Will the next president (ABB) address the pot prohibition issue?

[littlejoe]

Assuming that Bush is ousted in '04, the next president will have to address certain social issues. Among those issues needing to be met is the prohibition on marijuana.

Whether we like it, or don't like it, we cannot ignore the fact that more than sixty million Americans (45 million on a regular basis) are smoking pot, either recreationally or for medicinal purposes.

The question is whether so many people should continue to be treated criminally for something that they consider to be a right. That is, the right to govern what they put into their own body.

The prisons are full of non-violent drug offenders. Some will argue that drugs are in themselves a form of terrorism. But what happens if pot becomes legal? There are many sides to this issue, and equally as many answers.

So the question remains, will the next president have the courage to address a social issue that affects so many Americans, but is so controversial?

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

1. this part was funny

"Some will argue that drugs are in themselves a form of terrorism. But what happens if pot becomes legal? There are many sides to this issue, and equally as many answers."

heh

[littlejoe]

5. Happy to amuse you. Is it an inside joke, or

would you care to elaborate?

[Virgil]

2. If it is Kucinich, prohibition will end

Kucinich is the only one with courage and sense enough to admit failure in the WOD. No other candidate meets the very minimal definition of freedom acceptable to me. This is America. It is just plain unAmerican to be arrested and fined or imprisoned over smoking laughing grass.

I advocate the use of legal laughting grass as a litmus test on the acceptability of a candidate. Needless to say, I am for sending all of Congress home for failing to call prohibition a failure and defending the most minimal of freedoms.

The Supreme Court of Canada is going to rule on the issue of prohibition in the upcoming weeks. The court has already established that cannabis is a relatively benign plant. That is fact. The ruling is promising to the end of prohibition, because with the benign fact established, it is asking if the government can prohibit roses or anything else that presents no danger to the public.

[arewethereyet]

3. while I'd love to see us declare defeat in the war on drugs...

I just don't see it happening anytime soon.

I also don't think enough of those 45 million people vote. That and campaign cash are the only way to get a polititian's attention.

[funkyflathead]

4. No.

Ever heard of the DEA? Big govt agency that both parties love.