Times-Journal _Cobleskill, NY_ 1/1/1997 - 31/12/2024
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1 US NY: PUB LTE: Marijuana And PoliticsWed, 25 Aug 1999
Source:Times-Journal (Cobleskill, NY) Author:Wouk, Walter F. Area:New York Lines:50 Added:08/25/1999

If you use marijuana the Republican Party thinks you belong in jail.

The Republican Party's national platform on drugs states that "We support strong penalties, including mandatory minimum sentences, for drug trafficking, distribution and drug-related crimes.” That’s smoking pot folks. The platform also says the Republican approach includes "no legalization” and especially, no talking about legalization.

New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson, has incurred the wrath of the Republican establishment because he dares to criticize the “war on drugs” and because of his support for lifting criminal sanctions for marijuana possession.

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