NY Times Endorses Federal Legalization of Marijuana

[jauburn]

Originally Posted by cisco kid

Think of all the time and taxpayer dollars freed up as a result of this new law. Colorado can now commit its time, energy and money on much more useful and interesting pursuits that people can get excited about. Than wasting it on an army of police and prisons to lock people up for stupid petty offenses like weed possession.

And there's more potential savings: release all of the nonviolent people who have been incarcerated for possessing or selling marijuana. Expunge their records so that they can get jobs and pay taxes. Savings and additional tax revenue--plus the goodness that comes from doing the right thing.

[lionsgators]

yes, we need "federal legalization" of weed. they can draft a 4800 page bill with earmarks throughout it. it's important.

how about this, we start tearing up the laws that made it illegal in the first place. I trust no government to write arbitrary laws, because they like to sneak other crap into those horrific bills.