence, ” he said.

他说，“立法不能消除有组织犯罪、竞争和暴力。”

He has sponsored a voter initiative, which has just been cleared for the November ballot, for the legalisation of marijuana in California.

他已经赞助了一项选民倡议，目标是在加州11月的投票中实现大麻合法化。

it is certain to become cheaper on legalisation , and is at least twice as potent as Mexican marijuana.

它肯定会因为合法化而变得更加廉价，并且其竞争力至少是墨西哥大麻的两倍。