good posts. also a good question for the gazette. you all can help end the prohition on marijuana, starting with medical usage. the jacki rickert medical marijuana act was introduced by rep mark pocan and is being circulated for co-sponsors. go to this link PLEASE and enter your info, an auto email will be sent to your rep telling them you support a DOCTORS right to prescribe MEDICINE and that you want them to support it too!! click here and then forward to anyone you know who doesnt think its fair for dieing american citizens to be denied a better quality of life as they go...

http://capwiz.com/norml2/issues/alert/?a...

to the blind: dont look now but LEGALIZED marijuana IS NOT FAR OFF.

Prohibition does not work. Prohibition is the cause of the violence and not the cure. Mexico and the United States could solve the problem by making all drugs legal. The Cartels would lose their monopolies, their money and their violent power. Only the people with badges getting the money to wage this war believe it will work.

BillHarris - well said

Prohibition is the name of the plague on society, not drugs. Liberty is the only cure for prohibition. Liberty to cultivate and share what the earth brings forth will quickly cure society's plague.

This will increase gang violence, not decrease it. On a positive note, California will probably be the first state to legalize marijuana for personal use. You don't see many of these types of AP releases here at the Gazette for some reason.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/arti...

The War on Drugs needs to end. That will reduce violent crime.