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October 6, 2012 - "Prohibition in the US was a huge, miserable failure. During its 13-year run, beginning in 1920, Prohibition caused a massive rise in organized crime and actually increased alcohol consumption instead of curtail it.
"After Prohibition's repeal in 1933, kids didn't start drinking in record numbers. Society didn't collapse. Today, bathtub gin dealers don't run amok on playgrounds; microbreweries don't protect their turf with automatic weapons. Instead, a safe environment to drink was created when the government began regulating and taxing alcohol.
"And yet, here we are in 2012, giving Prohibition another shot. For lack of a better word, that's just stupid."
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/06/legalising-marijuana-gary-johnson
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October 6, 2012 - "Prohibition in the US was a huge, miserable failure. During its 13-year run, beginning in 1920, Prohibition caused a massive rise in organized crime and actually increased alcohol consumption instead of curtail it.
"After Prohibition's repeal in 1933, kids didn't start drinking in record numbers. Society didn't collapse. Today, bathtub gin dealers don't run amok on playgrounds; microbreweries don't protect their turf with automatic weapons. Instead, a safe environment to drink was created when the government began regulating and taxing alcohol.
"And yet, here we are in 2012, giving Prohibition another shot. For lack of a better word, that's just stupid."
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/oct/06/legalising-marijuana-gary-johnson
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