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Old 11-08-2008, 08:33 PM   #17
uniconr
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Default Re: Marijuana Reform

in an interview on canadian national radio cbc yesterday morning, george grayson said 'sooner or later we have got to bite the bullet of either decriminalization or legalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs'. he calls for 'a more realistic approach', likens the war on drugs to the failure of american prohibition in the 20s amd mentions how prohibition caused organized crime. he concludes the interview 'i think were going to have to recognize the facts that people are going to use what are now illegal substances and better to have them sold perhaps through government stores rather than having them sold through the underworld'.
in the primaries, hadnt obama come out in favour of general harm reduction policy and lifting the ban on needle exchanges? he seems pragmatic, but i guess well just have to wait and see.

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