briefingroom.thehill.com — The leader of a congressional effort to reform the criminal justice system said Thursday that all issues ? including drug legalization ? need to be on the table. Sen. Jim Webb, who has made criminal justice and prison reform a signature issue of his this year in Congress, is the most high-profile lawmaker to indicate openness to drug legalization
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This has been a good few months for us in general.I hope we're turning bluer AND that Paul shade of redder.
jascolApr 24, 2009
Dugg you up for the comments section of the article. Even better than the article itself!
mercury187Apr 24, 2009
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itdude472Apr 24, 2009
It's funny how people make these comments, but I have never seen a link to a reputable study. Sourceless arguments are baseless arguments.
frankyfan3Apr 24, 2009
There is very little logic to drug use, if any.Humans are highly illogical creatures, and it makes no sense to deal with them on the assumption that they will be driven by logic & reason alone.Ergo, supporting prohibition policies which restrict people from illogical behavior without considering the negative repercussions is nearly as illogical as drug use itself. If not more so.
danpayApr 27, 2009
I think that looking at what prohibition of marijuana does to our prison system is the best way to argue for legalization. It's easy to see the cost of keeping it illegal and it is also embarrassing that the "land of the free" has more prisoners then anywhere in the world. I think Americans are tired of being embarrassed of their country and really want to show some real progressive leadership. The legalization of marijuana in the united states would be a huge win for people that believe in human rights and freedoms.
omega037Apr 28, 2009
I am not saying legalize the act of raping a child, morons. Looking at and distributing child porn does not have a direct victim, unless you produced it yourself. I don't want either child porn legalized, my point is that the argument that we waste too many resources and time putting drug offenders in jail is no different than saying we waste too many resources and time putting child porn watchers or contract killers in jail and should instead focus on other crimes.
sixtyfpsJul 6, 2009
Show me a problem that's blamed on drugs, and I'll show you something that was either (1) created by or (2) exacerbated by prohibition.
sixtyfpsJul 6, 2009
I think it's sad that people don't understand that drug prohibition in the broader sense is what's wrong.Educate yourself: <a class="user" href="http://copssaylegalizedrugs.com">http://copssaylegalizedrugs.com</a>
scottportraitsSep 4, 2009
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