Thursday, June 7, 2012

Cuomo's pot plan gets raves from Bloomberg, Johnson

Cuomo's pot plan gets raves from Bloomberg, Johnson - Catalina Carmia, USA Today:

June 5, 2012 - "New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat and possible 2016 presidential candidate, is getting kudos from Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson for his call to decriminalize open possession of small amounts of marijuana.

"Cuomo's proposal is a 'welcome bit of sanity,' says Johnson, a former two-term Republican governor of New Mexico. Still, Johnson believes it would be better to legalize marijuana outright in order to lift the burdens on police officers and the courts.

Cuomo is also supported by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, an independent, who says the Democrat's proposal 'strikes the right balance.'"

Read more: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/06/andrew-cuomo-marijuana-possession-gary-johnson-/1#.T9FXSrBDySo
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