Every year in the United States, hundreds of thousands of
people are arrested for possession of marijuana. Individuals accused of
growing or selling marijuana can be sent to prison for years, and can have
their car, their house and other property confiscated by the government.
Every year, the federal government and the various state and local
governments spend billions of tax dollars trying to stop people from
growing, selling or using marijuana. full commentary @
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"Democrat control of the White House, House of Representatives and
the Senate has produced an unprecedented level of political
brazenness and contempt for the limitations placed on the federal
government by the U.S. Constitution. As such, it has raised a level
of constitutional interest and anger against Washington's
interference in our lives that has been dormant for far too long."
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California state Attorney General
and Democratic candidate for governor Jerry Brown has recently displayed
a dangerous lack of knowledge about basic economics and the likely
effects of marijuana legalization. From
KSBW:
State NAACP
backs marijuana legalization initiative
June 29,2010
Saying that prohibition takes a heavy toll on minorities, leaders of the
NAACP's California chapter announced Monday that they are backing passage of a
marijuana legalization initiative on the November ballot.
The war on drugs is a failure and disproportionately targets young men and
women of color, particularly African-American males, said Alice Huffman,
president of the NAACP's state conference.
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