Pubdate: Wed, 08 Jan 2014
Source: East Bay Express (CA)
Copyright: 2014 East Bay Express
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1131
Author: Stan White
Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v13/n623/a08.html

"The Year in Weed," Year in Review, 12/25

CANNABIS PROHIBITION ISN'T SANE

While this year has been monumental, 2014 may see the end of cannabis 
(marijuana) prohibition. The wall has so many holes in it it's 
difficult to see it stand another year.

Cannabis prohibition is one of America's worst policy failures in 
history, responsible for increased hard-drug addiction rates, 
contempt for drug laws, eroded constitutional rights, escalated 
prison populations, corrupt politicians, racial discrimination, the 
prohibition of American farmers from growing hemp, and trillions of 
dollars in costs - the list is growing faster than the plant itself. 
It is difficult to understand why anyone would want to force the 
black market to continue regulating what God created. A sane argument 
to continue cannabis prohibition doesn't exist.

Stan White, Dillon, Colorado
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