Monday, September 10, 2012

Gary Johnson, Presidential Candidate, Wants to End Marijuana Prohibition

Gary Johnson, Presidential Candidate, Wants to End Marijuana Prohibition Marijana Policy Project, at Opposing Views:

September 10, 2012 - "Gary Johnson, this year’s Libertarian Party candidate for president, spoke at a rally on Tuesday outside the Democratic National Convention. He criticized both President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for avoiding one of the nation’s most important political issues. Obama has laughed off or ignored persistent questions about marijuana legalization, while Romney is equally dismissive, calling the issue insignificant.

During his two terms as governor of New Mexico, Johnson established himself as the highest-ranking public official to call for a dramatic shift in the nation’s drug laws. He explains that during his two terms, he applied a cost-benefit analysis to every issue. Regarding costs of the war on drugs, he has cited the United States’
world-record incarceration rate and the fact that approximately half of current criminal justice expenditures deal with drug cases."

Read more: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/drug-law/gary-johnson-calls-attention-marijuana-prohibition
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