'John J. Dilulio, Jr., the man who once co-authored a book with two former drug czars that described America’s drug war as “the most successful attack on a serious social problem in the last quarter-century,” has now reversed course, writing in the journal Democracy that it is “insane” to “expend scarce federal, state, and local law enforcement resources waging ‘war’ against [marijuana] users.”'
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3/11/10
Former Bush Appointee, Prohibitionist Author Now Supports Marijuana Policy Reform
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http://democracyjournal.org/article2.php?ID=6739&limit=3000&limit2=4500&page=3
an excert from above page:
“Sixth, legalize marijuana for medically prescribed uses, and seriously consider decriminalizing it altogether. Last year there were more than 800,000 marijuana-related arrests. The impact of these arrests on crime rates was likely close to zero. There is almost no scientific evidence showing that pot is more harmful to its users’ health, more of a "gateway drug," or more crime-causing in its effects than alcohol or other legal narcotic or mind-altering substances. Our post-2000 legal drug culture has untold millions of Americans, from the very young to the very old, consuming drugs in unprecedented and untested combinations and quantities. Prime-time commercial television is now a virtual medicine cabinet ("just ask your doctor if this drug is right for you"). Big pharmaceutical companies function as all-purpose drug pushers. And yet we expend scarce federal, state, and local law enforcement resources waging "war" against pot users. That is insane.
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How does a person go from the first extreme to the rational thinking in the above article? Obviously, John Dilulio has actually been doing some real THINKING in conjunction with doing some “Research”. I’m impressed. Most people can’t make that transistion. But then most people are too lazy to THINK .. or do any “Research”. I applaud the man. He might make himself into a decent human being one day. .. cs