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US: Retired Justice Says Pot Should Be Legalized

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v14/n364/a02.html
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Pubdate: Fri, 25 Apr 2014
Source: Omaha World-Herald (NE)
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Note: from the Associated Press

RETIRED JUSTICE SAYS POT SHOULD BE LEGALIZED

WASHINGTON ( AP ) - Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens says the federal government should legalize marijuana.

The 94-year-old retired justice told National Public Radio that public opinion has changed on the issue.

Stevens also said that there wasn't much distinction between marijuana and alcoholic beverages.  He said that the prohibition against alcohol in the early 20th century is generally thought not to have been worth the cost and that he believes that will be how marijuana is viewed in the future.

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