I don;t think he said that states should legalize maryjane, just that they can.
I know. He spoke drug war heresy merely by saying the Tenth Amendment should prevail.
Texas, Louisiana Governors Say They’re Open To Marijuana Reform
By Nicole Flatow on January 23, 2014 at 5:10 pm
“Texas, Louisiana Governors Say They’re Open To Marijuana Reform”
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On Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) declared “we will end the failed drug war.”
On Wednesday, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said he would be open to legalizing medical
marijuana if it were tightly controlled. And on Thursday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R)
hinted at support for decriminalizing marijuana in Texas.
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But Perry’s own words send a contradictory message about decriminalization. He said:
What I can do as the governor of the second largest state in the nation is to implement
policies that start us toward a decriminalization and keeps people from going to
prison and destroying their lives, and that’s what we’ve done over the last decade.
So I think there’s some innovation that goes on in the states that can translate
not just to Oklahoma or California or New York, but to Switzerland, to France, to
other countries that have this drug issue facing them, that there are some alternatives
without going that big full step and decriminalizing and sending a message to people
that it’s OK.
You are correct.
He was saying ‘decriminalize’ which is different than legalizing.
He was referring to making it an offense that did not usually result in criminal charges and a criminal record.
He did not argue for legalization.