News (Media Awareness Project) - US CO: PUB LTE: MMJ Prohibition Lethal |
| Title: | US CO: PUB LTE: MMJ Prohibition Lethal |
| Published On: | 2011-05-15 |
| Source: | Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO) |
| Fetched On: | 2011-05-17 06:00:42 |
MMJ PROHIBITION LETHAL
Is our federal government on the payroll of Mexican drug cartels?
Locally grown medical marijuana generates tax revenue and, more
important, takes marijuana distribution out of the hands of organized
crime.
The No. 1product of Mexican drug cartels is marijuana. An estimated
35,000 Mexicans have died in prohibition-related violence over the
past few years. As long as cartels control distribution, marijuana
consumers will be exposed to methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
Marijuana may be relatively harmless, but marijuana prohibition is
deadly.
Robert Sharpe, MPA, Policy Analyst,
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, DC
Is our federal government on the payroll of Mexican drug cartels?
Locally grown medical marijuana generates tax revenue and, more
important, takes marijuana distribution out of the hands of organized
crime.
The No. 1product of Mexican drug cartels is marijuana. An estimated
35,000 Mexicans have died in prohibition-related violence over the
past few years. As long as cartels control distribution, marijuana
consumers will be exposed to methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin.
Marijuana may be relatively harmless, but marijuana prohibition is
deadly.
Robert Sharpe, MPA, Policy Analyst,
Common Sense for Drug Policy
Washington, DC
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