MN: Mayor Rybak, Let’s Be Honest About Marijuana

'MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - May 28 - Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak has recently taken to Minnesota's airwaves in a misguided attempt to blame violence at the hands of criminal gangs on consumers of marijuana. "When you pay for marijuana, you are paying for the bullet that goes into the head of someone on the streets," he told the Star Tribune, in one instance. But the mayor's logic is tragically flawed. By trying to blame violence entirely on marijuana's consumers, Mayor Rybak is conveniently ignoring the central role in gang violence played by marijuana prohibition and the politicians who support it.'