[Peace-discuss] let's put marijuana referenda on the November ballots

[Carl G. Estabrook]

Let's rather hold a referendum on the decriminalization of all drugs. 

Note what has occurred in Portugal - a model, I think:

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/evaluating-drug-decriminalization-in-portugal-12-years-later-a-891060-2.html

http://www.cato.org/publications/white-paper/drug-decriminalization-portugal-lessons-creating-fair-successful-drug-policies

Decriminalization, not legalization is what's wanted. I would support the prevention of the marketing of tobacco and the treatment of all addictions as a medical, not legal problem.

--CGE

On Jan 21, 2014, at 5:44 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org> wrote:

> 
> let's put referenda on the November ballots saying that marijuana should be regulated like tobacco and alcohol. 
> 
> http://news.yahoo.com/obama-speaks-marijuana-why-now-174217311.html
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