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...Being a former Governor, he came in and said he'd be a huge advocate of federalism. He's done the opposite. Cases in point: Oregon, with its assisted-suicide law. They voted on it twice. Yet in comes the Federal Government saying, "We don't care." On medical marijuana, you have seven states voting to approve it. Yet in comes the Federal Government saying to any doctor who gives it out, "We'll take your license away." President Bush wants to control everything at the presidential level...
Kevin Sabet’s recent letter (“Staff Position on Pot Ignores Growing Cost,” April 17) criticizing decriminalization of marijuana is typical of drug warriors who are willing to manipulate the facts in order to perpetuate a self-interested political agenda...
...emergency room visits, which the government’s own Department of Health and Human Services reports has escalated since the early 1980s and is currently at a record high. The same is true for Sabet’s ridiculous claim that the Dutch saw an exorbitant rise in marijuana use after decriminalization. The conclusion is drawn from a survey, and of course teens will be more willing to admit to an act once its legal...
...Marijuana laws began in response to Mexicans in the southwest using that drug,” she said...
...magazine last year. Before he announced his candidacy for mayor, still possessing the candor of a private citizen, Bloomberg was asked by New York magazine if he had ever smoked pot. "You bet I did. And I enjoyed it," he replied. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) liked the response so much that it has used it in an ad campaign advocating relaxation of the city's laws calling for the arrest and jailing of those caught getting high--laws strenuously enforced by Bloomberg's predecessor, Rudy Giuliani. Bloomberg stressed that he will continue to enforce...