
“The status quo, people are starting to notice, is a total disaster. The prohibition on marijuana – a relatively benign drug when used responsibly by adults, and a teddy bear compared to alcohol and tobacco – has done an impressive job of racking up racially-biased arrests; throwing people in jail; burning up police time and money; propping up a $30 billion illegal market; and enriching psychotic Mexican drug lords. But it hasn’t stopped Americans from smoking a ton of weed.”
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/pot-legalization-is-coming-20120726
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