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  • Friedman calls for decriminalization of marijuana (Effectively Quits Governors Race)

    09/14/2006 10:12:31 AM PDT · by GulfBreeze · 56 replies · 1,496+ views
    Houston Chronicle ^ | Sept. 13, 2006, 8:51PM | JANET ELLIOTT and PEGGY FIKAC
    AUSTIN — Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman today called for the decriminalization of marijuana to avoid further clogging state prisons with nonviolent offenders. ADVERTISEMENT He also said he would favor a review of people already imprisoned on marijuana charges to "rehab them, try to get them back into society." "We've got to clear some of the room out of the prisons so we can put the bad guys in there, like the pedophiles and the politicians," said Friedman, a humorist and author. Friedman said he doesn't yet have specifics on how decriminalization would work, including what amount of marijuana a...