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

[Robert Naiman]

I agree with you that Portugal is a success story which should be emulated.

I would take "decriminalization" rather than "legalization" as a friendly
amendment; particularly in any jurisdiction where decriminalization hasn't
happened yet.

I do think though, that there is something to be said politically for
focusing attention on the particular case of marijuana, given the political
state of play; I think that there is an opportunity there for big progress
in the near future that will take much longer on other drugs.

However, to be clear: on the referendum that you propose, I would vote yes.




On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Carl G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu>wrote:

> 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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