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It's a statistical fact that drunk drivers in Texas, in one year, have caused more monetary damage and loss of life than all marijuana smokers in the U.S.(and the world) in this past century. Marijuana, a plant with definite medicinal and commercial attributes, is considered one of the top enemies of the American public. Why this is so remains a mystery, yet millions of families have had their very foundations ripped apart by this targeting from our judicial and law enforcement system. It's ironic to hear commentators on the media remark on the human injustices perpetuated in Afghanistan, while easily a million Americans and more have spent time behind bars in the U.S. for possessing a naturaly grown product that has no empirical evidence of being dangerous or addictive.
The War on Drugs is really a War on the denizens of the United States. Vast sums of tax money, resources, and American citizens have been sacrificed, with no signs of "victory" in sight. Clearly this route is a failure, so why is it still pursued? One reason is that it's a lucrative war, and by waging it, the US provides a living for federal agencies such as the DEA. On the local and state level, law enforcement have an incentive to pursue drug distributors, because these distributors forfeit all property and assets, which is aborbed into the agency's coffer that made the bust. Another reason is the ingrained public opinion that any cessation on this war, or reassigning of targets is morally and socially wrong. To many people, there is no difference between crack cocaine and marijuana. Politicians on every level are too worried about their own political agendas to risk losing constituents over this highly divisive issue.
Even though it's a matter of public record that President Clinton has experimented with marijuana, and that President Bush has used cocaine recreationaly, our public figures refuse to deal with a issue that is sending thousands of innocent people to prison every year. Two voices with political power are bucking this trend, and their identity might come as a surprise to those who didn't know about their stance on legalizing marijuana and drugs in general.
Gary Johnson:
Gary Johnson is the Governor of New Mexico. A member of the Republican party, he is the highest goverment official to publicly suggest drug legalization. Governor Johnson does not use drugs, and is not advocating drug use or endorsing it. He does, however, acknowledge that the war on drugs is a failure. This position has garnered him alot of negative feelings in his own party. Republicans have historicaly been the hardest pushers for arbitrary imprisonment of drug users and sellers, and have also been the biggest advocates in budgeting huge sums of tax payer money for a war on drugs that has been lost on every conceivable level. Governor Johnson has not backed down to his party, and is very vocal about his feelings on this matter. His stance has garnered him animosity from two sitting Drug Czars(Mcaffery and Hutchinson), both of whom he has debated and challenged for their justifications in pursuing this draconian policy. A Governor, and a Republican, Johnson brings credibility from two sources that have been adamantly united in their war against drugs.
Just thought I would shed some light. peace
The War on Drugs is really a War on the denizens of the United States. Vast sums of tax money, resources, and American citizens have been sacrificed, with no signs of "victory" in sight. Clearly this route is a failure, so why is it still pursued? One reason is that it's a lucrative war, and by waging it, the US provides a living for federal agencies such as the DEA. On the local and state level, law enforcement have an incentive to pursue drug distributors, because these distributors forfeit all property and assets, which is aborbed into the agency's coffer that made the bust. Another reason is the ingrained public opinion that any cessation on this war, or reassigning of targets is morally and socially wrong. To many people, there is no difference between crack cocaine and marijuana. Politicians on every level are too worried about their own political agendas to risk losing constituents over this highly divisive issue.
Even though it's a matter of public record that President Clinton has experimented with marijuana, and that President Bush has used cocaine recreationaly, our public figures refuse to deal with a issue that is sending thousands of innocent people to prison every year. Two voices with political power are bucking this trend, and their identity might come as a surprise to those who didn't know about their stance on legalizing marijuana and drugs in general.
Gary Johnson:
Gary Johnson is the Governor of New Mexico. A member of the Republican party, he is the highest goverment official to publicly suggest drug legalization. Governor Johnson does not use drugs, and is not advocating drug use or endorsing it. He does, however, acknowledge that the war on drugs is a failure. This position has garnered him alot of negative feelings in his own party. Republicans have historicaly been the hardest pushers for arbitrary imprisonment of drug users and sellers, and have also been the biggest advocates in budgeting huge sums of tax payer money for a war on drugs that has been lost on every conceivable level. Governor Johnson has not backed down to his party, and is very vocal about his feelings on this matter. His stance has garnered him animosity from two sitting Drug Czars(Mcaffery and Hutchinson), both of whom he has debated and challenged for their justifications in pursuing this draconian policy. A Governor, and a Republican, Johnson brings credibility from two sources that have been adamantly united in their war against drugs.
Just thought I would shed some light. peace
