This is one argument I wish the GOP would stay out of
There is so much illegal money to be made with pot that it is a major source of all the crime
HArd drugs like crack being much worse, but if pot was legal I believe a majority would NOT skip to the harder stuff
And I speak from a lifetime of experience knwing such people and poissibly having spent some of my youth in such wasteful endeavors.
If only the GOP could be as tough with Obama.
There are a great many things which are, technically speaking, legal according to the local jurisdiction but illegal according to a larger overlapping jurisdiction. DC need not declare something illegal or legal, just leave enforcement up to federal agencies - which becomes interesting when the feds have an official non-enforcement policy.
What a strange legal place to be after US v Raich...
Once the marijuana industry wisens up & starts making political donations, there will be a lot of Republican lawmakers changing their tunes & trumpeting states rights, local control, etc.
Drugs are not Liberty. Never were. They are just childish self centered indulgences at odds with the best interests of society.
It’s not like WWIII is threatening to erupt over in Syria, or Iraq, or Libya, or Ukraine, or Egypt - we need to worry about whether we’re locking up enough potheads in DC.
An All Oppressive Big Gubamint that knows what is best for you is a Gubamint that will strangle itself&you to win regardless of the issue.
There is no science to Big Gubamint Politik, it simply exists becuz we allow it to.
DC Mayor: City to Legalize Pot Despite Threat From Congress
Feb 25, 2015, 4:28 PM ET
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/gop-congressmen-warn-dc-mayor-legalize-marijuana-29216967
Hypocritical Big Government Republicans Nanny State PING!